Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.

Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.#362796

By MikeB -  Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:51 pm
Location:  Clayton, NC, USA - Zone 8a
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- Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:51 pm #362796

@Matt: I just saw the weather forecast for your location:

Are you doing anything special to get your plants through the heat wave?

Re: Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.#362799

By _-SphagnumFromHell-_ -  Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:37 pm
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- Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:37 pm #362799

I live in the west coast too. I think I'll just double up the shade cloth and hose down the surface the trays are on.

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Re: Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.#362828

By Matt -  Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:34 pm
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- Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:34 pm #362828

MikeB wrote:Are you doing anything special to get your plants through the heat wave?

@MikeB, Yeah, 107°F tomorrow!! Yikes!!

No, I'm not doing anything special for my plants. Gonna leave my newly acquired Cephalotus 'Eden Black' out there to see just how tough these little guys are. It's done well through the heat we've had the last few weeks. Tomorrow is going to be the hottest day of the summer, but we've already had 105°F and all of the plants are fine, including all of the Cephalotus I have growing out there. Luckily, the temps drop dramatically at night, which helps immensely. And we do get shade on the greenhouses starting around 3 pm, so they're spared from full sun during the hottest parts of the day. But the air temperature is still over 100, so they have to deal with that. They seem to do fine as long as they are hydrated and not in full, direct sunlight when it is over 95.

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Re: Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.#362836

By hungry carnivores - Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:52 am

- Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:52 am #362836

Oh wow!

My Cobra died. One of them, the one I grow outdoors. Left for the day, returned, and it was shriveled. Got it in some ice water to try and restore turgor pressure before it's too late.

Re: Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.#362908

By tommyr -  Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:04 pm
Location:  Mid Hudson valley of New York
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- Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:04 pm #362908

hungry carnivores wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:52 am Oh wow!

My Cobra died. One of them, the one I grow outdoors. Left for the day, returned, and it was shriveled. Got it in some ice water to try and restore turgor pressure before it's too late.

Cobras need cool roots all the time. They are tricky to grow because of that.

Re: Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.#363196

By Matt -  Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:11 am
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- Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:11 am #363196

It was super hot here in Ashland on Saturday! 111°F recorded at our house. Not 100% sure on the accuracy of the temp but it was the hottest we have ever seen here.

Our plants did great! Even the new Cephalotus didn't take too much offense to the heat!

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Re: Heat wave up the west coast of the U.S.#363262

By tommyr -  Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:45 pm
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- Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:45 pm #363262

Matt wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:11 am It was super hot here in Ashland on Saturday! 111°F recorded at our house. Not 100% sure on the accuracy of the temp but it was the hottest we have ever seen here.

Cheese & Rice that's hot! We only got up to 97 F. here where I am in N.Y. so far. Glad we're not in Death Valley! 130 F.!

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