Twenty-percent to 30% shade cloth may not look like it's providing much shade, but when afternoon sun reaches garden vegetables during summer heat, it can provide a few degrees of protection. Tree ...

We’ve had excessive heat this summer, and it appears more is on the way. Many gardeners have turned to shade cloth to protect their crops and tender plants. Shade cloth is an open-weave synthetic ...

As our summer heats up and we get close to the summer solstice, it’s a good time for gardeners to evaluate how we use shade cloth in our gardens. Shade cloth is useful in our climate for a number of ...

Brian Blake often lectures desert gardeners about watering deeply rather than frequently. But on weeks of intense heat like this one, he says, most rules go out the window. "When it gets to 110 ...

Hot weather is here and that can bring extra challenges for vegetable gardens as high temperatures cause yield and quality loss in many vegetable crops. For example, high temperatures contribute to ...

Broccoli is one of the plants that tends to bolt and get bitter in the heat of summer. Shade cloth can help Courtesy Johnson County Extension Though the onset of summer often brings the most ...

No one can miss the start of summer here in the Mojave. Starting with cool clear mornings, by the end of an afternoon, days can easily have become 30 or 40 degrees warmer. The cool evenings and ...

WILTING PLANTS are a common problem during the warmer months of the year but with adequate care, the effects of the heat can be minimised. Here are five ways to bring your plants back to life in the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Our Colorado sun is typically intense, but this year, the weather has been a brutal for June. That leaves us gardeners and plant lovers wondering what to do.