heat damage

Hello BNuts... having troubles with spruce. The birds nest spruce didn't make it through winter. :( The two Alberta's are suffering same die back. I realize this starting occurring in the fall. While all were well watered the summer/fall of last year was hotter than usual with hot dry winds...

I received this azalea bonsai through the mail as a gift during a 100+ heatwave. Since it is an outdoor plant I did not bring it inside to my air conditioned home. Was this a mistake? The first time I went to check on it, all the beautiful green leaves were sticking straight up. Never seen...

This summer has been brutal for a lot of people. We hit 100 degree days back on June 11th and it has not let up. Yesterday got up to 111 and looking like it’ll be the same today and tomorrow. We’re not even in our hottest month yet. Trust me when I say I’m ready to move. I wanted to start a...

I've become quite adept at starting seeds during the wrong season, indoors under less-than-ideal conditions, shuffling them in and out all day to harden off :) Since I routinely read that certain species like pines NEED to start under full sun for the best development, have been excited to start...

:( End of March: DSC_1826_PP by HankB posted Mar 31, 2017 at 3:42 PM Sunday morning DSC_0999-PP by HankB posted May 16, 2017 at 7:48 AM Everything looked fine when we left the house Friday afternoon. By Sunday morning this is what I saw. I checked soil moisture (using one of those cheap probe...