High of 86 here tomorrow so I think I’m putting up the shade cloth today. Just going to put it over the back half of the little garden which is where all the choy and lettuce is. That’ll give them shade starting at 1pm. I’ll keep an eye on them and if they get wilty, I’ll run the micro-sprinklers for a few minutes here and there to cool off the leaves. That’s what a lot of market gardeners do to grow lettuce in the summer.
Since yours are still in pots, bringing them in and out would be easy, but for days, you could just move them to some mid day shade or dappled shade if you have a good spot.
I’d have to keep the chickens away...
(The garden itself is fenced off.)
Anyway, NWS has raised our temperature forecast a bit more, so the lettuce, cabbage, and spinach are all down in the basement again. That’s about a 280 ft. trek each way, so, I guess it’s good for me! Just time consuming... :-(
There’s a hail threat too, Tu. night into Wed. morning - the rest of the plants are just gonna have to risk it. I can’t bring everything in. :-(
Late next weekend doesn’t look “frosty” now, at least! :-)