trioderob 299 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 what a start of May never remember seeing those kind of numbers this time of year. I am watering the bejesus out of the palms ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alicehunter2000 718 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 Wow! that's some hot and dry temps. We got the flip side down here in the Florida Panhandle. Cool and wet 60's today and tonight in 50's. Been record flooding rains the past few days. The new Floribunda D. decipiens and Rhopy sapida's have been happy with the cool weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilo Jason 3,457 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 Yes, hot and dry this week here. I watered extra heavy starting on Monday but am still seeing quite a bit of burn on things. The moisture is just getting sucked out of the plants right now faster than they seem to be able to pull it up from the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trioderob 299 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 Wow! that's some hot and dry temps. We got the flip side down here in the Florida Panhandle. Cool and wet 60's today and tonight in 50's. Been record flooding rains the past few days. The new Floribunda D. decipiens and Rhopy sapida's have been happy with the cool weather. dads on the panhandle too. looks like he got 24" of rain overnight and told me the sky was roiling with severe lightning at 4 am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer 651 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 Shade cloth and water for everyone! Everything in the garden is suffering. Except my pachypodium, my bizzie and a potted Hyophorbe indica. They are cruising along. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jubaea 254 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 It has been very warm for late April and early May. My Rhopalosytlis bauri is not liking the sun and heat and It is getting a bit crispy. Everything else seems to be doing fine and growing quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nachocarl 209 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 Hi everyone, I have been out of town for the last week and half, what did I miss? Oh....yeah wasn't expecting that. Good one mother nature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yachtingone 107 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 It was hot here in Corona of which cause very little damage. I always start watering my plants heavy days before a high heat event. It seems to prevent heat damage! The wind was a different story! Lot's of damage was caused by two very windy days!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 2,093 Report post Posted May 4, 2014 I hit 104f with 5% rh a few days ago, and upper 90s since. Dang Ficus dammaropsis always gets burned at about 103f in the sun the entire day. It was just starting to look better from getting burned from last summer. Argggg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JEFF IN MODESTO 391 Report post Posted May 4, 2014 I hit 104f with 5% rh a few days ago, and upper 90s since. Dang Ficus dammaropsis always gets burned at about 103f in the sun the entire day. It was just starting to look better from getting burned from last summer. Argggg. Matty, My F. Dam, Dont mind the heat at all. Last year they took 108-110f without flinching. This year our high so far is 98.... No probs. Jeff Our summer average high is 96ish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yachtingone 107 Report post Posted May 4, 2014 My F. dam. does very well in high heat also. Jeff do you water it heavy for high heat? I do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 2,093 Report post Posted May 5, 2014 I bet you guys water it more than me. I'm pretty stingey on the water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trioderob 299 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 WATER ! Matty - that goes for you too. 2nd heat wave coming with several days near 100f with very low RH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JEFF IN MODESTO 391 Report post Posted May 11, 2014 My F. dam. does very well in high heat also. Jeff do you water it heavy for high heat? I do. I always water my FD alot.... whether it hot or not. The potting soil I use is 60 percent super soil 40 percent perlite and I use a lot of osmocote fert. They are in the full sun from the begining up against the south side of the house. In a wind protected area. The pots get hot so I taped a sheet of white typing paper to the hot side of the containter to keep it cooler. Last fall I planted a 1 gal sized FD in my side yard up against the house for protection. This spring... about 3 ft away... I planted another. I noticed I was hitting FD roots 36 inches away from from a 24 in plant! Also this may be why the dont like being grown in a pot permanently., why the tree is so hard to airlayer and why 3 of my FD's died in pots in protected spot on my porch,( subfreezing weather) while the one in the ground did fine. I this the pot dropped below 32 and killed the roots. Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer 651 Report post Posted May 12, 2014 Been soaking everything. Great time to have a irrigation zone crap out. Yikes! Shade cloth is out in full force too. Let the fun begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trioderob 299 Report post Posted May 13, 2014 water now or forever hold your peace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JEFF IN MODESTO 391 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 It's not the heat, it's the humidity! I noticed a very small... About a quarter sized sunburn on one of my fd leaves. We were 97f. ... But the humidity was only 6 percent! Humidity under 15 percent is very rare here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jiminirvana 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 It is HOT!!! My grass got all crisped up, trying to revive it, but i think it's dead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 2,093 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 So it's like this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brahea Axel 277 Report post Posted May 16, 2014 103.1F, ravena sambiranensis has leaf burn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trópico 73 Report post Posted June 3, 2014 At that crazy humidity level I would have severe lip burn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
