Lastly, do I recommend transplanting in hot weather? No, not really. I kept lawn chairs over them for a couple of weeks to be sure they were happy because it took a while for my local nursery to find them for me and they were spendy. For example, in June I planted two Arabian Lilacs ( Vitex trifolia ‘Purpurea’) which was a little late in the season. For bigger plants in hot weather, I’ve done it longer. With small transplants (like from a 6-pack), usually just a couple days or so is adequate for transition. In larger areas, I’ve put up stakes to hold up shade cloth and attached with binder clips. They are easy to prop up anywhere in the garden. To make it easy to create mobile shade, I cut shade cloth and stapled it to flats. You can use whatever you have on hand to provide some light shade. In my yard, I provide transplants with shade until they are well established and/or the weather cools down to the 70s. Depending on their location and surrounding plants, I use the following to provide shade: Their root systems have not yet adjusted to their new surroundings. If they are wilting, they do need at least a daily drink of water but in hot weather that typically isn’t enough. Read my tips on protecting your plants from slugs/snails and on how to keep cats out of your garden beds.ĭo not be tempted to drown your new transplants with water to compensate for the weather. This is to both kill snails/slugs, but also to keep cats from eating the Sluggo and from digging (they love freshly dug dirt). I also also finish with a sprinkling of red hot chile pepper flakes. I put copper scrubbers around each plant (especially delphinium, lupines and anything else loved by slugs/snails), then sprinkle Sluggo.
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