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08-07-2018, 05:34 PM
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Scorch?

Anyone else had the sun scorching plants during this heatwsave?

I've had it badly burn one of my new 'Pinks' and it has scorched one of my Azaleas too.
Now I see it has burnt some bedding Verbena, along with some leaves on a young Peony too! Never had this happen before.

It's not because I am watering the leaves either, because I know that's asking for trouble.

Anyone else noticed any of theirs scorched this year?
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08-07-2018, 05:36 PM
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Re: Scorch?

Not so much my plants but my grass has died
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08-07-2018, 05:37 PM
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Yes, have had a couple of things burnt by the sun. I have been watering at night at around 9.30 and avoiding the leaves but I think the water is evaporating too fast. I sometimes have to water my beans during the day too as they start to wilt. the Acers are the main problem for me.
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08-07-2018, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
Yes, have had a couple of things burnt by the sun. I have been watering at night at around 9.30 and avoiding the leaves but I think the water is evaporating too fast. I sometimes have to water my beans during the day too as they start to wilt. the Acers are the main problem for me.


Yes, those Acer leaves do scorch don't they. They don't like full sun for long do they.
What a shame after all our TLC, isn't it.
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08-07-2018, 05:40 PM
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Re: Scorch?

Originally Posted by Lion Queen ->
Not so much my plants but my grass has died


Yes LQ, mine looks pretty grim too.
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08-07-2018, 05:42 PM
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Re: Scorch?

Originally Posted by Mups ->
Yes, those Acer leaves do scorch don't they. They don't like full sun for lond do they.
What a shame after all our TLC, isn't it.
The leaves always look so nice when they re-grow in the spring but they do hate the sun, even when it's not particularly hot like most years.
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08-07-2018, 06:00 PM
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My Acer and also New Guinea Impatiens have taken a (sun) beating this year.

What I've been doing to try to minimise the damage is....last year I bought a cheapo garden parasol (not one of those massive heavy ones!) and I've been moving it round the garden to shade the vulnerable plants from the worst of the sun.

It's also handy to move around so I can work under it and not get sunburned myself.
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08-07-2018, 06:10 PM
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My beautiful hosta is totally scorched. It’s the only one that’s suffering. My acer which took a severe battering from the wind a year or so ago seems to like this weather and is thriving
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08-07-2018, 06:12 PM
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Roses are suffering, bedding plants in the borders have all died, I am saving the water for the greenhouse stuff, beans and courgettes. The potted dahlias get watered in the morning, it’s difficult deciding which you have to let die
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08-07-2018, 06:17 PM
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I've lost lots of plants mainly conifers. I moved them here from my old place and don't think they'd put down new roots in time before this heat started.
Roses are doing well so are the hydrangea (strangely) but they're sheltered after first thing in the morning.

My sister who lives about a mile up hill from me had her patio doors shatter with the heat (karma)! One of the selling points when she bought her house was that the garden was the hottest in Britain.
It has views right across Cheddar and beyond.
 
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