Twenty-percent to 30% shade cloth may not look like it's providing much shade, but when afternoon sun reaches garden vegetables during summer heat, it can provide a few degrees of protection. Tree ...

As our summer heats up and we get close to the summer solstice, it’s a good time for gardeners to evaluate how we use shade cloth in our gardens. Shade cloth is useful in our climate for a number of ...

We’ve had excessive heat this summer, and it appears more is on the way. Many gardeners have turned to shade cloth to protect their crops and tender plants. Shade cloth is an open-weave synthetic ...

Brian Blake often lectures desert gardeners about watering deeply rather than frequently. But on weeks of intense heat like this one, he says, most rules go out the window. "When it gets to 110 ...

No one can miss the start of summer here in the Mojave. Starting with cool clear mornings, by the end of an afternoon, days can easily have become 30 or 40 degrees warmer. The cool evenings and ...

Hot weather is here and that can bring extra challenges for vegetable gardens as high temperatures cause yield and quality loss in many vegetable crops. For example, high temperatures contribute to ...

It’s Autumn! As we shift to cooler weather, take time to evaluate your garden’s damage and stress caused by this summer’s extreme heat. This is the perfect time to devise long-term cooling and shading ...

Broccoli is one of the plants that tends to bolt and get bitter in the heat of summer. Shade cloth can help Courtesy Johnson County Extension Though the onset of summer often brings the most ...