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Gardening

Denninmi

(6,581 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2012, 05:52 PM Jul 2012

The heat, my God, the heat. How do you folks in the South stand this year after year? [View all]

I've HAD IT

This heat is driving my nuts. It's hard to have much enthusiasm for gardening when it's constantly hot and humid.

What do people in the south and southwest do in the hot season -- just not have a garden, ignore it and let it go on autopilot, do everything outdoors before 8:00 in the morning?

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The heat, my God, the heat. How do you folks in the South stand this year after year? [View all] Denninmi Jul 2012 OP

I moved 1200 miles north to escape the heat, LWolf Jul 2012 #1

Maybe here? elleng Jul 2012 #2

It's called air conditioning. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #3

We were in the U.P. last week and it hit 94 degrees in the Porcupine Mountains Kolesar Jul 2012 #4

I live in Austin. I have a garden every year. Javaman Jul 2012 #5

I'm not standing it. It's been around 100 degrees here for two months sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #6

I live in Houston and I garden every day, sometimes up to 6 hours a day or more.... flying_wahini Jul 2012 #7

yes..it's in the timing drthais Oct 2012 #8

Wow, my post was prophetic. Denninmi Oct 2012 #9

I'm in Los Angeles and thinking about starting seeds in the house very soon. JDPriestly Oct 2012 #10