Outdoor Heat option to protect plants from the Heat

[420chicano]

I am in Nor Cal and today Again its a Hot one 101 . So growing out Doors Here in NorCal I had to Devise somthing to hide my plants through Heat waves and Wind and oddly enough before harvest Rain . I don’t know if it helps your grow to be protected but I put my plants on moving carts with old metal Grates. The smart pots get a lot more CO2 underneath the pot through the metal grates you could see the drainage too when you are watering

[SoOrbudgal]

Heck ya way to be on top of the grow. When it does get hot here i'll also spray the pots down. It's a big challenge doing out door so many things to go wrong and pay attention to.

[420chicano]

Thank you Buddy!

[Rwise]

Here in OK it has been hot as well, already up to triple digits with no rain for 3 weeks or so (may get some in the next few days). I grabbed some 40-50 YO hey and covered the ground, up the sides of the pots. The soil is using less water now than before, so I think the roots are staying cooler.

[duckman]

I don't know if it would work with your current setup, 420chicano, but one thing you might try is evaporative cooling. Basically, you get a tray or plant saucer big enough to hold the pot, fill the tray with small rocks or similar and then fill the tray with just enough water so the pot is sitting on the stones above a layer of water (not enough water to reach the pot, of course...you don't want the pot sitting in water, obviously). What happens is the water evaporates and in doing so it lowers the air temperature for a few feet immediately above and around the tray. it works great and it's actually kinda cool! (no pun intended). BTW this only works if the air is dry. Another thing that would help with the heat is using light-coloured rather than dark-coloured pots.

[Sudsnbuds]

That is a great system, you can easily protect your plants. In NW Oregon, the weather problem is the opposite. I rarely have to get them in the shade, but it can rain a lot June and September.