10 Dahlias that Hated our Long, Extended Heat Wave BUT They Love the Weather Now

[@monicamacauley3553]

Wow Evelyn. This is Monica from SoCal 9b. Thanks for the mention. Your findings are interesting. We have another heat wave coming this week. Projected highs of 104-105. It will be dry, arid heat. Out comes the shade cloth again. I’ll let you know how my dahlias endure.

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

We are getting that same heat blast, although our temps will only get up to 28c, which is 82.5f. The humidity is high, humidity is 82% during the night so everything outside is very wet in the morning. Def let me know how the dahlias do.

[@canadian-gardening-6A]

The weather in British Columbia has shifted over the past few years. Having more gardening space would make adapting to these changes easier. I know you will figure it out.

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

The ocean is warmer too, back in the 90s it was all the talk when the first big red jellyfish showed up in the harbour on Cortes Island. Now they are everywhere. As far as the flower farming goes, it keeps it interesting. Always lots to think about and adjust to.

[@canadian-gardening-6A]

Watch those tails! :) That's a lot of plants that you can't use?

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

Except that some of them do better than the heat lovers when the fall weather arrives, and since our first killing frost can be late in the season - once not til Dec 1st, I can still use the heat haters, just not in the heat of the summer. One thing that was not the greatest was the reduced number of blooms I had this year due to the heat, the front garden just wasn't the plethora of colour as it has been every other year. What bloomed got cut every morning.