ARIZONA SUMMER Gardening Guide: 9 Steps to Survive the HEAT

Published 2024-05-17
In this ultimate Arizona summer gardening guide, learn 9 essential steps to help your garden survive and thrive in the scorching heat. These include everything from choosing the right plants to proper watering techniques. Don't let the high temperatures deter you from having a successful garden this summer! Watch now to keep your Arizona garden flourishing.

Introduction 00:00
Tip 1 00:22
Tip 2 02:05
Tip 3 05:29
Tip 4 06:26
Tip 5 07:17
Tip 6 09:01
Tip 7 10:06
Tip 8 12:15
Tip 9 14:05

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All Comments (21)
  • @MStrahlman528
    I really appreciate this video and your channel. I’m in Central Texas and we get similar summers. Historically, we couldn’t keep anything alive, and our community talks about a lot of “over summering” tactics. Because of these tips, we can garden year round now.
  • Hello from Houston! In addition to the ones you mentioned, perpetual spinach laughs at high temps (it did great in 100-110f summer and also in an 18F cold snap (covered). It is also very tasty; I use it to substitute for celery and spinach. Egyptian and Longevity spinach also like the heat. I grew a bunch of determinate tomatoes this year to get a big harvest before we hit triple digits.
  • This is going to be my first garden in the Summer and my first garden in full sun. So I am a little anxious about it.
  • @rpg_wizzard8267
    Angela, thank you. You are absolutely the best YouTube resource I know of to help me learn how to grow in the desert heat of Southern Nevada. This is my second summer growing and I'm finally having some success.
  • Drip irrigation has made gardening in my backyard fun again during the summer time. I am currently hand watering several grow bags right now and what a difference in water retention after adding mulch. Beautiful garden!
  • @mdg03191991
    Surprise, AZ here! My young daughter and I enjoyed watching a couple of your episodes. Looking forward to seeing your new ones!
  • @AngeMaje
    Thanks Angela. It looks like our 90s are going to start tomorrow with no end in sight in my zone 8a New Mexico location. Looks like we are in for a long hot season. Your tips are incredibly helpful to me and help me to make the best of it. I hope your summer is milder than last year.
  • @grisespino5342
    Never considered not fertilizing when it’s too hot. I thought I was doing something wrong when tomatoes or peppers were not producing central California.
  • Thank you so much, Angela. I am having such a burn out right now with the garden. Pest , pill bugs & ants, and ease of watering are taking my hopes away. I will still fight with all the wonderful information you provide. Thank you for always giving me light during the summer gardening in AZ.
  • @georgiasw7512
    I'm so glad I found your channel! I'm in Surprise and have had the hardest time figuring out when to plant, water, fertilize etc., and was starting to get discouraged with my failed attempts at gardening. You've given me some hope and I'm ready to try again this fall.
  • @snappy_gilmore
    I'm so glad I found your channel!! Last year, my squashes kept forming and dying and I couldn't figure out how to help them. I don't get too many bees around my house so this is super helpful to know how to hand pollinate.
  • I live in TX and keep trying to grow tomatoes. It's too cool for them in the spring and too hot for them in the summer. So I try to keep them alive for a fall harvest. I've had better luck with cherry tomatoes than anything else. This spring has been wonderful with cooler temps and lots of rain. I actually have some Early Girls with tomatoes this year.
  • @ozarkcyn1
    Thank you for all your work to educate us especially in the desert!
  • @dovh49
    This year I'm going to set up a water system where I get the waste water from cleaning off veggies and fruit and then I'll dump that into my wicking beds. And then I'll take the water from the wicking bed to water other parts of my garden (I'm on a hill so I have an upper garden and a lower garden). With about 6 people in the house all the time that will add up to a lot of water!
  • @kfetter9046
    I love your videos, and I always come away with tips for my garden. Thanks for this video on summer heat gardening. I did not realize that my tomatoes and peppers appreciate some afternoon shade!
  • @detectivecox
    Thank you! You're a lifesaver! Hello from Gilbert!
  • @janegerow5974
    Taking note and not planting my small container garden until the fall. I think I’m over watering. It’s been in the 70s up to 80 in zone 9b. I water every day. I think I’ll scale back to every other! I’ll get some fertilizer in my beds next week. Then mulch. Good tips!
  • @rickf.9253
    Awesome! Thanks Angela, your videos are so helpful to me and my garden.
  • @juneramirez8580
    With your help maybe I will have better luck during the summer. I know now I have to move some of my plants under shade.
  • From Mesa too! Your tips are always the best for our heat and direct sunlight.