AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — It has been a hot summer, and with the heat, many people may wonder how to take care of their plants and lawns with this heat.
Warren Reid, owner of Coulter Gardens & Nursery, said heat stress is a common issue when you are in 100 degrees, especially when there is low humidity.
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He said one of the main things is that leaves turning a whitish color is an indication of heat stress or sun stress. He said some plants you can give a little shade, and other plants just water them really well. Reid added the main thing is choosing sunny, hot, drought-tolerant plants for hot, drought climates.
“We got two extremes in the Texas Panhandle. One is our cold winters, that is always hard, and the other is our hot summers, and not only is it hot, but it is lacking in humidity. Plants like humidity and not so hot, so we are kind of in desert climate at the moment, and a lot of our tropical and not desert plants are struggling right now,” said Reid…