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so I havent really started gardening yet. I have a pepper plant, a tomato plant, and some basil starting from seeds outside. they are in pots and pretty much I water them everyday as its basically 113' every day here. I am just not used to this weather yet. my plants wilt durning the day . If its really bad I bring them in . they always bounce back. should I just leave them outside? the basil even though its from seed is really sprouting , its amazing.

also what kind of garlic is best for this weather, and is it like garlic I usually plant for zone 6 ( I usually plant chesnok red) . I really want to start some in some pots soon. really I want to start lots of stuff. but man this heat....what do other AZ gardeners do???
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also what kind of garlic is best for this weather, and is it like garlic I usually plant for zone 6 ( I usually plant chesnok red) . I really want to start some in some pots soon. really I want to start lots of stuff. but man this heat....what do other AZ gardeners do???
I'd say they probably do MOST of their gardening in winter I live in Queensland australia, and we have mad heat in summer as well (but we have humidity as well and plants do it hard here in those months.. at least daily watering, often twice! Also, I'd definitely suggest a shade cloth structure of some sort.. it still lets in enough sun for the plants to grow, especially if you position it so it lets the morning sun shine in but shields plants from the harshest sun later in the day.
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Yeah..more like 119 degrees lately:

We had a few tomatos but the vine just dried up despite watering every day. I think it actually boiled!

I moved my pepper plants indoors

We have been working with our soil..adding organics, tilling, and prep for a fall garden. There is no way I would invest the time of planting and watering a full garden in the summer.
I need to figure out a sun cover too..any ideas welcome


Dh potted herbs in the kitchen yesterday and I like to smell them so inside is better for me.
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