kekoa
Sapling
Sadly I've lost all my nursery stock satsuki azaleas that I had planted in beds to thicken trunks...
I live in the eastern San Fernando Valley (Zone 10). The two pictured below are representative of the entire bunch. I planted them in some of the most shaded garden beds that I have and they are getting drip irrigation on an automatic schedule. Nevertheless, it wasn't enough. One problem is that Los Angeles is under significantly reduced watering mandate and we're about 10 days into a triple digit heat wave (hopefully breaking tonight).
While i'm really bummed about losing all of the satsuki azaleas i had already planted, I want to try again and build up a better, more weather resilient home for new plants moving forward to continue developing nursery specimens into bonsai.
I was thinking about getting a shade cloth to add additional protection from the sun, does anyone have any experience with shade cloths that might be able to recommend a good amount of radiation filtration in my zone? I found some shade cloths on Gemplers - would that be a good quality? I will also be putting in several inches of mulch on these garden beds moving forward to help retain the moisture from the drip lines.
I live in the eastern San Fernando Valley (Zone 10). The two pictured below are representative of the entire bunch. I planted them in some of the most shaded garden beds that I have and they are getting drip irrigation on an automatic schedule. Nevertheless, it wasn't enough. One problem is that Los Angeles is under significantly reduced watering mandate and we're about 10 days into a triple digit heat wave (hopefully breaking tonight).
While i'm really bummed about losing all of the satsuki azaleas i had already planted, I want to try again and build up a better, more weather resilient home for new plants moving forward to continue developing nursery specimens into bonsai.
I was thinking about getting a shade cloth to add additional protection from the sun, does anyone have any experience with shade cloths that might be able to recommend a good amount of radiation filtration in my zone? I found some shade cloths on Gemplers - would that be a good quality? I will also be putting in several inches of mulch on these garden beds moving forward to help retain the moisture from the drip lines.