Plant Care: Tips to Survive a Heat Wave

1. Promote high humidity. Spray tropical plants throughout day.

2. Place in cool areas. Move your plants around so they stay cool during the heat wave. Bring certain plants indoor that might become weak with heat. 

3.Water well, and water deeply. Your plants get thirsty during a heat wave too!

4. Don't fertilize during heat wave. During summer your plants are on survival mode, they're  not looking for extra nutrients and aren't prepared to make use of them. 

5. Learn to recognize stress. 

Common signs of stress to keep in mind for summer plant care usually have to do with too much heat and too little water.

- Tropical plants, especially those with tender leaves, usually wilt with exposure to too much heat.

- Foliage that was once bright green may look pale when stressed.

- Sunburn manifests in a variety of ways, but often looks like a rough brown or yellow patch on leaves/stems.

- Flowers (and leaves) often drop off or yellow when a plant is stressed