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Five simple ways to protect your plants from the destruction of heat stress

The first frost of the year is a well-known slayer of gardens. But what gets less attention is the destruction that can happen on the opposite end of the temperature spectrum – heat stress. The fatalistic term explains a period in which temperatures are hot enough for an extended period of time to cause irreversible damage to plant function or development. This can be caused by both high air or high soil temperatures.

Some plants like corn, peppers, and melon thrive in the heat, but that isn’t the case with most of your precious plants. With summer fast-approaching, there are measures to be taken to make sure heat stress doesn’t destroy your plants. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of five ways to protect your plants when the heat turns up.

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