Your pots look fine at breakfast and wilt by mid-afternoon, and a few hot days in a row can flatten even healthy plants. Containers dry out far faster than garden beds because a small pot holds only so much water, and heat, sun, and wind pull it out from every side. Here is why it happens and the watering habits, placement changes, and light shade that keep potted plants going through a summer heat wave.
Tomato and pepper seedlings can scorch fast when they move from protected light to full outdoor sun. Learn how to harden them off with shade, morning sun, steady moisture, and the right temporary covers.
