How can I keep my vegetable plants from burning in the sun?

by Melinda

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I hear we are going to have a hot summer this year. How can I keep my vegetable plants from burning in the Sun? Last year I didn't you get many veggies because it was so hot. I would like to try something different this year in any suggestions to protect the plants?Melinda

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Little Sprouts Learning on May 02, 2019

Where are you living? What kind of plants were burned? You can try growing tall sun loving plants such as sunflowers and okra near the ones that are getting burned on the south side of them to create some relief in the hot summer.

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- Melinda on May 02, 2019
  
  I live in Washington state I grow tomatoes, green beans, and zucchini
  Last year was to hot my garden didnt do well, should I do a tent to help keep the sun off?
  
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- Little Sprouts Learning on May 02, 2019
  
  You can use shade cloth, it just lays over them.
  
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- Melinda on May 02, 2019
  
  Awesome, that's a big help. Thank you
  
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on May 02, 2019

Build shade covers for them. I am in zone 9 in CA and It gets super hot during the summer and I have to choose placement carefully or all the vegetables will burn and be tasteless.

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- Melinda on May 02, 2019
  
  Will they get enough air if they are covered?
  
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- Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on May 02, 2019
  
  Yes. I make them with landscape screening - like they have at the nursery. I will find you an example.
  
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- Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on May 02, 2019
  
  Here are some examples for you.
  
  https://harvesttotable.com/hot_weather_vegetable_garden_p/
  
  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/239676011391006972/
  
  https://youtu.be/2fYc6AJgGlU
  
  https://images.app.goo.gl/XaNtVfwiFT2qQezB8
  
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Melinda on May 02, 2019

Thank you for the help! Now I have a few ideas of what to do

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