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>>> WELCOME BACK, I AM METEOROLOGIST, DANIEL GRANT.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SUMMER
HEAT.
HEAT.
HEAT. I
HEAT. I WAS LATE TO THE PARTY.
WE GOT TO ENJOY THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MAY AND
PARTS OF JUNE.
NOW IT IS HERE IN FULL FORCE.
I AM HERE WITH LANDSCAPERS OF
COLORADO TO GIVE US ADVICE ON
HOW WE CAN KEEP PLANTS ALIVE
AND THRIVING.
AND THRIVING. THE 90s ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE
ANYTIME SOON.
ANYTIME SOON. THE SUNSHINE, THE HEAT, IT IS
ON IN FULL FORCE.
>> WE DO HAVE WATER.
WE ARE KEEPING EVERYTHING
HYDRATED.
HYDRATED.
HYDRATED. WE DO HAVE SOME REFRESHING,
MINTY WATER.
MINTY WATER. :THE PLANTS NEED WATER AS WELL.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SOME OF THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES IN
COLORADO, THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THAT ALL OF THE PLANTS THAT WE
COULD PLANT WILL THRIVE IN THIS
SORT OF WEATHER.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
PLANT THE RIGHT THINGS IN THE
RIGHT PLACES.
RIGHT PLACES. IF WE ARE PLANTING THE SUM OF
THE YEAR, OR YOU ARE THINKING
ABOUT HOW TO PLAN YOUR GARDEN,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT
GETTING PLANTS THAT ARE NATIVE,
OR ONES THAT ARE PROVEN TO DO
WELL HERE.
WELL HERE. YOU CAN PLANT SELECTIVE FLOWERS
AND SHRUBS THAT WILL DO WELL IN
OUR LANDSCAPE.
OUR LANDSCAPE. >> Reporter: WHAT KIND OF
FLOWERS DID YOU BRING ME?
>> THESE ARE PERENNIALS,
ECHINACEA, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE
VERY HEARTY.
VERY HEARTY. WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL
PLANTS, WE MIGHT BE SEEING THEM
WILTING RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: IT'S LIKE THE
HEAT, ARE THEY SURVIVING?
ARE THEY DYING?
WHAT DO I DO?
>> IF YOU PANIC BECAUSE THE
LEADS ARE DROOPY AND SAD, I
WANT TO POINT OUT, THAT IS A
COPING MECHANISM FOR MANY OF
THE PLANTS.
THE PLANTS. DO NOT FREAK OUT.
YOU WILL NOTICE AT NIGHT, THIS
TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN IT'S 95
DEGREES, AT NIGHT, THEY WILL
OPEN BACK UP AGAIN.
THAT WILTING IS NATURAL.
DO NOT FREAK OUT WHEN YOU SEE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THEY WILL COME BACK TO LIFE.
>> YOU WANT TO TAKE A
SCREWDRIVER OR A GARDEN TOOL,
OR YOUR FINGER, AND STICK IT
INTO THE SOIL AND PULL IT OUT,
AND SEE IF IT HAS ANY MOISTURE
IN IT.
IN IT.
IN IT. YOU WILL KNOW.
IF YOU NEED TO ADD MORE WATER,
ADD MORE WATER.
TO MAKE YOU CAN SEE THE DIRT
THAT COMES OUT.
YOU KNOW THEY ARE GOOD TO GO.
>> WE ALSO NEED TO PUT DOWN
SOME MULCH.
SOME MULCH. THAT WILL HELP OUT A LOT.>>
MULCH IS CRITICAL.
DO THREE INCHES OF MULCH.
MAYBE YOU HAVE A LANDSCAPE, BUT
OVER TIME, IT HAS SLOUGHED OFF.
IT GETS GONE WITH THE LEAF
CLEANUP IN THE FALL.
THREE INCHES OF MULCH IS
IMPORTANT OVER THE PLANTS IN
THE BEDDING AREAS TO KEEP THE
MOISTURE IN.
MOISTURE IN. IF YOU ARE NOT A BIG FAN OF
MULCH, DO GROUNDCOVER
PERENNIALS, LIKE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF TIME OR SEDUM.
THOSE WILL CREEP THROUGH AND
COOL THE SOIL AS WELL.>> THAT
IS GENIUS.
IS GENIUS. LET'S TALK ABOUT IRRIGATION.
WE WERE CHATTING ABOUT THIS,
YOU CAN DO THIS FROM YOUR PHONE?
I MIGHT FEEL TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> Reporter: THIS IS GREAT.
SO MANY OF THE IRRIGATION
TIMERS ARE BLUETOOTH READY.
YOU CAN SET THINGS ON YOUR
PHONE AND CHECK IT DURING THE
DAY IF YOU THINK IT IS HOT AND
YOU NEED MORE WATER, YOU CAN DO
THAT REMOTELY.
THAT REMOTELY. ALSO, MANY OF THESE IRRIGATION
TIMERS ONE SYSTEMS WHERE THEY
CAN HOOK UP TO THE WEATHER
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. THE WEATHER STATIONS WILL
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST THEM.
YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR LANDSCAPE
PERSON, AND THEY CAN DO THIS
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >> I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE MUCH
TIME, THIS IS MY FAVORITE
TRICK.
TRICK.
TRICK. IF
TRICK. IF YOU ARE GOING ON VACATION,
SHE SAYS, USE A WINE BOTTLE.
DON'T PUT WINE IN IT.
TAKE CARE OF THAT BEFORE HAND.
>> IF YOU WILL BE GONE FOR A
FEW DAYS, AND YOU DON'T HAVE
IRRIGATION IN YOUR POTS, DROP A
WINE BOTTLE FULL OF WATER IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. JUST TO FILL IT FULL OF WATER,
TIP IT OVER AND STICK IT INTO
THE SOIL.
THE SOIL.
THE SOIL. IT WILL SLOWLY RELEASE AS THE
SOIL NEEDS IT.
FOR FOR FIVE DAYS, THAT WILL
SUSTAIN THAT