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It's Been a Hot, Dry Week

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Dan Gill
Published August 23, 2014 at 6:42 AM CDT
This rose bush is an example of how summer drought and heat can create problems for many plants in the landscape.
Allen Owings
This rose bush is an example of how summer drought and heat can create problems for many plants in the landscape.
This rose bush is an example of how summer drought and heat can create problems for many plants in the landscape.
Credit Allen Owings
This rose bush is an example of how summer drought and heat can create problems for many plants in the landscape.

This kind of weather is really stressful to plants. It doesn't take long for things to start drying out when the daytime highs are in the mid 90s and the heat indexes are reaching the 100s. 

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Dan Gill
Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."

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