https://balcony-drip-guide.pages.dev/tags/heat/Recent content in heat on The Balcony DripHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 25 May 2026 20:15:00 -0400https://balcony-drip-guide.pages.dev/posts/summer-watering-schedule-for-balcony-container-gardens/Mon, 25 May 2026 20:15:00 -0400https://balcony-drip-guide.pages.dev/posts/summer-watering-schedule-for-balcony-container-gardens/Summer turns balcony container gardens into a daily guessing game. A schedule that worked in May leaves plants wilting by July. The difference is not just heat — it is longer days, stronger sun, faster evaporation, and plants that have grown from seedlings into water-hungry adults. This guide gives you practical starting schedules for each summer month, adjusted by plant type and container size. Container mix, pot material, sun, wind, rainfall, and emitter output all change the result.https://balcony-drip-guide.pages.dev/posts/how-to-adjust-balcony-drip-irrigation-for-hot-weather/Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400https://balcony-drip-guide.pages.dev/posts/how-to-adjust-balcony-drip-irrigation-for-hot-weather/How to Adjust Your Balcony Drip System for Hot Weather The problem: Your drip system worked fine in April. Now it’s late May, your balcony faces south, and your tomatoes look thirsty by 2 PM. You bump the timer to run longer — and two weeks later you’ve got fungus gnats and yellow lower leaves. Hot weather changes the physics of container watering. Small pots dry out faster, but they also saturate faster.