The Great Plant Debate
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Navigating the Hottest Plant Party of the Year
- Major heat wave spreading and intensifying this week.
- Possible triple-digit highs across upper Midwest, Plains, and South.
- Potential to break numerous daily records throughout the week.
- Already surpassed certain all-time and August records.
- Result of an exceptionally strong heat dome.
Aug 22
Current Temps
Scorching Plant Paradise – Wait on having those etsy impulse buys shipped!
Hello, plant enthusiasts! Hold onto your potting soil, because we’re diving into a hot mess that’s heating up the plant world. Imagine a massive heat dome cranking the temperature to triple digits and making records melt like ice cream in July.
Sweat-Soaked Summer for Houseplants
Picture this: our leafy friends are getting a taste of the hottest month ever, with the southern U.S. and beyond feeling like a giant sauna. But guess what? This heat wave isn’t sticking to just one spot. It’s expanding its sizzling influence, even into areas that usually escape the heat’s clutches.
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Plant Accessories
Original price was: $30.00.$25.00Current price is: $25.00.
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Plant Accessories
$20.00 – $150.00
Keychains
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Graphic Tees
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Plant Accessories
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Nocturnal Visions: A Tapestry of Shadows
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Expected temps over the next few days
Week of Aug 21
Heat Alerts: Plants Need Shade Too!
Get this: around 160 million folks, nearly half the U.S. population, are on heat alert! Imagine your plants getting a memo that says, “It’s going to be like a desert out there!” An “extremely dangerous” heat dome has camped out over a big chunk of the Midwest, South, and Southwest. It’s like a BBQ party, minus the burgers.
Heat Stress Hits Houseplants Hard
Hold onto your watering cans, because it’s not just humans feeling the heat. Plants are getting a taste of temperatures that can reach 110°F to 115°F or higher! Imagine your plant pals sweating like they’ve been doing yoga in a sauna. Heat stress is no joke for our green buddies.
Cartoon Prints
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Monstera
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Plant Accessories
$15.00
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Phone Grip
Original price was: $15.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.
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Plant Accessories
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Sleepless Nights and Wilted Leaves
Think plants sleep at night? Not in this heat! Nights are turning into sweaty marathons that even the plants can’t escape. Imagine your plants tossing and turning, wishing for a cool breeze. In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it’s like your plant buddies are pulling an all-nighter.
Heat-Induced Plant Problems
Heat is causing more than just sweaty plants. Leaves are wilting, flowers are drooping, and roots are feeling the heat too. It’s like a plant’s worst day, every day. When temperatures break records, your plant pals might need some extra TLC.
Heatwave Hangover: What’s Next?
This heat wave isn’t backing down. The heat’s setting records like a show-off, making it even hotter than the legendary summer of 1936. So, fellow plant lovers, keep those watering cans handy and give your leafy pals some shade. Because even in the plant world, surviving a heatwave is the name of the game!
Knutson, Jacob, Andrew Freedman, and Rebecca Falconer. “Record-setting U.S. heat dome places 160 million under alerts.” Axios, 22 Aug. 2023, https://www.axios.com/2023/08/22/record-heat-wave-central-us-midwest-south.
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