As a record-breaking heatwave scorches its way across eastern parts of the US, it's important to proceed carefully with your gardening to-do list. In particular, there's one gardening job to never do in a heatwave: planting out new plants and seedlings.
Although it's still May and the ground is very workable to add new plants to the yard, doing so during temperature spikes can cause heat stress and actually result in plants declining quickly. Instead, it's best to keep them hydrated in a cooler spot and wait for the short-term hot temps to lower again before planting.
