Hi everybody it's Joe Lample the Joe behind Joe Gardner and welcome to the

Joe Gardner's show as I record this on June 26th it is 100 degrees Fahrenheit and

bone dry no rain in weeks and none in the extended forecast.

I don't even recall a time like this here in the North Atlanta area zone 8A.

Formally 7B, that will tell you something.

The grass, what's left of it, is tan and crunchy underfoot.

The plants and trees are starting to turn brown.

In fact, some look like they have had a torch taken to them.

And any work I'm doing in the garden or in my native plant beds happens between 630 and 830 in the

morning while it's still somewhat tolerable. And I know I'm not alone in

looking at the national weather forecast and the satellite images, it looks like nearly the entire country

is baking with temperature extremes and new records all over this country and in many others.

So as gardeners, how do we manage this? Doing what we love to do, along with what we need to do to harvest our food crops while trying to keep them alive in such extreme conditions.

These days, you can't talk too much about that so that's what we're doing today.

In this episode I'm speaking with author Kim Stoddart on her recent book, The Climate Change Garden,

Down to Earth advice for growing a resilient garden.

Well, that sounds exactly like what the doctor ordered right about now.

So without further ado, let's get started, and as we do, thanks to our sponsors for today's episode,

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