Today, here in Michigan, it was violently windy allllll day long, and I noticed that almost my entire garden was wilted at many parts of the plants!! Wow, never seen that before, no water issue, trust me...

Will they become more "resistant" as they mature?

If their root systems are not mature then maybe, also maybe if they are new transplants with "soft" leaves. Otherwise I would say not. How are you certain there is no water issue, if I might ask? Wind increases the transpiration rate by reducing the humidity around the leaf which is one thing that regulates transpiration. Something like 90% of the water taken up by plants is lost through transpiration, it's a plant's cooling system. Some plants, like impatiens, wilt very easily even just in afternoon sun, though.

Well, no water issue regarding the soil and ground. If I were to move 3 wood chips fragments off of a single spot, the ones under directly are moist, so on and so forth....


The mature root thing might apply though I must admit.

Odd because I went today and same ones are still floppy, odd, I did water again, it has to be the leaves exclusively themselves?

Not sure I follow the moving wood chip fragments, do you mean the soil under is moist, or the wood chips under the moved ones?

Both, just saying the plant didn't dry out in the ground

The reason I asked that is because wood chips can soak up irrigation water and stop it getting into the ground until they are saturated. If you've dug down into the soil a few inches with a trowel and it's not dry then that's not the problem. What kind of plants are wilting?

My floral bouquet roses, I rooted them successfully.

And it's not all the leaves, just the fresh top red shoots.


This is NOT what it looks like today, just showing you what shoots I mean

If they're recently rooted then they may be struggling with wind and sun. But initially you said almost your entire garden was wilting, is your entire garden floral bouquet roses?

Edited to add if it's only roses that are wilting and only at the tops, and if soil moisture is adequate, and if they haven't recoverd by morning, then you might want to look for cane borers.

Yes, pardon me, technically, your right, it is. I just shown these pictures because I'm more proud and focused on them.

The other plants in my perennial garden are recovering, but then again they are not in full sun to add the effect, no pictures of them recently taken though.

I was a complete fool for planting all of these in my forest. They maybe get 2 and a half hours of direct sun....... fool fool fool fool!

I have to move them elsewhere now, and that will take alooooooong time,

And there are way too many trees to trim even if I wanted to.

Live and learn I suppose, so frustrating though!

I just wanted a nice shaded enclosure for monarch butterflies to inhabit and where I could rear them without worry from as many predators that could otherwise see them in plain sight

Oh great, another predator to learn about

Good lord, how can I identify them and how do I prevent?

Ah, just read up on them, rule them out. I guess they can only harbor your rose bush if your prune or cut, and leave it exposed for an entrance. I have never cut them for obvious reasons. But now I can address my raspberry bushes haha

The cane borer I've seen here on roses is the raspberry cane borer. It doesn't get in through pruning. First thing you see is the tips of the shoots wilting. Some info and what to look for here:

https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/...

It's not likely to be that if the plants are no longer wilting by morning. If plants are wilting first thing in the morning you do have a problem of some kind.

I'll check tonight like I do every night and hope for the best! Thanks again !

-Brenden