In this video, I give you 24 Summer gardening tips for keeping cool before, during and after gardening in a heat wave, including which gardening chores aren’t necessary. Gardening during a heat wave or any extreme heat and humidity isn’t the best idea — in fact it can be the worst idea ever if you end up with heat stress or a heat related illness or even heat stroke. As gardeners, we need to take care of ourselves first. The garden comes second. Always!
Gardening chores discussed include planting and transplanting, pruning, deadheading and weeding. Watering is covered in-depth.
Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
1:02 – Preparing to Garden: Tips 1 through 10
6:00 – Gardening in a Heat Wave: Tips 11 through 17
12:30 – After Gardening: Tips 18 through 24
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6 Comments
Great video!!! I would like to add a couple of tips for cooling off which will seem crazy but tried and true!! If it’s super hot, drink hot beverages. As soon as you swallow them and breathe, you will actually breathe in cold air which cools you off instantly and also try to take a hot shower or hot at the end because as soon as you get out of the stall, you will be greeted by really cold air and that is the best feeling in the world. Cool showers make you sweat more and within minutes of getting out. Thank you for the wonderful tips and you’ll have to tell me if hot tea or coffee work for you…… it is the best feeling ever!! Even after weeding! 😂
I actually wear a huge floppy hat when I'm watering. It does cause my head to sweat more but the benefits of saving my face and eyes is worth it. I honestly need to follow a lot of these rules but don't. Great vid, Laura.
I don’t know about humid environments, but in drier heat gardening in wet clothing or with wet hair keeps me cooler. I wear hiking shirts, pants and a hat which are made out of synthetic fabrics that breathe. It’s been over 90F all week.
Great video!! Thank you for the reminders and it's okay if are gardens don't looks so great during these heat waves 🌊🌻🌄💦
some really great tips here Laura! thanks for the reminders that we should take care of ourselves 1st!
Stating where you garden gives context to …… ……..everything.