Posted by IsoM on December 10, 2002, at 0:09:38
In reply to Re: Gardening can be really physical!! » IsoM, posted by bluedog on December 9, 2002, at 23:06:21
Hey, chill out, mate! (lousy pun intended)
While your theory might be sound, it doesn't apply to me. My climate isn't nearly as warm as yours, but where I live in Canada, it's nicknamed the 'Banana Belt'. We can grow bananas here & while they're not commercial varieties - they're mainly grown as exotic looking ornamentals - some varieties can bear fruit. Winter isn't that cold. It's mostly the rainy season. An occasional winter, we'll have no snow. Most times if it snows, it'll only last a day or couple hours on the ground.
I live close neough to the Pacific to benefit from its moderating effects. Winters are mild & summers don't get too hot. Many nights, the lows are still above freezing. But in summer, when humidity levels are high, the sun is strong, & there's no breeze that I suffer. I'm neither comfortable in heat or cold.
I lived on the Prairies (my sentence in Hell) for 14 years & froze in winter. But in summer, when the weather system didn't come from the south with high humidity, I could take the heat better. It was dry & windy. Perfect for gardening. Any sweat would evaporate quickly, doing what it's supposed to do - cool the body.
Despite the heat where you live, I would do better on a day like you had today, than on our muggy still summer heat. I still go out with sandals & just a sweater on.
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