It’s hot out there! And sure, you don’t need me to tell you that, but that’s what gardeners (and humans) do: interact by complaining about the weather. If you were smart, you got as many of your gardening tasks as possible done by last month while temperatures were still bearable–though what with the cold rainy spring, this was a difficult year to get a jump on necessary jobs, and I can tell you I didn’t manage all of mine.

Even if you are fully and properly mulched and irrigated and fenced and planned down to the last seed and transplant, you still need to be outside doing some harvesting (and probably weeding and watering too). And let’s face it, it’s not pleasant. So perhaps, like me, you need a distraction from the sweat and mosquitoes? Let me suggest… podcasts! Continue reading →