Even curling irons, stereos, and televisions add to the heat load your air conditioner must cool. The more electrical appliances you can avoid using during the hottest part of the day, the less hard your air conditioner will have to work.
Even curling irons, stereos, and televisions add to the heat load your air conditioner must cool. The more electrical appliances you can avoid using during the hottest part of the day, the less hard your air conditioner will have to work.
Your food crops will produce more if you harvest often. Pole beans, zucchini, and similar crops love to put out for you. Share your excess and your neighbors will love you.
Mid-summer is the time to plant your fall carrots. The tops are lacy and will form a beautiful border to soften your faded spring plantings. Next fall, you can pull them for the dinner table.
Attics can reach 130 degrees or more on sunny summer days. Check your weather stripping around your attic entrance. Heat can break down the rubber. Replacing it is easy with a repair kit from your big-box home store.
Your kids will have off days in the summer when you don't have plans and they get bored. Send them to the driveway with sidewalk chalk. You can take a good book, a glass of tea, and enjoy the time while they are occupied with their temporary art.