This Scorching Heat drives me out of my vegetable garden
By Xavier Bage
@franxav (14533)
India
April 25, 2026 9:49am CST
I have a small vegetable garden outside my house. There are just a few plants on it. Some brinjal and some chilli plants. I have also planted four moringa branches. There are a few fruit trees as well. Recently, l have also kept about a dozen flower pots there. They all need water. The atmospheric temperature is ranging from 33 C to 36 C during the day. This heat can kill any baby sapling. I am doing whatever I can to help the plants survive. I water them at least once every day. I want to clean the compound of wild grass and shrubs but I can't stand the heat! I run back into the house and gulp half a bottle of water.
I wish, it rained . Perhaps May will bring some days of cooling shower. Hot and humid season in this part of the country is long. Thankfully , rainy days do bring relief from this oppressive weather! I envy those in cooler regions.
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9 responses
@valherma00 (2724)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
11h
maybe water them in the early morning or in the late evening.
@ogbenishyna44 (1547)
•
26 Apr
You have to find a cooler time to tend to your garden, the heat is getting hotter everywhere.
@Ineeddentures (30184)
•
25 Apr
Yes indeed
I live in a cooler region which you would probably enjoy
I know that I would not like the heat and humidity where you are.
Good luck with the plants and i hope it rains soon
@ptrikha_2 (49639)
• India
25 Apr
Heat wave and that so early on is so detrimental for everyone.
For our health.
Plus this is happening across India.
@DaddyEvil (172922)
• United States
25 Apr
Hopefully you'll get some rain/storms soon.
Please be careful working outside in the sun and heat. We don't want anything happening to you. 
