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Inside this episode:

- The sun's angle
- The warmest air comes later
- Water loss through leaves
- Dew and leaf drying
- Leaf temperature is not air temperature

Sources include NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, solar radiation, University of Minnesota Extension, gardens in heat, and University of Missouri Extension, light and plants.

This episode is a researched narrative summary. Historical records may be incomplete, translated differently, or interpreted differently by scholars. We distinguish documented facts, estimates, disputed interpretations, and later stories where material. Corrections are logged and incorporated into future editions.

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      <title><![CDATA[What a Raised Bed Changes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This episode explores Drainage, soil depth, warming, access and the tradeoffs created by lifting a growing area. The story keeps the mechanisms clear and the research grounded for a casual listener.

Inside this episode:

- Defining the bed
- Drainage gains a gradient
- More surface means faster change
- Control over the root zone
- Access without compaction

Sources include Penn State Extension, Raised Bed Garden, University of Maryland Extension, raised beds, and Oregon State University Extension, raised bed gardening.

This episode is a researched narrative summary. Historical records may be incomplete, translated differently, or interpreted differently by scholars. We distinguish documented facts, estimates, disputed interpretations, and later stories where material. Corrections are logged and incorporated into future editions.

Follow Gardens That Make Sense for more researched stories about the principles behind practical gardens.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Mulch Changes Evaporation]]></title>
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Inside this episode:

- How bare soil loses water
- Shade and still air
- Material changes the energy balance
- Rain has to pass the layer
- Weeds change the water budget

Sources include Oregon State University Extension, mulching woody ornamentals, Oregon State University Extension, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, mulching practice standard.

This episode is a researched narrative summary. Historical records may be incomplete, translated differently, or interpreted differently by scholars. We distinguish documented facts, estimates, disputed interpretations, and later stories where material. Corrections are logged and incorporated into future editions.

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Inside this episode:

- Texture is a particle mix
- Large pores move water quickly
- Small pores hold water
- Silt and the middle range
- Structure can change the outcome

Sources include USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, soil texture calculator, University of Minnesota Extension, agricultural drainage, and USDA NRCS Soil Health.

This episode is a researched narrative summary. Historical records may be incomplete, translated differently, or interpreted differently by scholars. We distinguish documented facts, estimates, disputed interpretations, and later stories where material. Corrections are logged and incorporated into future editions.

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