When it's really hot outside, the best way to effectively water your garden is by using irrigation or soaker hoses. While these are slightly different from each other, they both deliver water slowly to the plants' roots, which prevents evaporation and saves water. Irrigation hoses use flexible plastic tubing that contains little holes. Water slowly drips from these holes into the soil. Soaker hoses are made of a porous material that water seeps through. Adding mulch to your garden will keep the soil protected from direct sun exposure and, as a result, allow the soil to stay moist for longer. You can use many different forms of mulch, but you'll probably have the best results with a light-colored mulch, such as dried grass clippings, because it'll reflect the sunlight. Use bark mulch around your shrubs. Wood mulch is great because it will shade the soil from the sun and break down over time, adding compost to your soil. During those hot summer months, it's best to water your garden in the early morning before the sun starts beating down. If you wait until midday or even early afternoon, most of the water will likely evaporate before it travels to the plants' roots. If you can't water your plants in the morning, the early evening is another good time to water. Rainwater is a lot better for your plants than tap water because it contains all necessary natural minerals without any added chemicals. As a result, they'll thrive better if watered this way, especially if they're struggling in the heat. Consider installing a rainwater tank in order to collect enough rainwater to water your garden. These are relatively easy to install and are typically attached to your gutters. If you don't want to deal with irrigation or soaker hoses, opt for hand watering your plants. This is much better than relying on sprinklers because sprinklers can sufficiently water specific areas of your garden that are in range and leave others completely dry. Longer grass can have a bit of a shading effect, which helps the soil retain moisture. In order for this to be effective, keep your grass at least 3 inches (7.62 cm) long. In extreme heat or during droughts, it's best to have the grass closer to 6 inches (15.24 cm). Heat and sun exposure can cause transpiration on your overwatered plants, which can lead to leaf wilt. Additionally, when plants are watered too much, the excessive moisture in the soil can cause bacteria to develop, oxygen to be in short supply, and ultimately create fungal disease. Resist the urge to water your plants too much when it's really hot outside. Your plants only really need to be watered if the soil is dry. To prevent overwatering, touch the soil to make sure it's dry before you decide to water the garden. Pesky weeds that infest your garden can soak up all the water, leaving little for the plants in your garden that you want to keep nourished and hydrated. Weed your garden once a week for the best results, or twice a month at the bare minimum.
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One-sentence summary -- Use irrigation hoses and soakers. Use a light mulch. Water your plants in the morning. Water your garden with rainwater. Hand water your plants. Keep your lawn 3-6 inches (7.62-15.24 cm) long. Avoid over-watering your garden. Weed your garden regularly.

Q: Open your hands and clap your palms against each other, with the fingers held up towards the sky. Do it hard enough to get a good loud smacking sound out of it, but not so hard you turn your hand red. Some people clap more by clapping the fingers of one hand against the palm of the other. Do whatever feels most comfortable for you. You know when the Queen comes out of the castle and deigns to applaud her loyal subjects with a brief applause? That's what you're going for. A demure clap can be done just by clapping with the first two fingers, tapping them into your palm. It should make very little noise, giving the impression that you're clapping more than actually contributing to the group. Not all cultures or situations call for hand on hand clapping. Learn to use other types of claps so you'll be prepared to celebrate in all situations. Stomping your feet is a common way of applauding at some camps and in some sporting events. It makes more of a thunderous rumble that can be quite intimidating and fun. Rapping your knuckles on the table after a lecture used to be common in some boarding schools, as opposed to clapping. To snap or not to snap? The cliche that beret-wearing hipsters snap at each others poems at jazzy cafes is a cliche based on an out-of-date 1940s stereotype. If you snap your fingers at a poetry reading, you'll probably be the only one. It's like yelling "Freebird" at a rock concert. In situations in which it's inappropriate to made noise, or when the audience is primarily hearing-impaired or deaf, the general way of clapping is to raise your hands with your palms facing away from you, and to wiggle your fingers. Sometimes called "sparkling," this is also used to agree or to support a speaker during meetings of consensus, Quaker meetings, or other events during which speaking out is not allowed. A slow clap starts and builds gradually into a roar of applause. To start a slow clap, begin clapping no more than once every two seconds and gradually wait for others to build and join in with you. Gradually, speed up. Slow clapping can often mean a variety of things. Traditionally, a slow clap was considered a kind of heckle instead of a celebration, though now it's considered a kind of winking or ironic celebration of something dramatic "epic." You might slow clap your little brother after he finally cleans his bedroom, for instance.
A: Do the basic clap. Do the royalty clap. Clap without your hands. Clap silently. Do the slow clap.

Article: . Beef jerky is one of the most popular types of jerky. Start with a lean cut of meat, like flank steak or top round, and dehydrate fine strips of the beef in a dehydrator or oven. You can add different seasonings and marinades to your strips of beef in order to create more flavorful beef jerky. Spice things up. You can make a spicier version of beef jerky by adding a little capsicum sauce. Try teriyaki beef jerky. Soy sauce, brown sugar, paprika, and red pepper combine to form Asian-inspired flavors. Prepare South African beef jerky. Also referred to as biltong, South African beef jerky is prepared with sea salt, white pepper, malt vinegar, white vinegar, and raw brown sugar. . Venison, or deer meat, is another popular meat to use for jerky. It goes well with seasonings like onion powder, black pepper, garlic powder, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. . While traditional jerky is prepared in strip form, you can also use the dehydrating method to prepare beef jerky in sticks. . If you do not have a meat dehydrator, you could also dehydrate the jerky in a conventional oven or in a saucepan.
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Make classic beef jerky Put a twist on beef jerky. Make venison jerky Try beef jerky sticks for a change of pace Use a different method to dehydrate your meat Finished.

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