Gardeners | PEG TILLERY | Some Skin Saftey Tips For Gardeners
On Aug. 6 members of Bremerton’s West High Class of ’65 (Go Wildcats!) attended a picnic at Evergreen-Rotary Park in Bremerton. Before heading to the picnic I wrote a Facebook comment about how glad I was that it was a cloudy day and I wouldn’t have to wear sunblock. A very dear Facebook friend (survivor of skin cancer) gently pointed out that even on a cloudy day the sun can damage to our skin. Luckily I always carry sunblock in my car because, as I drove from Poulsbo to Bremerton, the sun came out in all its glory. On went the sunblock after all.
This episode made me think that local gardeners may need a reminder about protecting their skin and eyes from harmful effects of the sun, even when it filters through our often cloudy days here in the Pacific Northwest. I thought my idea to “enlighten” us gardeners about wearing sunblock was a good one. Much to my surprise I discovered that many other writers before me have written articles about wearing sunblock when gardening. Please take the time to check out the information on the following three links. The first link is about gardening in Colorado but the information is still very pertinent to all of us.
www.hortmag.com/gardens-and-gardeners/sunprotection
A great time to garden and avoid the harmful effects of the sun is early in the morning (before 10 a.m.) and later in the day (after 4 p.m.). The good thing about gardening in the morning and evening is that the temperatures are much cooler then too. However, if you’re outside for more than 20 minutes (which most gardeners are) please remember to slather
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