Hi there, time to share ways to keep your home cool during hot times

So ok, usual ways I use:

  • open everything during night
  • close everything during day
  • external sheets on windows without shutters
  • some curtains to prevent heat from going upstairs

I was also wondering if plants could also help inside, any ideas ?

Share your advices !

  • Ofiuco@piefed.caEnglish
    3·
    4 hours ago

    Sorry about the content in spanish, but some years ago there were news about someone placing agave or some succulents/cacti in people’s roofs, since some species “absorb” the heat, something along those lines.
    Here https://youtu.be/BOjYB7qaESE

    Also this plant seems to help refreshing the room in general
    https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata

    I haven’t tested them yet since I am just growing my little garden on the roof of my house, but hope something of that helps.

    • dumples@midwest.socialEnglish
      4·
      4 hours ago

      Pretty much anything on a roof will cool you down. The soil which will contain water is slower to heat while the plants will be be absorbing solar energy and “perspiring” to cool you down.

      Locations under large trees can be locally up to 10 degrees colder in the summer and 10 degrees warmer in the winter.