This episode explores Light, temperature and exposure explained without making location-specific planting promises. The story keeps the mechanisms clear and the research grounded for a casual listener. 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. F ...