10 Vegetables That Thrive in 100°F Heat (Never Water Again!)

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Every garden has that one brutal corner where the sun burns everything to a crisp by July — and most people just give up on it. But the secret to beating extreme heat was never more water. It's the right plants.

In this video I'm counting down 10 heat-loving vegetables that actually grow harder the hotter it gets — the same crops that shrug off scorching afternoons while your lettuce bolts and your tomatoes wilt. I've grown every single one in real summer heat, from easy rainbow chard all the way down to a #1 pick so tough most gardeners rip it out as a weed.

Pick just two or three for that hot, neglected spot, and let the sun do the work. That's the whole Lazy Garden Lab idea: water less, harvest more.
Timeline
0:00 — Intro: Why heat kills most gardens (and what doesn't)
0:26 — No. 10: Rainbow / Swiss Chard
2:20 — No. 9: Sweet Potatoes
4:12 — No. 8: Armenian Cucumber
6:05 — No. 7: Tomatillo
7:57 — No. 6: Amaranth
9:50 — No. 5: Jerusalem Artichoke (Sunchokes)
11:42 — No. 4: Black-Eyed Peas / Cowpeas
13:34 — No. 3: Okra
15:25 — No. 2: Wild Chiltepin Pepper
17:17 — No. 1: Purslane
19:10 — Final thoughts + which one to plant first