A farmer in Maidstone, Kent, says he is applying a product described as “sun cream” to apples to stop them overheating in Britain’s record-breaking heatwave. Clive Baxter says fruit left in direct sun on his family farm can be “ruined” because juice inside the apples appears to “boil” as temperatures rise above 30C. In the reports, Baxter describes using the coating as a preventative measure to keep the apples from reaching temperatures high enough to affect the fruit. The accounts attribute the problem to prolonged exposure to high temperatures and bright conditions, which they say lead to damage during the growing and harvesting period. The coverage frames the approach as a pragmatic response to unusual weather conditions, with the farmer seeking to protect the quality of his crop during extreme heat. The reports do not provide independent verification of the method’s effectiveness, but they consistently describe the same farmer, location, and rationale for the “sun cream” technique during the current hot spell.