you just aren't accustomed to the sun yet for the season. The next time you are in the garden it will be more difficult to burn that badly. don't let the common core get you down. That being said, our magnetic field is weakened and weakening more by the day. Don't use sun screen. Acclimate yourself to the sun a little at a time. Before you know it you will be out in the sun for 10 hours a day with no protection and no sun burn.