Under the Solano Sun

A few weeks ago, I heard that my mom and my brother were going on a road trip to San Francisco. Normally, I wouldn't care to go. I hated the traffic. But since the only road trips I've had in months had been going to the grocery store or picking-up take-out food, I wanted to go.

This has been a trying time between COVID lockdown and the mercurial weather. I find myself having to struggle to even get into my garden regularly.

NOTE: UCCE Master Gardeners do not recommend eating any herb unless it's 100% identified by a professional. For safety's sake, please do not eat any herb, plant, etc. from your yard until you've identified it.

You know how it goes when you own a home. Eventually, things wear out and need to be replaced. Last summer, during the horrendous heat, the air conditioner totally went kaput. In the process of replacing the HVAC we decided to bite the bullet and get a solar system as well.

As summer begins to wind down, hot peppers are ripening in the garden. Some gardeners will want them to be hotter, and others prefer less heat. Are there things you can do to shift their rating on the Scoville Heat Units (SHU) scale? Maybe, but there are a lot of myths as well.