[AlittleSalt]

Any ideas or contribution of knowledge is much appreciated.

While walking through our garden this morning, I had a few thoughts and ideas about peppers. Our weather forecast for the next six weeks is basically the same day over and over = 100F for the highs and 80F for the lows. I should add that it has been 6 days since I last looked at the pepper plants in our garden. I had been taking antibiotics and had to stay out of the sun until today.

We are experimenting with not shading two rows of peppers. We always have shaded before. The plants are all 0 - 800 Scoville units varieties. My wife and I find that we don't really care for peppers that do not have some heat to them. So, why not experiment on these plants?

I cut off all the peppers growing on the plants. I'm thinking of using a high nitrogen fertilizer to see if they will grow a bigger bushier plant in the next six weeks of high heat. I don't want to spend any more money other than watering them - the cheapest form of high nitrogen is human pee. Of course it has to be clean and then diluted with water. My question on this idea is:

Do you think the combination of high heat and nitrogen may burn the plants? Any ideas on dilution rates?

As I was cutting the peppers off I noticed a few new pepper plants coming up. It made me think that nature is telling me to plant peppers for a fall garden. I've already done that, but it was nice seeing the new volunteer plants.