They are synergistic, which you find out really fast if you combine a menthol sports rub with a capsaicin sports rub. Most of the remedies for a too-hot bite of salsa are on the table already. SUGAR: Take a spoonful of sugar (or one restaurant packet) and dissolve it in a mouthful of water or other beverage. Swish it around your mouth until the burning stops, then swallow it. Sweet soda pops - orange, grape,"Sidral" (an apple-based Mexican brand) FATS: Scoop up a big chip-ful of sour cream or other high-fat dairy product and let it melt in your mouth. Ice cream, full-fat yogurt also works. Low-fat stuff not so well.

I've a just curious question about incubator temperatures.Question came up reminiscing about childhood on a farm and no one knew the answer. What happens if the best temperature one can get is a little bit, say half a degree, below the minimum recommended?

I bought a couple of those hosta from Lowe's as well. They are Monrovia, so I assume they monitor for HVX. They had Diana Remembered, which will probably do well for me. I bought one called Color Glory, which probably isn't Color Glory (also known as Borwick Beauty). And if it is, it probably won't do well for me (it's an Elegans sport) . But for just $7.99, it was worth the shot. bk

I am in zone 6, Canada. I have many hosta in containers. Most are dormant but some are not. We are experiencing a hard frost now for a few days. I have moved the nondormant hosta in more protective areas and some in an unheated shed. I am planning to put them back outside again when the daytime temperatures are above freezing. They should go dormant soon. As you are in zone 7b, you are in a much warmer zone. It is not OK to leave them in the shed now until spring if they are not fully dormant because they will continue to want to grow. Growth will be poor. They need to be dormant before you store them for the winter.