Our latest video shares a tip for how to prevent sunscald when temperatures fluctuate or are extreme. Christy shows one helpful piece of gardening equipment that will solve the problem when you plan ahead.

Sunscald can ruin a perfectly good pepper or tomatoes. Preventing sunscald requires a little foresight and a physical barrier that doesn’t cut out the sun entirely.

How to Prevent Sunscald

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Learn more about sun burn on plants in this post: Tomatoes with Heat Damage

Another tip: Avoid over-pruning! Summer heat won’t scald your plants as badly if you leave those leaves until temperatures cool down.

Enjoy what’s left of summer (we still have at least another month of hot weather here in SoCal). Use these tips to make sure your harvest survives!