Terrace HeightsCommunity GardenThe United Christian Church in Terrace Heights hasbegun a community garden and anyone can take part.You can either use this space to grow food for yourself orjoin others in growing food for those who have little ofit. New student, Linda Hernandez has joined this groupand reported for duty last Sunday. We hope she will giveus reports from time to show the progress of this project.What a good way of helping others and using this time aspay back to the MG program.McClure Elementary’sgarden spring cleanupThe “Bombard Gardens” is having their spring cleanup on Saturday, May 15th from 9 a.m. to noon. Wecould use the help of <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Gardener</strong>s to show students,parents, K Club, andstaff how to prune,which plants areweeds, and generalquestions that popup. Call McClure at575-1300 to let themknow you are comingand they’ll put youon the list for Pizza at noon! McClure is located at 1222South 22nd Avenue in <strong>Yakima</strong>. It’s right behind Safewayon Nob Hill.They are also asking for some “landscaping help” forthe Nedra Callard Playground area that the pre-schoolchildren use. They have money earmarked for the playgroundbut don’t know what to put in! If you are interestedin helping with either project or if you have questionscontact Pat Bomard.Selah <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Gardener</strong>s askedto help at Zirkle’s Wellness DayCalling all MG members who live in Selah. ZirkleFruit Company has their annual Wellness Day onThursday, May 13th and we will have a table there.Diana will man it part of the day, but cannot get it startedbecause she will be preparing lunch for all the vendors....(That means free lunch for you). Can you help betweenthe hours of 11:00 and 1:00? Our theme is Heart Healthy,and we will be teaching about growing good food.Flyers are ready to hand out and a basket of garden goodieshas been prepared for a drawing. If you can help, pleasecontact Diana at 697-6206 or DianaPieti509@aol.comThank you. Time there can be used as pay back to theMG program.How many hats does Bill wear?How many hats does Bill Woolman wear? We knowhe wears the hat of a gardener, photographer,nurseryman, and carpenter. We at the clinic are so veryappreciative of his role as carpenter this week. We havehad a drawer that was broken for months and could notget it fixed. But Bill fixed it. He brought his side kick Garyto help and now it is much easier to work the phone at theclinic. Thank you, Bill. What would <strong>Master</strong><strong>Gardener</strong>s do without you?Get well, PennyIt is good to hear that Skip’s wife, Penny, finally on themend from heart surgery. Margaret Morris has beenvery ill but is finally on her way to better health. JimMcLain’s wife, Myra, has spent many days in the hospitalbut is finally home and doing much better. <strong>Master</strong><strong>Gardener</strong>s wish you all a speedy recovery.The Garden GeekHot PeppersThe heat in hot peppers comes from a chemical called capsaicin, which is often the active ingredient in lotions formuscle aches. Capsaicin is the pepper plant’s best defense against mammals that would eat its foliage. Capsaicinis created in the white pith of the chili pepper, not the seeds, as many people think. It works by stimulating nerveendings in the skin, especially the mucous membranes. Birds are not affected by the heat, which makes themperfect for dispersing the seed in the wild. They swallow pepper seeds without destroying them, and disperse theseeds later, wherever they happen to be; so pepper seeds can travel great distances from their parent plants!