Jalapeños of FIRE!!!

So I have been eating some of my jalapeños that I have grown. I have a TON because I planted so many plants and didn't have the heart or desire to cull them. I have been getting edible ones since July but I have noticed that they are very hot. The hottest jalapeños I have ever eaten and I have had by share. What could have caused this? Its the same thing that has basically killed my pumpkins: super hot weather. All those 100 and upper 90 degree days have super charged my chilies. This is weird though considering that most commercially grown jalapeños in the States come from Texas or New Mexico, so you can't tell me that they are having 70 degree days there. I wonder if they shade them to keep them from getting insane? I am going to attempt to grow them in the house over the winter and see if that makes a difference in temp.

So the pumpkins. Powdery Mildew (PM). This stuff thrives on warm, humid, nights. Hmmm, could that have anything to do with the 100 degree days? :( Its spread from the patch all the way down the vines like wildfire. I sprayed with a biological (I forget the name) it seemed to work, then went back to before. *sigh* Probably none of the beautiful gourds this year either. I have tons of squash though, which have PM as well, but they seem to produce more. Suggestion from the Mother of All Giants: plant them later in the year so I don't spend 2 months not growing fruit but mildew. Next season I am planting them on July 4th. Also going to talk with some local growers about what they do when I go picking in October.