> However, last summer on August 22, 1997, nearby New Jersey > received 13 inches of rain on that one day.... whew! And 9 inches in a 5 day period over the last couple weeks, and a total of nearly 18" in May out here in Jefferson. I have a swamp to prove it. Unfotunately a collection of thymes are not swamp-lovers. Jaime jknoble@warwick.net NW NJ, zone 6/5