In a message dated 6/21/99 9:05:27 PM, owner-gardeners-digest@globalgarden.com writes: << Subject: [gardeners] Re: Drought >> In California we normally don't have rain from May to Oct. But we have wonderful gardens! We have our garden on timer controlled drip systems. If we depended on Mother Nature to "water" we would have no plants at all. Drip systems are wonderful as they conserve water and weed growth. My tomatoes and chiles are happy it's heating up. Yesterday was 87 deg. Today is supposed to hit 100 deg. Then cooling back into the 80's thru the weekend. Mary-Anne SF Bay Area USDA Zone 9B Sunset zone 14/15