Allen >prediction for this winter is "dryer and warmer than normal". We'll be raising >talcum >if it gets any dryer. The predictions for the Northwest and the Northeast is for >above average rainfall. Maybe rice will become a big crop in New England.{;-) > Allen > Bastrop Co. > SE Central Tx. I doubt is most of the Northeast will be growing rice. With a 50 ft drop in 1/4 mile around here it doesn't hold the water needed for Rice. The only this growing outside from now to June is Garlic, Parsnip and icicles. Byron