Hi Stone,
Thank you so much for answering my question. It has been very dry here...hardly any rain all of June & July, & temps in the 90's...very unusual for New England. Your reply has heartened me. I'll just keep trying to lug buckets of water as often as I can.
I am sorry you are experiencing drought as well. I checked out your website & it looks like it is a long term situation that you are trying to adjust to. Your website was interesting.