Cindi - Don't berate yourself with not putting the mulch down.. in that heat, that's a sure way of keeling over in heat exhaustion.. or worse! Especially if your DH is not home (like mine isn't a lot.. he's always at work/school). The plants are *so* not worth your life. Trust me.
And getting 2" of rain like that isn't good.. just washes away. You need a slow steady drizzle that soaks in.
*keeping fingers/toes/eyeballs crossed for more good rain*
Amazing story about what happened in Wichita! Wow!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_...
