>We have had 0.8mm (0.03 of inch) rainfall since mid May. My soil temperature thermocouple, at 5cm depth, albeit in the open, not under the trees, was registering +43ºC (110ºF) and the soil is dry as far down as you can dig. Link to picture (if not obscured by advertisements) showing area where snowdrops (and hundreds of Tulipa tarda) have grown for years. Note damp, lush conditions. (This is not the area where most of the snowdrops are grown.) http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/… Bob _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…