You have my sincere sympathy.....we went through a severe drought last
summer, and I wouldn't want to face that again.

For what it's worth, my tomatoes folded early last year, but the peppers
hung in there, especially the Hungarian semi-hots. Even the bells survived
, though, and they were about the only vegetables I was able to harvest. I
mulched *heavily*.

The other surprise was the asparagus. I didn't get much of a crop, and the
fronds didn't get very tall, but it didn't die off, and it got no
supplemental water. I was glad I had taken the time and effort to dig deep
and amend heavily when I planted them, and again, I had a lot of mulch on
the bed.

Are you allowed to water containers? That would be a way to get a few
tomatoes.

Good luck, and I hope you get some--no, lots--of rain.

Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


"George" wrote in message
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In metro Denver.......No watering except for trees and shrubs. Fines to
$500 apply. Reservoirs are at 43% capacity and dropping. There goes my
garden for this year. I'll set out a few tomato plants and hope for
rain, but if it's anything like last year, it's futile. Reminds me of
1933.