I think so. The nightly news weather guy said dry air tends to build upon itself-and that looking at the jet stream-he didn't see any relief till September.

I think we already there. I'm glad I bought some sprinkler systems otherwise I'd already be short a few plants. I picked the wrong year to add some shrubs and a few trees to the yard. I water them almost everyday. It hasn't rained since the 17th of June with the exception of a short 20 minute sprinkle.

We had over three weeks in July last year where it didn't rain, and then it went back to a regular pattern after that. I'm not worried yet.

I am with Lazyweeder, we are at drought stage here in the cities. I feel blessed that I have a shallow well that I water the gardens with (I don't worry about the grass). I don't use my city water for my major gardening needs. My city is on an odd/even watering ban (going to a total ban soon), so I watch my neighbors go out after dark and water their lawns. I do try to sprinkle my neighbor next doors flowers when I water, since I've gotten her into flower gardening and I get to harvest her seeds!

I believe a rain dance or something is in order.

September? Yikes! Fortunately I have a well, so I water what needs to be watered. So far haven't lost anything yet, but several plants aren't as vigorous as they have been in the past.

Linda

It's awfully dry here too. The grass doesn't get watered, unless it catches the edge of the water that is intended for something else. Like Dave, I put in shrubs this year, 13 of them, I believe (just added them up in my head :) and they have to have water, as does the new hosta bed, a dozen new clematis, and the veggie gardens. Luckily, the established perennials don't seem to notice the lack of moisture too much yet. Sure hope we don't have a watering ban here.

I am trying to decide if there are plants to let go dormant or not. I don't know anything about this. We were gone on vacation for the first 9 days of July and some are either dormant or dead. It seems like so many perennials have been early this year and are already forming seeds. Does this happen when a drought is on the way? (I am not a life long Minnesota gardener).

I am glad that I started to go to planting mostly native plants last summer. Even the ones I started by winter sowing this year are doing much better than some of the non-native well established perennials.