I believe it. Anecdotally, it was so dry here in Ohio that my pepper plants are just starting to recover. The tomatoes and berry bushes are doing great, but the

I believe it. Anecdotally, it was so dry here in Ohio that my pepper plants are just starting to recover. The tomatoes and berry bushes are doing great, but the peppers specifically were stunted. By this time last year they were well over a foot tall; this year, they're under 6", the poor things. June was just so _dry_ here. We couldn't keep up with the watering, we were out with the hose almost every morning. July, though, has so far been more forgiving, with enough rain to get everyone by. I'm hoping the trend continues. Any other local stories?