I think the main impact that rain has on butterflies is in influencing how much (or little) the host plants grow. The immediate impact is that the butterflies stay perched in the trees and shrubbery while it's raining. I heard they got huge rain totals in the Florida panhandle. I got .55 on the 3rd and .50 yesterday, so my totals have been modest, but helpful - we haven't had rain in a while, and I was having to water my garden, such a pain having to deal with that unwieldy hose! It's supposed to rain every day this weekend, though, and probably all through next week, so I shouldn't have to deal with it for a while, anyway. Sherry

well i picked the pod from the 7 pot brown and 1 guy backed out on the taste test so me and the other guy halved it ...... had a real good fruity flavor then a few seconds later the heat was quite intense my buddy starting using his Tea as mouth wash ... lol first it hit the back of the throat then moved to the top of the tongue seemed a bit hotter then the 7 pot reds i have tried . will have to run a few more test i will let the next ripe one sit on the plant for a couple weeks to build up more heat

We have also had the rains this summer - but it has been very cool also. The crops were looking great, but behind due to the cool temps. This could reduce the yields quite a bit. Then we got hit with some major hail last weekend. Ouch! We didn't have any buildings damaged - but major crop damage. Guess things were looking too good. Luckey we didn't have the building damaged that some did though. Lots of broken windows and siding damage in some areas close to us.

I had my brazilian raintree drop all its leaves and go into senescence (because of drought) new leaves are finallu starting to come back but they look almost white. Any idea why? I’m misting the terrarium it is in twice a day and watering it when the soil feels dry.