After some years of struggling with alternate dry soil and mud, I planted mine under the roof overhang. I can control the watering they get a LOT better that way. And I have mine in a framed raised bed and that helps a lot, too. Maybe a bit of work, but you might consider sheltering yours from the rain a bit. If your tomatoes are right at ground level, a trench around them can divert excess water away (like around a camp tent). A small frame supported on posts and topped with clear plastic can divert water away. You could build a frame around them and add soil (tomatoes will develop roots along a buried stem and the raised soil will drain faster). Maybe a bit of heresy, but interplanting a bunch of flowers around the tomatoes will provide more vegetative material to transpire moisture from the soil. Just some thoughts...

Very odd things happening with my houses this year. I had bluebirds in one house that laid 5 eggs. For the most part I try to stay away so they don't get spooked. In this case the next time I checked there was one fledgling that I saw but he didn't seem ready to fly away yet. But when I checked 2 days later there were no babies or eggs. The nest was empty. This box was protected with the mesh on the opening. I'm hoping time just flew by and the brood hatched and fledged in my absence! Will the parents start a new brood in the same nest or should I clean the box out for them to start over? I had another box that had activity, 5 eggs layed and a week later no eggs or babies. I fear they were killed since it was an old house from last year and it did not have the protective metal mesh at the opening. I have a nest nearby with the mesh protection. I kept checking and there was no activity or eggs. Then suddenly there was one egg!! I assumed the mom would lay more. I checked for 2 days, still only one egg. The third day the egg hatched with a tiny bald with a little fuzz baby bird. I kept watching from a distance and I did not see the male or female going into the house. I skipped looking inside the box today. I wanted to stay totally away. Tomorrow I will check again. I hope the little guy is okay.... Is it unusual for a female to lay only one egg? I'm thinking that perhaps the pair that were in the other box moved to this box when a predator got their other eggs..... Thus only one last egg to lay??? The box with the one egg is about 20 feet from the empty box. Perhaps this is part of that brood? Can the mom or dad move an egg or did she just lay it in a different box?? I have another box about 100 feet from that one protected with the mesh that some sparrows have taken over. They have built a nest and hang out in front of it on the mesh opening and on top of it but no eggs for well over a month. Perhaps they are the culprits that got the 5 bluebird eggs. Very strange that they built a nest and aren't using it. I know they will build several, one as a decoy or to give the female a choice, but I don't see that they've done that unless they are planning to take over the bluebird box. I will be keeping a watch on that....

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I also commented on the other thread AND sent my comments to GW administrators, but feel so strongly about the new format and font that I wanted to complain here too. I do NOT like the new font or appearance. The font size, font style, and color scheme are hurting my eyes. I'm not sure how long I'll be able to read this morning before I need to leave. What a shame. I wish they would attack the lack of function on the site first before messing with the appearance, which was fine btw. If you read the GW announcement, you'll see them mention how their motto is "do no harm". ((Insert laugh here.))