I don't know Elaine, we're sure not feeling the love here in Texas. We had the bad storms over Christmas in the northern part and the panhandle but we saw just some rain and I think one bolt of lightning but as far as a nice steady rain haven't seen that lately. The said because of the El Nino we're supposed to be colder than normal this winter and I'll believe that. I looked at the water reports and can't find the pH level anywhere. I've sent and email to the city water distribution department to see if they know. In your earlier post you mentioned just misting them with the 1/2tsp of Epson Salts in a spray bottle. Just the leaves or a bit of mist on top of the bark also?