Re: taxes and the best place to vegetable garden?

I honestly don't know the zone. :-) I've never paid much attention to 
those and I know that's not good, but... <shrugs>

I live in the Austin/San Antonio IH-35 corridor.
I'm sure there are zone maps that will show it.


In article <g0d6rq01493@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "tstovall" <twstovall@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> I too garden in raised beds and containers, especially self watering 
> containers.  Thanks for the input on Texas.  It's in the running.  Where
you 
> are describing sounds like around Abeline. Is that Zone 7?
> ~tom
> "Omelet" <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:ompomelet-B288B0.17275513052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Actually, the soil in the hill country is pretty rocky.
> > The alluvial plains below it tho' are good, but then there is the
danger
> > of tornadoes and bad storms.
> >
> > There is a reason I live in the upper areas West of IH-35. The hilly
> > terrain breaks up the winds. The worst I've gotten here in this house
in
> > 20 years is a couple of bad hail storms.
> >
> > I garden in all raised beds and containers.
> >
> >
> > In article <g0cs100lhv@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > "tstovall" <twstovall@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> Texas is hard for me to figure the tax liability.  Personal Property 
> >> taxes
> >> vary by local districts/towns.  And my own liability is that I don't 
> >> speak
> >> Spanish.  But it does list 41st out of 50 on my handy dandy state tax
> >> comparison chart.  South Texas is way too hot for me but central
Texas is 
> >> so
> >> pretty and I think that the climate/soil for gardening in the hill 
> >> country
> >> is great.
> >> ~tom
> >> "Omelet" <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> news:ompomelet-6DD968.12503913052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> > In article <g0cj0e0252r@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >> > "tstovall" <twstovall@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I'm wondering where to retire. It would have to be in a location
where
> >> >> housing prices are not outa this world, like San Diego, etc. But I

> >> >> also
> >> >> want
> >> >> a place that I can grow wonderful vegetables most of the year.
Even if
> >> >> that
> >> >> means in a northern state with season extensions and a greenhouse.
Or 
> >> >> the
> >> >> deep south. or, what's your thoughts on climate and taxes!!!?
Don't
> >> >> vege's
> >> >> taste better with less taxes?
> >> >> ~tom
> >> >
> >> > Texas has no state income tax, property and housing are lower in
many
> >> > areas than in California, and South and South Central have loooong
> >> > growing seasons.
> >> >
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Peace! Om

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