http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
I tend to disagree with the map a bit in the area around Austin.
Generally
speaking, its a bit cooler to the west in the hill country proper than
Austin itself during worst of winter.
Hill country proper, unless you're lucky enough to be in some bottom land,
you have to have raised beds. Or have the soil brought in. West of IH35,
may be lucky to have some locally usable soil of appreciable depth.
Water availability is always a problem in the summer in a typical year.
Texas has a 8.25% sales tax except for most foods. They tax vegetable
juice, but not potato chips. I don't know why either. All restaurant
foods
are taxed same rate. Locally prepared bakery products are not taxed.
Property taxes vary by county AND local school districts within that
county.
Looking at last year's tax bill, the school district's ****tion is the
biggest bite in taxes. I live in Hays county, in the Wimberley area
subject
to WISD taxation. Well over 2% *****sed value is tax rate. Austin is in
Travis county. Seniors get a property tax break at age 65 state-wide.
Got some decent rain today, with minor hail.
--
Dave
Parkinson's disease, not easy to define.
Much less cure.
"Omelet" <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:ompomelet-55BD63.20570913052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>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.
>> >> >
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> "Human nature seems to be to control other people
> until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein
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