> >I was out at dawn this morning spading a small area for lettuce. >Perhaps the cooler, long fall will be better for growing some >vegetables that didn't produce this spring. > >Barbara zone 7/8 southwest of Fort Worth, Texas > Barbara, that was a good suggestion to contact your county ag agent there. Also, thanks to Texas A&M, there are really good websites on Internet. One that I have is http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/vegetables/onion.html Now I don't know where you could stop that address for other veggies since I'm pretty incompetent on the computer. There are Texas wildflowers at http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery1.htm I think your plan for wildlife is a fine one. Oregon and other Northwesterners will miss you. Margaret