Allen, I know that, in time, I will find just "the right spot" to garden on our Oklahoma prairie...just as you have. I'm simply getting impatient to get down to business with the gardening part of living there. We had some severe weather in the N. W. portions of Oklahoma last night and in the N. E. portions this afternoon. About 1 a.m. we had small hail, hard rain, lightening, and wind gusts up to and exceeding 65 mph. No damage in our area of N. E. OK. With the onslaught of rain our weeds look healthy and refreshed -- I hope our garden in Payne Co. looks healthy as well! ;) The wild honeysuckle has become a ground cover for our woods and it's getting to burst into bloom...we have some wild asparagus emerging. I had a small bowl of asparagus soup for dinner. (Hubby hates asparagus!) Well, this is all for now from this part of Oklahoma. I always enjoy reading everyone's posts. I'm learning a great deal from all of you -- thanks for sharing. Vicki