Beginner Gardening: Where should we move? Help us decide, 0 by melody

melody wrote:
I'm with Terry and all of the Upper/Middle South folks. I like where I live, and the area..KY,TN,NC...is usually overlooked.

I have pretty good soil here that will grow mostly anything, and amendments just make it better. We have high speed internet in the area and tech jobs are becoming more in demand. Crime is low and there is good access to health care.

Cost of living is very low.And if you check the average saleries of different occupations, pay is in line with our cost of living. The pay will seem low, but it just don't take as much to live in our area. My tax bill for our property this year was 667.00. That includes a commercial business and a 3200 square foot home on 4 acres, in a residential/small business zone.

Schools are very good. Our tax dollars are used well with wonderful improvements and programs. We don't have any kids, but are impressed with the program.

Weather is pretty good most of the time. But, we have the opposite humidity problem. It _never_ falls below 50% and most times is over 70%. We have a great 4 seasons climate. I mow the lawn just before putting my Christmas decorations in the yard the end of November and start eyeing it seriously about the middle of March. If I wait till april to mow, I've waited too long and have to rake and play 'catch-up' for weeks.

Right now I'm squishing through my yard and garden as we've had about 3" of rain in the last 48 hrs. Needless to say, stuff is green!

Here's a picture I took yesterday...right after the rain.