Cool pictures! Yes, Nature has been coping with fire much longer that it has been coping with Man, and seems to be up to the challenge of both. A few years ago, I got a big propane torch and burned over the soil in two of my vegetable beds to eliminate fire grass and various other non-veggies. Within two weeks, I had a luxuriant growth of some damn weed I've never seen before, and I've been fighting it ever since. At least it isn't kudzu. Bob In Zone 7 where the only natural hazard is deer. Presently digging TB iris and will have 400-500 fans cleaned and prepped when the dust settles next week. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…