[dice]

"Thanks a bunch for the advice, Dice."

De nada.

I haven't been up in the San Jauns often, and I don't know
about the average yearly weather there from personal
experience. It is beautiful country, but "the most polluted
Orcas in the world" might give me pause.

Edit:
PS:
A post by Carolyn in another thread reminded me that
deer will be an issue in all of those areas, probably
raccoons and possums, too. For the deer, you could
try a 10-foot buffer zone of buckwheat around the
edges of the property and a territorial dog. Deer like
buckwheat, and with any luck the dog will notice
them eating the buckwheat before they get to
the garden. The only other alternative with long-term
success is a deer fence too high for them to jump.