One of my wife's customers saw my meager Chile Patch and has offered me the use of 2 and a half acres gratis for about 6 years, They plan to build on the land in about that time. I'm hoping to look at it this week-end and maybe get a soil test done shortly. As we are going into Autumn down here in the deeper South, I probably won't do anything much for a while. If I decide to do something with it, I'll be open to suggestions on ground preperation and planting. As she is a teacher I'll probably have to keep it fairly organic and pesticide free.. It's coastal (only inland about a mile) but relatively low.. If I take her up on the offer I'll probably make a financial offer just to make it legal. Peppercorn "read" (Chile) rental. <G> Luke in Oz Home of the South Pacific Peso buying US 49.65cents (yesterday) ($1.00 US 18 yrs ago) SEND TOURISTS GUNS AND MONEY, "with appologies to the songwriter" <g> Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. ~ ~ ARISTOTLE (384-322 BC) Greek writer, philosopher "Politics."