Pat wrote: > Soil: Where I live there is exactly one and one half inches of > topsoil over either limestone or flint with a deep subsoil of > either more stone or packed impervious clay. Sounds fascinating, > don't it? I don't mean to sound like a smart *ss or anything but have you ever considered living in a more hospitable area for gardening -- like the Gobi desert or Beaumont or something? Gardening, even in raised beds, sounds like a challenge. How do you do it? I know you must garden there because you have a relative who tells brags on you a lot. I'm not going to complain about the soil here ever again, or at least not until the next time I plant something. Liz