>> Catharine, >> >> Rocks? In the soil? You mean there are places with rocks in the soil? >> Like where you would hit them with a shovel or drill? >> >> My, my... Some folks really do have it tough... > >Bambi, >You mean a pickax and pry bar aren't part of your regular garden tool >assortment? We've built whole walls and paves paths with what I dig up each year >just trying to plant in the cultivated area. Frost has even heaved large >fieldstones into the nice, originally stone-free raised bed area. > >I can't imagine a garden without rocks. I guess that's why my mattock is one of >my favorite garden tools. >Carol You know, I would like to have them available for just such as that, but I am *very* glad that it is not a problem here. I'll just continue to haul them home from the mountains. :-) Bambi Coastal Carolina