On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:39:02 -0600, William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Then for a greenhouse, import truckloads of decent dirt (my neighbours  
> all do that to have a garden), find a place flat enough that doesn't  
> block honey wagon access to the septic tank, I'm sort of living on a  
> hillside made of bedrock, gravel and sand.

Oddly enough, that's exactly my situation, except instead of sand I have  
clay.  I brought in four pickup loads of dirt and compost and built raised  
beds.  I didn't bother trying to level the spot (though it's not *that*  
bad), I just level the soil in the raised bed -- the plants are far less  
worried about it than I am, and with the greenhouse cover keeping the wind  
and rain off, erosion isn't a big issue.

> The only veg. to start would be cabbage and onion.

Just add water and meat and you've got a stew.  :-)

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   Robert Kesterson
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