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From: jbd@duke.UUCP
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Subject: square foot gardening
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 13:26:56 EST
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I received the book "Square Foot Gardening" for
Christmas (by Mel Bartholomew).  It is the companion
to the PBS series with the same title.  I've only read
about half of it so far, but it looks very interesting.

Has anyone on the net tried it?  What do you think?
Any suggestions?  I'm planning to move my garden from
its present site (about 600 ft from the house) to the
back of the house (right at the back door), so I will
be "starting new".  One question that I have concerns soil.
We have very heavy clay soil, so I am considering
setting up raised beds, and using a soil mix (I haven't
investigated prices yet).  Also, our soil is about half
rocks, some too heavy to move.  Any comments?

Thanks,
Joanne Bechta Dugan (jbd@duke)

P.S.  There's nothing better for chasing away the winter
blues than planning a garden !