What to do with limestone

[endeitz]

Question:

I spent the first year of having a home digging (chipping, picking,
cursing, prying) out a small 10' x 20' area in my back yard in which to
plant a veggie garden. I have spent the next three years gazing at the
huge pile of dirty grey limestone rocks (from 5lbs to 250lbs) sitting in a
corner. If I had to do it over again, being older and marginally wiser, I
would simply buy dirt and build raised beds (and I may still). Anyone have
any idea what to do with all of those rocks? I could haul them to the
landfill, I guess. I'm in NW Austin. Anyone know where the nearest
landfill is (with weekend hours)? Would anyone want this stone? They
aren't very pretty to my eye.

Cheers,

Ed.

[Gary Brady]

>Anyone have any idea what to do with all of those rocks? I could haul them to
the
>landfill, I guess. I'm in NW Austin. Anyone know where the nearest
>landfill is (with weekend hours)? Would anyone want this stone? They aren't
very pretty to my eye.>

I'd advertise the rocks in the austin.forsale as "Fill Rocks-FREE-Will Help
Load".


Gary Brady
Austin, TX

[B.Server]

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 02:13:53 GMT, endeitz >
wrote:

>Question:
>
>I spent the first year of having a home digging (chipping, picking,
>cursing, prying) out a small 10' x 20' area in my back yard in which to
>plant a veggie garden. I have spent the next three years gazing at the
>huge pile of dirty grey limestone rocks (from 5lbs to 250lbs) sitting in a
>corner. If I had to do it over again, being older and marginally wiser, I
>would simply buy dirt and build raised beds (and I may still). Anyone have
>any idea what to do with all of those rocks? I could haul them to the
>landfill, I guess. I'm in NW Austin. Anyone know where the nearest
>landfill is (with weekend hours)? Would anyone want this stone? They
>aren't very pretty to my eye.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ed.

How about using them to build those raised beds? If it makes you feel
any better, price delivered limestone building materials.

--cheers

[B.Server]

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 02:13:53 GMT, endeitz >
wrote:

>Question:
>
>I spent the first year of having a home digging (chipping, picking,
>cursing, prying) out a small 10' x 20' area in my back yard in which to
>plant a veggie garden. I have spent the next three years gazing at the
>huge pile of dirty grey limestone rocks (from 5lbs to 250lbs) sitting in a
>corner. If I had to do it over again, being older and marginally wiser, I
>would simply buy dirt and build raised beds (and I may still). Anyone have
>any idea what to do with all of those rocks? I could haul them to the
>landfill, I guess. I'm in NW Austin. Anyone know where the nearest
>landfill is (with weekend hours)? Would anyone want this stone? They
>aren't very pretty to my eye.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ed.

How about using them to build those raised beds? If it makes you feel
any better, price delivered limestone building materials.

--cheers

[jabee]

(Gary Brady) wrote in message >...
> >Anyone have any idea what to do with all of those rocks? I could haul them to
> the
> >landfill, I guess. I'm in NW Austin. Anyone know where the nearest
> >landfill is (with weekend hours)? Would anyone want this stone? They aren't
> very pretty to my eye.>
>
> I'd advertise the rocks in the austin.forsale as "Fill Rocks-FREE-Will Help
> Load".
>
>
> Gary Brady
> Austin, TX

Build a raised bed, terrace a slope, ease seasonal drainage with a
drycreek bed, create a path, create a pad for boat..that's what I did
with my rocks out in Lago Vista. The neighbors first thought I was
nuts but then volunteered the rocks in their yards, a symbiotic
relationship.

The boat pad was a fluke. I kept throwing the small, gravel size ones
to the outer side of the driveway, joking that I needed to have a
place to park my (nonexistant) boat. The next year the pile had grown
to a good size when a friend offered to sell his sailboat cheap.
Voila! I had the required pad ready. Build it and they will come.

[jabee]

(Gary Brady) wrote in message >...
> >Anyone have any idea what to do with all of those rocks? I could haul them to
> the
> >landfill, I guess. I'm in NW Austin. Anyone know where the nearest
> >landfill is (with weekend hours)? Would anyone want this stone? They aren't
> very pretty to my eye.>
>
> I'd advertise the rocks in the austin.forsale as "Fill Rocks-FREE-Will Help
> Load".
>
>
> Gary Brady
> Austin, TX

Build a raised bed, terrace a slope, ease seasonal drainage with a
drycreek bed, create a path, create a pad for boat..that's what I did
with my rocks out in Lago Vista. The neighbors first thought I was
nuts but then volunteered the rocks in their yards, a symbiotic
relationship.

The boat pad was a fluke. I kept throwing the small, gravel size ones
to the outer side of the driveway, joking that I needed to have a
place to park my (nonexistant) boat. The next year the pile had grown
to a good size when a friend offered to sell his sailboat cheap.
Voila! I had the required pad ready. Build it and they will come.