On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 01:09:45 GMT, "stan the man"
wrote:

Have you tried shade cloth over the plants in summer?
I am also interested in converting sandy areas into soil

No I haven't, because I haven't needed to.

But if you're trying to get gardens happening on sandy soil, what I
have doen would work as well- bury as many veggie scraps in the soil
as you can, and incorporate lots of compost etc. It will help with
water retention.

Geodyne