"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in
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from gary davis contains these words:

Have a look at this message (below) I posted awhile ago. He told
me he has
only 6" of soil on hardpan and is trying to compete with his
friends in
growing 'stuff'. What chance does he have?

earlier you said

Surely, you must be joking! 6" of soil and you are wondering
why
you can't
keep up to your friends success in growing plants? Can you tell
me
how deep
their soil is?
Well, I'll take your story at face value and tell you that you
need more
soil. I'll send you some...it will contain some bs but not more
than
you can
handle. Good luck

Did you think Franz was joking?

To any gardener in the UK who knows Franz's area, there's no
reason to
doubt that he's A) telling the truth about his garden soil and B)
perfectly able to grow stuff in it.

You are quite right on both scores. {:-))

Franz