On 30 Dec 2004 17:42:53 GMT in Patskywriter wrote:

Just a few nits, but.
1) Your keyboard has a shift key. Use it to capitalize words that
are supposed to be capitalized. Do not use the caps lock key.
2) Keep your lines to ~72 characters in length so that followups
can quote what you write.
3) You are posting in a medium that assumes a monospaced font. Put
two spaces after punctuation marks such as ., !, ?, and :.
dwayne, great suggestions! i definitely plan to do much of the "structural"
stuff this winter. because the dirt that was trucked in is so bad, i'm going to
build raised beds for my fruits and veggies and add composted manure and good
topsoil. i'm hoping that the "new" pressure-treated wood is OK. for the
tropical garden, bird/butterfly garden, dwarf fruit tree mini-orchard, etc i'll
have to improve the soil area by area. i can't afford to bring in good topsoil
and compost for the entire yard at one time.

Have you looked at the materials that are plastic mixed with wood fibre?
They should not leach nastiness into the soil.

Have you talked with your municipality to see if they are willing to
deliver a load of uncomposted leaves?
Do you stay on the lookout for the folks that bag their raked leaves
and leave them on the curb?
Both are useful for making your own compost.

And have you any acquaintances that have many horses and a dump trailer?
They're probably more than willing to get manure off their hands.

--
Chris Dukes
Suspicion breeds confidance -- Brazil