"Hedda Lettis" wrote in message
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"brooklyn1" wrote in message
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"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:56:23 -0500, "Hedda Lettis"
wrote:



Just curious as how big your garden is. A cubic yard doesn't go very
far.


When I bought this house all the top horizon of soil was in tact, to
that I added 12 yards of compost after the pool was built. We live on
half acre and I would say since the house is 3,000 sq ft, the pool 50'
x 10' and we have a 400 sq ft deck near the pool, the garden is about,
oh, about every square inch outside a small piece of turf in the front
yard.


Why would someone who claims to be so into gardening move all the way
from NY to the _wide open_ spaces of TX for a measly 1/2 acre, a
legitimate query.

It's probably all they could afford.

Real estate price has more to do with factors other than land size... there
could well be a million dollar house set on a 1/2 acre lot of soil so ****
poor for growing plants that top soil needs to be purchased... my question
has to do with gardening, not the dwelling.