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Gardening

GTurck

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6. Moved from Will County...

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:05 AM

Jan 2013

to edge of Texas Hill Country. Very shallow soil with limestone everywhere and caliche underbase. The area is quite beautiful but hard to grow crops on. Keep trying to make planting beds but that is expensive to do. Really miss midwest soils which were so easy to plant in and get a decent return.

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chicago's hidden farms [View all] mopinko Jan 2013 OP

One thing I really miss about living in Chicago is the rich, black soil. jillan Jan 2013 #1

Same as in Michigan Michigan-Arizona Jan 2013 #2

my soil actually kinda sucks. mopinko Jan 2013 #4

I've got what the soil people call kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #20

yeah, like aurora. mopinko Jan 2013 #21

Grow your own! JEB Jan 2013 #3

The black soil was what helped settle the area. jerseyjack Jan 2013 #5

The Potawatomi called the Nodding Onion - Che-ca-gou rosesaylavee Jan 2013 #14

Moved from Will County... GTurck Jan 2013 #6

My utopian dream is seeing a garden on every rooftop. gtar100 Jan 2013 #7

Just make sure to test your soil for lead. You don't want to poison yourself inadvertantly... scubadude Jan 2013 #8

first, i am building a lot of new soil with composting mopinko Jan 2013 #9

If you are using urban soil, have it tested. Simple enough. scubadude Jan 2013 #10

arsenic and mercury fall from the sky here. mopinko Jan 2013 #11

I urge potential uban gardeners to have their soils tested. scubadude Jan 2013 #12

i don't think i am safe. i think i am doomed. mopinko Jan 2013 #13

One question - how is it that all the roofs are sturdy enough to handle truedelphi Jan 2013 #15

that is a big barrier to there being even more than there are. mopinko Jan 2013 #16

The Chicago Fire of 1873 truedelphi Jan 2013 #17

1871 mopinko Jan 2013 #18

I had never heard that "comet-fire" theory. truedelphi Jan 2013 #19

things haven't changed tthhhaaaaatt much. mopinko Jan 2013 #22