tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post7075337113645378815..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: The Central BasinGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-71190851876738885672008-02-25T18:38:00.000-06:002008-02-25T18:38:00.000-06:00As fellow Austinite Dawn mentioned, we also garden...As fellow Austinite Dawn mentioned, we also garden over limestone. Some of us have "only" limestone, with a thin layer of soil on top. But my garden is more like yours, with thick, gooey clay over limestone. You'd have to dig pretty deep to hit limestone in my soil, but it's there, and of course acid-lovers like azaleas don't like it one bit. I grow a lot of natives too---surefire success when you have tricky soil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-73630442806642888402008-02-25T07:15:00.000-06:002008-02-25T07:15:00.000-06:00Annaflowergirl,I understand completely...and have ...Annaflowergirl,<BR/><BR/>I understand completely...and have some pretty flowers...I do, I do! I will post photos when they pop up! The problem for me was I couldn't raise the soil without killing the trees. Natives were then a must....let's see what the spring and summer bring.<BR/><BR/>Sorry you builder is such a dummy...<BR/><BR/>Dawn,<BR/><BR/>Glad you stopped by...I am looking forward to reading about your garden.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9047665063031356222008-02-25T00:07:00.000-06:002008-02-25T00:07:00.000-06:00Thanks for dropping by my blog. It's nice to 'meet...Thanks for dropping by my blog. It's nice to 'meet' you. :-)<BR/><BR/>What a lovely photo. I took my son to Cheekwood several years ago when we visited friends in Nashville. What beautiful gardens they have there.<BR/><BR/>I sympathize about gardening with very little soil over limestone. That is the shape of things here in the Hill Country of Austin as well. I am relatively new here & have much to learn though. <BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818111801666078642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-70157295429861395082008-02-24T23:13:00.000-06:002008-02-24T23:13:00.000-06:00This is why I'm going up in the garden instead of ...This is why I'm going up in the garden instead of down. I've been trying to ammend that clay for 10years. I'm moving in to a new house in two weeks. It has clay, some kind of limstone stuff the builder hauled in, and red dirt with no nutrients. I'm having to spend my entire landscaping budget on ammending. My builder does not understand. He thinks just grade and throw down seed and plant a few plants for the foundation. <BR/><BR/>You know if I do it his way--I'll have baked grass come summer. My foundation plants will have drowned in the clay. So I'm ammending the yard and going up in the beds. <BR/><BR/>I completely understand your blog today--but I got to have some pretty flowers. I'll try to keep them within the hose range.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-53163432627492011252008-02-24T19:16:00.000-06:002008-02-24T19:16:00.000-06:00Frances,Those plants are such a nuisance....removi...Frances,<BR/><BR/>Those plants are such a nuisance....removing either of them from a natural area would be like painting the Golden Gate Bridge...as one crew was finishing one end another crew would have to start at the other.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, I do appreciate this place and have been so fortunate to meet other people who are passionate about natives.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-64276533798725528332008-02-24T18:24:00.000-06:002008-02-24T18:24:00.000-06:00Just rolling along, reading and nodding, you reall...Just rolling along, reading and nodding, you really know your scientific facts about where you garden, and then there's the bite of the serpent!!!Privet and honeysuckle, arghhh! Really, I enjoyed your post very much, but those two plants are the bane of the gardening experience here. ;-><BR/><BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-48092087168366238372008-02-24T14:58:00.000-06:002008-02-24T14:58:00.000-06:00i see you changed it!:) it will take awhile to rem...i see you changed it!:) it will take awhile to remember to adjust the post date, but before long it will be second nature.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-81917806182320991782008-02-24T13:50:00.000-06:002008-02-24T13:50:00.000-06:00good good job! love the information. lots of it. i...good good job! love the information. lots of it. i too think the limestone is way cool. i wish i could get some in my garden. paul james, the gardener guy likes it alot. he gardens in oklahoma. do you suppose he has the same topography as nashville?<BR/><BR/>btw. you CAN go in and edit this post to reflect the correct date. just open it in edit mode (it will be found under published posts), go to the lower left hand corner where it says publish date, and click, then just change the date and republish. easy. i have done it many times before (i'm ashamed to say). the garden bloggers at the spring fling may not have enough time to show you these little things. by then you will know it all anyhow.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com