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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> The metal siding is heavy
> duty stuff that is painted white.  It's not like roofing tin.  We
> inherited the pile of siding with the property and we used some of it
> when we built the milkroom a few years back, but there's plenty left and
> it was just laying there creating it's own little snake habitat.  It's
> been laying on the ground on the edge of the back pasture for the 8
> years we have lived here, and no sign of rust yet.

Sounds ideal. I had never heard of that use before for metal siding.

You know, I have practiced composting in place and lasagna gardening
> style and planting directly in mulch for so many years, to me, it's a
> proven method.

Yup. Saves a lot of energy, too. My mother, at 92, still gardens 
every day. When we visit her my brother and I dig trenches in her 
garden beds. She throws kitchen waste in the trenches and uses a hoe 
to pull dirt over it. She has amazing gardens. This is in west 
Arizona. Her place is an oasis.