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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Roxanne, the more you talk about that piece of property the more interesting 
it sounds.  My little bit of knowledge of the Ozarks has much as Gene said, 
water running through limestone.  Lots of pockets, caves, etc.  You land 
sounds like , not unique, but different.  I hope , in the future, you have 
time to add some pictures of some of this stuff you talk about ,to your 
blog......................................

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--- On Wed, 12/24/08, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:

> From: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Karst water
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 9:50 AM
> Gene,
> 
> I think sandstone is also what causes the pH to be low. My
> garden area is mostly sand with clay and needs huge amounts
> of amendments/organic matter to grow anything very good. The
> driveway has areas of pure rinsed sand where the water runs
> over it during high creeks. Lots and lots of sand and lots
> and lots of clay. There is lime quarries around, but most of
> my rocks are shale, sand, and whatever those flat paving
> stones are made of. There are also lots of coral fossils
> lying around, if that means anything.
> 
> Roxann, NW AR
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)
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