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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Dec 24, 2008, at 9:50 AM, roxann wrote:

> 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.

Yeah, your dirt is some different than mine.

I have one chunk of what I believe is coral, stained red from clay. I  
have been unable to positively identify it with photos on the Web.

Trust me, sand is better than rocks when it comes to gardening.