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  • I want to build a side garden with bushes, flowers and roses and perhaps a few trees near the West side of our new house. Our house was built on a packed cinder foundation and my husband thinks putting 4 inches of top soil on the cinders is adequate. I think we need to tear the cinder foundation out and replace with soil or the plants roots will not penetrate the cinder foundation well? What do you think? I live in northern New Mexico.

    10/9/200710:48:38 AM Link 0 comments | Add comment

    Gardens

    Different plants will require different depths of soil to grow in. A good rule of thumb is to measure the depth of your largest potted plant and that will give you a good idea of how much soil you will require. I agree with you that you should remove the cinder and replace with topsoil.

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