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Old August 23, 2007   #2
Zana
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Great looking job you did. I love the use of the pea gravel paths. Low maintenance pathways are my kind of thing. I'm spoiled right now since all my pots and containers are on concrete around the pool/patio, so no weeding except the pots/containers themselves.

Question: (And I'm only asking this since I've considered doing virtually the same thing here.) Is the 5.5" of soil really deep enough for some of the larger tomato varieties to set down sufficient roots or does it need to be deeper? I was going to use 2x10's or biscuit together 2x8's, to make mine deeper. (The other reason I'd like it deeper it means I don't have to kneel or bend as much and my ol' knees and back will thank me for that, big time.)

Could anybody else chime in on how deep is enough?
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