From: pintiha@jhmi.edu   
      
   My wife got some seeds for a Japanese carrot which is supposed to grow two   
   feet long "in the proper soil". So I spent the morning making the soil proper   
   in one of the garden rows. The area is about three feet across and six feet   
   long.    
      
   I dug it out to a depth of two feet, hitting red clay about a foot down. The   
   red clay will go in some low spots in the back pasture. I then put some   
   perlite and sand in the bottom of the pit and dug it into the base clay a bit.   
   Next came about a foot of    
   compost, followed by another sprinkling of perlite and sand. Finally, the   
   topsoil which was removed was replaced and raked smooth. A bit of compost on   
   top of that gave her a good bed for the seeds. Seems like a proper carrot bed   
   to me.   
      
   Very strenuous work for an old man but good exercise. I'll report back in a   
   few months on the length of the carrots. I hope they appreciate all my efforts.   
      
   Paul   
      
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