Our soil is good, but it is wa-a-a-y up the hill in back [condo building]. I feel that it is much needed exercise to get there, though. Last year, with a very late start, I managed to put in asparagus, daffodils, iris, lilies of the valley. Someone had previously planted chocolate mint in the space I'm using and I have to dig it all out. This morning, I moved a rhubarb plant out of the way of the regular veggies. I'm keeping the peppers and tomatoes on my balcony so the deer, rabbits, and bugs do not ruin them. For my birthday in April, my DD and SIL gave me some garden fencing to help with the deer in part of the area. However, I just love butternut squash and will have to plant that outside the fencing, along with the pumpkins for the kids. This is an excellent project to share with the DGKs.