AboutJames L. Crowder Expertise I can answer questions about soils, soil amendments, drainage and proper planting. I have extensive background in homeowner labeled pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, etc.) and their proper use. I can also answer questions about the growing requirements of specific plants
Experience I have 37 years experience in the lawn and garden business split fairly evenly between the retail nursery business and wholesale distribution of consumer lawn and garden products. From 1990 to 2000 I co-hosted a weekly call-in talk radio program in Memphis, TN.
Organizations Garden Writers Association
Horticultural Board of the Mid South Fair
Publications Green Thumb Magazine - out of print
Education/Credentials 37 years of learning everday.
Awards and Honors Past president of the Memphis Horticultural Society.
Past president of the Memphis Bonsai Society.
Memphis Horticultural Society 2008 Horticultural Excellence Award
Question Rest assured this is not a homework question. If you think the question is so Fundamental, I do not know about the Answer, therefore, I ask the question. Does digging a hole in the soil in the backyard in a state where it rains on a regular basis causes the collection of rain water and in winter snow to cause the hole to expand?
Answer I volunteer my time to answer questions for people who have problems. You don't have a problem. You have a question, which you should try to solve by experimentation and deduction. I know the answer, you know the answer. Just stop and look at the natural processes that are happening around you. Although you'll have many variables that effect the speed of the outcome, the size of the hole, the amount of wind and rain, the outcome is always the same.
Think about it. Jim
