Is Cookeville/Gainsboro area good for vegetable gardens? (Jackson, Gainesboro: tornado, living in)

[horatiodreamt]

Hi!

Is the soil in the Cookeville/Gainsboro area good for planting vegetable gardens? I'm looking for a rural area to live and one of my requirements is fertile soil for growing vegetables and fruit. I previously considered the Ozarks area MO/AR, but the soil there is very rocky. I prefer living in areas with the least tornado activity comparatively speaking, so I'm not keen on the central areas of many states.

Info appreciated. Thanks!

[JMT]

Originally Posted by horatiodreamt

Hi!

Is the soil in the Cookeville/Gainsboro area good for planting vegetable gardens? I'm looking for a rural area to live and one of my requirements is fertile soil for growing vegetables and fruit. I previously considered the Ozarks area MO/AR, but the soil there is very rocky. I prefer living in areas with the least tornado activity comparatively speaking, so I'm not keen on the central areas of many states.

Info appreciated. Thanks!

Gainesboro/Jackson County is pretty hilly, but most people around there seem to have gardens. Most of Cookeville/Putnam County is flatter except the extreme eastern and western ends of the county. Just about everyone I know there has a vegetable garden in their back yard.

[stara6]

The soil is mostly clay, but like soil anywhere, if you're willing to work with it and do the proper amendments, you can grow anything. We have quite a large garden in our yard, about 25' x 45' and it produces nicely. A little compost, peat and water go a long way!