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Answered 2010-11-10 14:36:02
Sandy soil is not the best for growing tomatoes because water and nutrients are lost so fast. You can add some good soil in where you grow tomatoes and that should work fine.
Sne45: I say "no". It has very few nutrients. Only sea oats could survive in such soil.
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