Bill: yeah, I've read about your struggles here, and that you keep at it and don't give up has helped me try to keep fat this hobby and not give up. Your posts on bleach and DE starter medium have been good resources for me, thanks for your contributions
I'll discuss TTF with the family, it might actually be a worth a shot, we can double it up in the other gardens, too (mine's a little complex: I have a rain-gutter bucket system at my house, then I have been helping family with their multiple garden beds, they live under 10 minutes away so I go there every other day to check on things, water, etc; one of their beds is what's the topic of this post). I tried TTF a couple years ago in my own garden but results were inconclusive because I had so many other problems.