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We've just started off a veg plot at the top of our far-too-big gravel driveway - we'd have preferred allotment for social aspect but there wasn't a spare one and we're not patient! We thought about digging out the gravel but a test pit revealed nothing but rubble and rubbish underneath for at least 2 feet - great!
Our solution (as cheap as possible) was to use various sleepers we found in the hedges and make raised beds, two sleepers deep, which we've filled half with topsoil (which seems quite good but a bit dusty) and half with rotted cow manure (which was vastly cheaper than compost or horsepoo.)
We're a bit concerned about whether this is actually going to work - it's too late now I guess if it was the wrong thing to do, but we'd appreciate any thoughts about whether we'll be able to grow anything good, and what will work.
Our solution (as cheap as possible) was to use various sleepers we found in the hedges and make raised beds, two sleepers deep, which we've filled half with topsoil (which seems quite good but a bit dusty) and half with rotted cow manure (which was vastly cheaper than compost or horsepoo.)
We're a bit concerned about whether this is actually going to work - it's too late now I guess if it was the wrong thing to do, but we'd appreciate any thoughts about whether we'll be able to grow anything good, and what will work.
You have the raised beds I planned on...and have thus far failed to come anywhere close to having ! 
if you grow stump rooted varieties you would only need 6" to 8" Let us know how you get on
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