Hi Al, Thanks for your reply. That's good to know. I have ginger elsewhere on our property that is well established and planted directly in front of two different fences and they're totally upright. Do you have a sense of why yours leaned? Did you try staking the strongest stalks? Don't know how much/if any difference that would make. I went ahead and planted them alongside the house, and am thinking ahead to what I'll do if they begin to to lean. -Jessie

Joannedisfan - i'll give you my opinions. I would go with your first choice. Many veggies can't get enough of the sun - for example, cowpeas, okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Others would like to receive less sun, and this can be achieved by shading them with taller plants around them, or even a tarp of some kind. Having too much sun exposure is a problem that most people would love to have. It can always be dealt with. It's when you don't get enough direct sunlight, that it becomes a problem that you have to live with.You just have to make sure the plants receive enough water. I ran into that problem this year with my new box - and although 95% of my garden is thriving, judging from the physical appearance of some of the plants - I should have increased watering once July got here. If I were concerned with the area being saturated with water most of the time, I would lay the box on top of a bed of gravel, say....4" to 6" tall. That way, the ground could still be like a swamp, but wouldn't affect your garden in any way. EG

i think the main reason many berries like partial shade, is more because of the shade keeping it nice and wet, rather than not liking full sun. if they could get nearly full time sun and manage to keep nice and and wet and cooler by the roots, they would be happy, but thats hard to do unless you have a nice irrigation set up. but yeah i am in a hot dry climate (at least in summer) in the mountains here, all of my berries are in part shade...plus i do very dense polycultures, basically plant a lot of diverse stuff really way too close together (for most people ideas of proper spacing). and i have living mulches, for chop and drop, and just for keeping the ground covered, as opposed to having it all open and exposed, where you get all the water to burn off quickly... planting everything smooshed together like that does have the advantage of shading the soil, keeping it moist...the raspberries in particular, establish and then shade out themselves...which works out good...cause it keeps the roots cooler, the moisture doesnt evaporate quickly, and then they can stretch up and every which way to get their leaves into spots of full sun. but i also experience them growing like weeds...so i would think the best idea is to think of a spot where the prolific growth is ok and suited to that spot, like the edge of a fence or somewhere you want a type of privacy screen, or somewhere where they can really take off and not be annoying...spreading in to other cultivated areas... and the blueberry is very particular, so i would plant those off in their own area, and use acidic soil, they are fussy about that. duff from under conifirs works out good to make a raised blueberry bed. they are also the most fussy about needing constant watering...

Looking at the installation document, the power plug needs to be 11 7/8" from the left corner and 5 15/16" from the floor. The gas line should be 11 7/8" from the right corner and 5 15/16" from the floor. Since this range sits on 4 legs, it should be pretty easy to adjust the gas line. The electrical is a different story. In many condo situations, you own the paint on the wall but not the wall and what is behind it. Hence moving electrical requires permission from the condo board. Here you're just talking about moving/extending the receptacle to the left by a foot or so.