Hmmm, seems like the Alabama forum is the ONLY one where strict enforcement of rules is enforced! Wonder why this arbitrary and very confusing situation has occured only here?

I have a new question. I figured out yesterday that my Safe Lawn by Mega Gro is corn gluten. I really completely forgot what I ordered. So my new question is can I apply the corn gluten now in high heat? Going to cool down to around 90 by Sunday. Also in theory can Dr. Earth lawn fertilizer be applied in the heat? I really need to feed the front yard and still have half a bag of this in the shed. Thanks. Kate

Hey -- Thanks for the IM about the bluebird nestling -- I can't log in to Garden Web for some reason, and haven't been able to for some time now. ANYWAY -- I could read the post. The poster says the baby was up in the opening looking out, calling out, and was not tangled in nest material. In addition, both parents are feeding. I would let it go, at least another day, I think. UNLESS they look and see that there is a lot of blowfly - one baby is vulnerable to an infestation, since he/she would be the only food source in the nest. They should be able to check the nest for blowfly, since they lifted the baby up and it did not fledge earlier in the day. In fact, I would go check for blowfly while the adults are watching me (probably having a fit at this stage in the nesting) and IF the baby DID fledge while looking for the blowfly, the parents would see it -- and it could hardly be called a PREMATURE fledging if it's nestmates went two days ago. Did they mention if this was a late hatching egg? Maybe that's the case and this kid is right on schedule. Hopefully, it will go on its own -- AND SOON! Malinda

Thanks everyone. I was definitely leaning towards the equidistant columns plan. Holly, that's a great idea, but my concern with that is two fold--first, these columns are bloody expensive, but second, our porch isn't terribly deep, and if these are 18" x 18" at their base, it does not leave much room behind each column. Four columns would leave little space for chairs between the columns, and I'm afraid would look a bit busy. Thanks Autumn, we are thrilled with the little girl! But there are definitely some bright spots form the house planning, as well. Frankly, the plan we're getting is not clearly worse than the one I created, and in a few ways is better. And, had I not struggled over that plan and received acres of great advice here, I would not have known what to change about the plan to make it really work well for our family. Here is a cut out of the floor plan of the front. I know this builder has had problems with people copying this plan illegally, so I'm not sure I'm comfortable posting the whole thing without his approval. The plan is scanned a bit crooked, but assume it's straight (and I had to reverse the plan to match our house). I've drawn in the lines and measurements to the center of each 18" column base, the window, and the door. Off to the left is the garage; the room on the front right is the living room, and there is a 6' deep entry hall as soon as you enter the front door. See how I really don't think it changes too much to have the door move the door around--it might change the view through the sidelites and what you see when you first walk in, but I think that is minor compared to how the house will look from the street.