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Comments (26)gonefishin, I should have provided a litte more information. Haha... I don't want to hijack this thread...but maybe people making these cages will also be interested in spacing too! This is my first summer to have my garden up and running. So I can't speak from any experience, but I hope that my soil and setup will work out very well. It should be very fertile soil. Here is my setup: Raised garden bed: 20 feet long x 40 inches wide x 16 inches deep (made with split-face cinderblocks 2 high). Soil: I made my own with some inspiration from Mel's mix and SFG. Here is my mix... 1/12 part vermiculite. 1/6 part Soil Pep (Mostly decomposed bark/wood chips). 1/6 part compost from landfill (made from trees, bark, grass clippings, various greens composted for 1 year+). 1/4 part Nutri-Mulch (Turkey manure composted with wood chips). 1/3 part Peat Moss. I actually took the time to mix all of the above with a cement mixer before filling my raised bed with it. So it is well mixed and hopefully provide a lot of nutrients. Drainage should be great as well as water retention. I tilled the soil under my beds (silty-clay loam) before adding my soil. Climate, I live in UTAH near SLC. We are very dry here and pretty warm in the summer (90's usually). I wonder if I should consider one of korney19's triangle cages. If those are 10 feet total then I assume they are a little over 3 feet per side. That would fit about perfectly in my 40 inch space... Thanks again for any help. And sorry to hijack this thread with some of my questions slightly off-topic! (Although hopefully helpful to others as well)...See MoreBetween a Rock and a Hard Place - literally!
Comments (14)I think I have found some peace with this - and my decision. Thank you to everyone for the sympathy (empathy in some cases) and your thoughtful comments. In the scheme of life, this is not a big deal, but like someone mentioned, when you pay for perfect, you want perfect and not damaged before you get to even move in and wreck it yourself. The comment about thanking the tilesetter - I hadn't thought about that, but I think it is absolutely correct - it does take the pressure off! and it allows me to curse him in absentia (I never met him) - so it is a win/win on those grounds. I am willing to accept the patina of living in my space - I never would have chosen the stone I did if I was going to go nuts over every little scratch or stain. I DO hope that some of the damage can be improved with re honing the countertop - we will see about that. Thank you srosen for looking at the damage - i will send another picture which is better for seeing it close up to assess whether there are stun marks. It would be so wasteful on many levels to start over with this, and I could potentially end up with a bigger mess on my hands! Why is that painting dubbed "Beast Jesus" - you know the one that was "corrected" by the amateur artist in Europe when it got damaged coming to mind right now?? In any case, I will keep the slab and work with it, and my GC. He has been really upfront about the whole thing - mighty big of him to suck up everything on this. I do think I will discuss a discount for "mental anguish" with him and also get busy researching marble restorers - that will probably be easier than finding a new slab of the Danby - that stuff is pretty scarce around these parts. Thanks again everyone - I will post pictures of the new kitchen when it is complete - many of my choices were based on my research on this forum, which I think is the absolute best....See MoreFarmhouse Kitchen round 1
Comments (32)buehl... just wanted to say that the 30" back counter is going in the plans today! That is brilliant for alot of reasons, as you mentioned, but also for safety when little ones, or distracted mamas, walk by and bump the cookie sheets right off the counter! So thanks for that! Also I'm bumping the sink cabinet out a little bit, but leaving the DW counter runs 24", to create a little space behind the sink as you showed. It's not quite as good as en entire bumpout, but it will give me a little space for plants and a cake stand with my dish soaps towards the back. Still working on the rest (I ran out of energy about 1am last night and decided to buy some more time), but those 2 are for sure in the plans. laughable! I love your internet name. I'm so glad you like it. I've been gathering ideas here for a while, so really it's a hodge podge of great ideas from other people. Lot's of homeschoolers on these boards too! Thanks for a link to that beautiful kitchen......See MoreDogs Losing Their Favorite Spot - Please Help
Comments (94)Thanks for the nice comments. I'm adding a pic that shows a swatch of the cushion fabric with an accent pillow on my rug. The tweed fabric ties in the rusts and golds. Unfortunately, the sheen on the cloth seems to turn it to more of a coral & tangerine in my pics. It is more subdued IRL, but they do add a color punch that works all 4 seasons. Confession - My dogs haven't been on them yet. As some here predicted, they found other good spots to scout outdoors when the furniture got changed out. Puck does his lookout from the sofa in the upstairs TV room and Riley hangs with me & watches birds & squirrels on the back deck. If they jump up on the new cushions I'll let them. But if they don't seem interested I probably won't encourage it. The window benches have already proved their worth, even without the cushions. My DS made a surprise visit home when he was in the U.S. on business and we had a big family dinner. The fruit trees and lilac bushes were in bloom and people loved perching on the benches by the open windows to catch the scents. For Lyban, the dogs are brother/sister littermate mini labradoodles. Turning 12 this year but still acting like pups! And, they did end up keeping their favorite loveseat! I convinced DH to move it in to their finished basement "dog room" (which is also DH's exercise room). We had to remove a cabinet to make it fit so DH had to rewire the TV & mount it to the wall. All's well that ends well ;)...See MoreStocky
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