yep way to go, looks like the bloke is leveling and truing up?? can't see the point or purpose, just lay bales on the ground as straight as your eye can see, they will rot away generally within 12 months and those bales that rot away their space becomes path wee barrier. len Here is a link that might be useful: lens bale garden

DotPots are like peat pots except they're made from other wood fiber and don't have any glue for binding. They allow roots to come through more quickly and supposedly decompose more quickly in the ground because that glue doesn't have to decompose. The same company makes Fertilpots which are similar to Dot Pots but one they had certified for organic use. I found them too late online to order and they only come in large quantities. In retrospect I should have gotten a case of a couple hundred. I could have planted in them from the start and not had to pot up things I started indoors. I would've planted in them outside as well to reduce transplant shock from the large underbed containers where I have things growing. I'm a worrier about everything and anything as other people have fabulous success planting out hunk of seedlings. I don't have a tender touch and they would've helped me. Here is a link that might be useful: DotPots/Fertilpots

Hi Eric, It was so great to finally meet you and Crystal! I totally agree with everything you said about the PSI meeting. I'm a free bird myself, but we could have had some more organization. The trades as you put it, were not thought out or organized. There were too many interruptions during the meetings and we didn't get to hear some people speak, which I really looked forward to.I'm not sure if the PSI meetings have been like this for years, or if this just an unorganized year. The rain sure didn't help though. By the way, the orange/red unnamed passiflora in your photos is P.Glandulosa. Quite the beauty isn't it? I'm currently trying to root one, but not sure it will make it. I want to thank you and Crystal for giving me all those goodies to take home. They are all doing great! I hope yours are doing good too. My P.Cincinnata finally bloomed. I'll have to post some photos, so you can see what yours will look like. I wish we got to hang out more. We ended up relaxing/sleeping that last night, since my hubby didn't feel well. We had to work and then travel out of state again later in the week, so it was a much needed break. I look forward to another PSI meeting. It was the people that made it special. A P.'Royale' from BW:

I take it the exterior is a brick veneer cavity wall. What usually causes water to penetrate at the steel lintel angle over an opening is poorly installed flashing. Some kind of flexible flashing should be well sealed to the sheathing above the door, then it should drop down onto the lintel angle and either have a drip or be sealed to the angle to prevent water from running back under the flashing on the angle until it finds a joint in the angle. Weeps should be installed in the brick joints. Sealant at this point would serve no purpose so I suspect your contractor is either ignorant or dishonest or both. The flashing can be copper-fabric, stainless steel or modified asphalt laminated to polyethylene (WR Grace) but should not be vinyl because it tears too easily. Horizontal laps in the flashing should be be well sealed. Water inevitably enters a brick wall cavity (that's why it's there) and should run down to the flashing on the angle where it is supposed to pass through the weeps to the outside of the wall. Check these weeps to be sure they are open. Weeps are often plastic tubes inserted in the vertical joints and can be clogged by insects or sometimes the string was never removed after construction. Another possibility is that the weather barrier was either installed poorly (torn, no joint tape, etc.) or it is a cheap perforated woven housewrap that leaks. Of course, it's possible the brick is allowing more water to enter than it should or water is entering at the sills of windows or at the roof eave. OSB should never be used for floor sheathing (unless it is treated like the stuff from Huber). Regular OSB swells when wet and doesn't shrink back. You should have at least a 1 year warranty on all aspects of he construction. If that has expired consult a lawyer immediately and make a written formal demand that the deficiencies be corrected. Document everything. I hope you have photos of the construction. Good luck.