It may have been a blessing in disguise! I got a great stand of spinach! It is usually hard to get spinach started here but I'm guessing that since the radishes broke up the soil it helped the spinach break through. The other greens are growing great also. The radishes are almost ready, I've been picking a few and they are spaced pretty good so it will be a help with thinning.

Hey Mike..you always pick interesting topics. :) Jeff, love your LR. It's sooo big. Large windows, too. I thought you lived in an area where plants could be wintered outdoors??? Mary, nice room. Your Begonias are doing fantastic. Wish mine looked as nice. Started cleaning the front 'plant room' at 10am yesterday morning. Washed windows, in and out, walls, and a large shelf most of my succulents will be placed. A few other shelves, too. Watered every plant in that room that weren't outdoors this summer, and scrubbed floors..but will have to redo. Finshed at 7pm. Today, I plan on finishing the other half, then the back plant room. Since the majority of plants go in both rooms, they'll be ready when plants come inside. The LR will also be cleaned, after dh and ds remove the a/c from the window....yes, Mike, we finally got an a/c. lol. Smaller succulents go in the LR windows which face south. Afterwards, the bedroom needs cleaning..wash windows, relocate tables, and two shelves most Hoyas will go on. The upstairs bathroom window will also be cleaned..hanging Hoyas are placed on the curtain rod, lol. I also have a small green house which needs cleaning and additional stones on the ground...it's emply right now, so cleaning will be a breeze. Unless a spider moved in..then it's war!!! Large trees and Agaves go in the gh. Trees that no longer fit in the house. I can't believe we're discussing hauling plants in so soon. What's going on? In past years, my plants were outside as late as Oct/early Nov. But with nights dipping in the 40's, 'which is too early for Sept,' I guess bringing plants in before days and nights stay in the 20's is mandatory. The WC's predicted today, Tues the 25th, would be the last semi-warm, 78F day. I prayed we'd get a few more wks of, well, a little warmth. This morning, while watching the news, they said this week will be in the high 70's, 50's at night. Think my prayer was answered. Thank You. I'm now wondering if bringing plants in is too early. Does anyone leave certain plants outside until frosts, and if so, which plants? I normally leave Thanksgiving Cactus out until buds appear, and some Kalanchoes. What about Jades? Since cooler temps promote red coloring, what's the lowest temps Jades will survive w/o freezing? Charlie, wait until you adopt over 100 plants..lol. Here are pics of last winter's plant rooms. front plant room, south and west windows front plant room, north and west windows Kitchen window, facing north Bedroom Can't find last years pics bathroom pics or second kitchen window. lol. But, I'm sure you get the picture. Toni

Re-read what Joe advised about how to fix this properly, several posts up. Actually, after looking at your current brackets again, I don't think removing the decorative curve detracts from the brackets' strength at all. They look like they were inadequate for the job from the beginning even if you had as many as originally planned. The problem is you have a large and VERY heavy piece of stone balanced on a tiny edge with only brackets maintaining the position. The stone's center of gravity is far from any solid support, and I don't think even those heavier brackets can do the job over time as gravity will constantly be placing excessive stress on them. In addition, to install them on top of tile (as you are asking about) might increase the risk, as the constant pressure from the brackets might slowly deteriorate the tile until it fails. Improving the base that the stone sits on helps to prevent the above because the center of gravity then becomes closer to the support, therefore less stress on the supporting structures. The installer and GC need to take it all down and install it properly -- get a level, solid and strong surface for it to rest on, and properly install support pieces . If the stone cracks (and Joe has stated that it shouldn't if handled properly) they are responsible to replace it because they are the ones that didn't install properly to begin with. You might need to sacrifice some of the tile, but that should be easily replaced. You and SO need to be assertive and firm. No extra payment should be required -- you already paid for it to be done correctly but it was not! GC likely is "reluctant" because he is looking forward to his next job and wants to be done with yours. Good luck

Really beautiful!! I don't cut back my annuals until they really start to look bad, often not until October, I'm zone 5.