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So I was reminded of this area and rejoined.

Most recent project here was pretty simple. We expanded the
container garden using simple cinderblocks and cut 4ft panels of
wood fencing (we refenced the back wall of our 6x8ft wood fence and
saved the best parts then split them to 6ft x4ft). I now have 18ft
of container flower garden (butterly garden) and 6ft unused yet.

I also have some 20ft of vegetables growing. A few are first time
for me trials. I've never grown tomatoes from seeds for example
and they were planted late. I also have 2 containers of Chinese
Broccoli going.

T'aint fancy but it's home.

Welcome back, I remember you, bring on your wisdom.

Thanks Tekkie!

The most recent set are now greening up well with a butterfly and
hummingbird friendly set of flowers. Bee Balm (wild bergamot), Johnny
Jump up (forgot other names folks outside USA may use) and a wild mix.

With all this mess, I am 2 months late to plant some of these things
for my area, but I'll have fun just the same. I think the cats will
really like sunning on the screened porch ledge and watching the
flowers. My dog Prince (recent adoption due to owner dying of
COVID-19) likes sitting out there and has been very well behaved about
not damaging the screens for which I am very thankful.

We have a project we would like to do and are looking over plans for.
We need a BIG dog house. We have one for a medium/large dog but while
Prince won't be left out other than when he's enjoying the sun and
breeze for a few minutes, it's just smart to have one a dog can fit in.

My understanding is a proper dog house should be tall enough to stand
in, wide enough to turn around in. We know he's used to one as he
kinda wedged his back end into the existing one (grin) while I was
doing a few seed plantings. To give folks a sense of scope, he's a
Great Dane. Average towards slightly taller and a little bit
underweight by maybe 15lbs.

My first guess: 4ft at the opening lintel, 4.5ft deep and probably
3.5ft wide. I need 3 sheets of 3/4inch plywood, 2 4x4 PT pieces for

I *heard* somewhere it should be constructed with an 90deg
entryway to keep the wind and rain out.

Ah Great Dane - a gentle giant. Did you ever see a TV show
called "The Incredible Dr. Pol"? A Michagen Vet that has
several of them.

--
Tekkie

[email protected]

On Wed, 27 May 2020 15:25:26 -0400, TekkieÂ®
wrote:

In article DMydnc0yH5pboFHDnZ2dnUU7-
, says...

TekkieÂ® wrote:

In article f_6dnUwJC9h7iVbDnZ2dnUU7-
, says...

So I was reminded of this area and rejoined.

Most recent project here was pretty simple. We expanded the
container garden using simple cinderblocks and cut 4ft panels of
wood fencing (we refenced the back wall of our 6x8ft wood fence and
saved the best parts then split them to 6ft x4ft). I now have 18ft
of container flower garden (butterly garden) and 6ft unused yet.

I also have some 20ft of vegetables growing. A few are first time
for me trials. I've never grown tomatoes from seeds for example
and they were planted late. I also have 2 containers of Chinese
Broccoli going.

T'aint fancy but it's home.

Welcome back, I remember you, bring on your wisdom.

Thanks Tekkie!

The most recent set are now greening up well with a butterfly and
hummingbird friendly set of flowers. Bee Balm (wild bergamot), Johnny
Jump up (forgot other names folks outside USA may use) and a wild mix.

With all this mess, I am 2 months late to plant some of these things
for my area, but I'll have fun just the same. I think the cats will
really like sunning on the screened porch ledge and watching the
flowers. My dog Prince (recent adoption due to owner dying of
COVID-19) likes sitting out there and has been very well behaved about
not damaging the screens for which I am very thankful.

We have a project we would like to do and are looking over plans for.
We need a BIG dog house. We have one for a medium/large dog but while
Prince won't be left out other than when he's enjoying the sun and
breeze for a few minutes, it's just smart to have one a dog can fit in.

My understanding is a proper dog house should be tall enough to stand
in, wide enough to turn around in. We know he's used to one as he
kinda wedged his back end into the existing one (grin) while I was
doing a few seed plantings. To give folks a sense of scope, he's a
Great Dane. Average towards slightly taller and a little bit
underweight by maybe 15lbs.

My first guess: 4ft at the opening lintel, 4.5ft deep and probably
3.5ft wide. I need 3 sheets of 3/4inch plywood, 2 4x4 PT pieces for

I *heard* somewhere it should be constructed with an 90deg
entryway to keep the wind and rain out.

Ah Great Dane - a gentle giant. Did you ever see a TV show
called "The Incredible Dr. Pol"? A Michagen Vet that has
several of them.

My dog's favorite "den" is a hole under the bed that is about a foot
high and 23" wide, 5 feet long
This is a 125 pound Labrador that is 29" at the shoulder. He even
manages to turn around in there. It is funny watching him flatten
himself out and crawl in there.
Originally my dachshund mix used it so I never closed it up. Two dogs
later the Deuce man fell in love with it.

Tekkie®

In article ,
says...
My dog's favorite "den" is a hole under the bed that is about a foot
high and 23" wide, 5 feet long
This is a 125 pound Labrador that is 29" at the shoulder. He even
manages to turn around in there. It is funny watching him flatten
himself out and crawl in there.
Originally my dachshund mix used it so I never closed it up. Two dogs
later the Deuce man fell in love with it.

Ah, that's what we had, labs, specifically black. Never
had one crawl under the bed, they usually planted
themselves on the bed. They were smaller versions of the
breed under 100 lb. We can't take proper care of a dog
anymore so we have a black cat. She's good for a cat but a
cat ain't a dog and go for ride...

--
Tekkie

Xeno

On 30/5/20 6:09 am, Tekkieï¿½ wrote:
In article ,
says...
My dog's favorite "den" is a hole under the bed that is about a foot
high and 23" wide, 5 feet long
This is a 125 pound Labrador that is 29" at the shoulder. He even
manages to turn around in there. It is funny watching him flatten
himself out and crawl in there.
Originally my dachshund mix used it so I never closed it up. Two dogs
later the Deuce man fell in love with it.

Ah, that's what we had, labs, specifically black. Never
had one crawl under the bed, they usually planted
themselves on the bed. They were smaller versions of the
breed under 100 lb. We can't take proper care of a dog
anymore so we have a black cat. She's good for a cat but a
cat ain't a dog and go for ride...

We had smaller dogs, fox terriers, jack russells, that kind of thing.
Our last jack would go under the double bed if any small children came
to our house.

They all loved the car - except for when we went to the vet - they knew.
Actually, my last jack didn't mind the vet so much because he was always
given treats. And he had lots of operations. Still, he reached the age
of 20.

--

Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

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