Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

[Gary O']

Cheap, Fast, & Easy DIY Garden Deer Fence that WORKS

Interesting

Thanks for that, Jim

However, our chain link is 6 feet high (higher than that guy's T posts)

If they jump our fence, I'll slat the chain links

Hubby made me raised beds,, they were too low.
Thinking about getting one that is taller from farm store.

Yeah, the benefit to raised beds is not bending so much, or kneeling

I'm happy with this screened in one I designed, but the price of materials ain't so economical

 

[Sliverfox]

I do like that ^ Gary.
For me the box part should be about midway up.
Last year Tractor Supply had various finished ones.

A Rural King recently opened in the area.
Curious to see what they offer.

 

[Gary O']

Finished the last of several tiny abodes

Gonna move on to backyard projects

Clothesline w/be made of pipe...simple, just a 'T' a couple caps and some lengths


Grape arbor.....considering 4x4 PT....but.....maybe pipes

Got a big snow storm comin', so won't be planting fruit trees just yet

 

[Jules]

Gary, if I’d been in your area I’d have snapped up one or two of those little abodes. They were a bargain for the creativity and skill involved.

 

[Gary O']

Gary, if I’d been in your area I’d have snapped up one or two of those little abodes. They were a bargain for the creativity and skill involved.

Thank you, Jules

Yeah, some acquaintances dropped by a week or so ago
Bought two

I usually give 'em away to friends, or drop ins

But they insisted on paying

 

[Sliverfox]

Around our neck of the woods , see arbors made of flexible PVC pipe.
Half hoops,, then netting can go over them.

After years of dealing with wooden arbor & stapled on netting,,PVC pipe looks to be a better idea.
If netting isn't removed after fruit is done bearing,, wind , snow, freezing rain ,netting pulls lose.

Have not priced the flexible PVC.

 

[Gary O']

Around our neck of the woods , see arbors made of flexible PVC pipe.
Half hoops,, then netting can go over them.

Yeah, we have those too, but mostly for greenhouses, covered with a high grade of UV plastic

My 'arbors' w/be more like these;






I'd go with 4x4 PT, but once the vines are mature, nothing much is seen
So, I'm leaning toward galvanized pipe

 

[Aunt Marg]

Yeah, we have those too, but mostly for greenhouses, covered with a high grade of UV plastic

My 'arbors' w/be more like these;

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I'd go with 4x4 PT, but once the vines are mature, nothing much is seen
So, I'm leaning toward galvanized pipe

Galvanized pipe, great choice, Gary!

That would be mine, too.

 

[Sliverfox]

That is what hubby build over the blueberry bushes.
Imagine about 6 - 7 large blueberry bushes in the center.

 

[Meanderer]

How about something on the order of a "Gary-sized" Avian abode/arbor?

 

[Sliverfox]

O,, That is really neat,Meanderer.

 

[Gary O']

Well, I'm gonna make one more little abode, then get busy with the back yard
After today, I'll have fifteen on the shelf
If things go like they did last fall, they'll disappear somewhat quickly in late spring

The typical atypical (last two);




Then I came across a root so twisty, but too big to be comfortable on the tiny abodes
I didn't have the heart to tear it into smaller perches,

so

I built a bigger one (about twice the size)



Winter, here in the basin, has been rather mild
Got just a few inches of the white stuff a couple times
(over three feet up at the cabin)
Very nice outside...temps flirting with 40°F
(-1°F at the cabin)
Tempting to go hog wild with planting things....maybe root crops

I'll first do the clothes line, galvanized pipe in a couple 'T's
Drill out 4 or 6 holes
Install eye bolts
String coated wire
Easy peasy

Then the grape arbor
Found some 1/2 inch ID black steel pipe that'll work just fine
Considering two sections @ 8'x4'
Wondering about height
Don't wanna be too high, or too low
Two kinds of grapes, concord and Thompson

I may start in on the raised beds first......decisions.....decisions

 

[Sliverfox]

Wow,, you are full of ideas for the yard.

Here in PA,, ground is still snow covered with,, wind about 17mph.
Gardening is still a figment of my imagination.

 

[Gary O']

Here in PA,, ground is still snow covered with,, wind about 17mph.
Gardening is still a figment of my imagination.

Yeah, up at the cabin, highs are round 0°F, and the snow is 3 feet and growing (a mild winter there)
Around April one gets a bit weary of the white stuff
Seeing a bit of terra firma in May, usually
Heh, it's my son's first winter there

 

[Lakeland living]

Hehe, have a few people here this winter that keep saying it ain't so bad. I keep telling them this is a really easy
mild winter so far. Till today. It was snowing when I got up about 6 this morning, it is still snowing now with gusting winds to 30 k per hour.
Good to see that you are keeping out of trouble Gary O,,,,

 

[Gary O']

I keep telling them this is a really easy
mild winter so far. Till today. It was snowing when I got up about 6 this morning, it is still snowing now

Got some depth?

What's typical and what do ya have now?

 

[Lakeland living]

3 ft plus whatever came down today. Most times we have about 5 ft.

 

[Gary O']

3 ft plus whatever came down today. Most times we have about 5 ft.

When do you begin to see terra firma?

 

[Jules]

You and your lady seem to have adapted very well to urban living.

 

[Gary O']

You and your lady seem to have adapted very well to urban living

Well, there's some things we miss, that's for sure

But

Our place in town is quite private
...and there's more deer here than our mountain place

Electricity is big for me
Flip a switch, and the saw is humming
I do like that

Once I get the garden established, we'll probably buy another place in the mountains
But only for occasional visits
No more living like that
It was a challenge
That challenge was met

Heh, my son marvels at what we accomplished up there
He's finding out how rough things can be

The first winter has many lessons
He'll do fine
Commercial fishermen know hard work

My lady loves her kitchen, her hobby room, a proper bathing facility
That works for me

Yeah, we've adapted

 

[Ken N Tx]

My lady loves her kitchen, her hobby room, a proper bathing facility
That works for me

 

[Meanderer]

Light Duty!

 

[Lakeland living]

When do you begin to see terra firma?

We see that anywhere from the end of March into April. Lake ice is often into May.
Can make for some long winters at times..

 

[Gary O']

Can make for some long winters at times.

Yup

One tough long winter, we didn't see the forest floor 'til mid June
Mosquitos were nuts that summer

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Interesting

Thanks for that, Jim

However, our chain link is 6 feet high (higher than that guy's T posts)

If they jump our fence, I'll slat the chain links



Yeah, the benefit to raised beds is not bending so much, or kneeling

I'm happy with this screened in one I designed, but the price of materials ain't so economical

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@Gary O' those are so beautiful... it's difficult to imagine filling them with dirt! lol But I'm sure you will enjoy reaping the benefits this summer