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--- paul [2023.05.12 06:58] – Steve Isenberg
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 ====Raised garden issues, for Paul====
-These show some issues with the raised garden.  The raised garden was installed on Tuesday May 9, 2023 and these issues are being identified on Friday May 12, 2023.
+These show some issues with the raised garden.  The raised garden was installed initially in April and finished on Tuesday May 9, 2023.  These issues are being identified on Friday May 12, 2023.
   * The bottom is bowing under the weight of the soil.
     * it needs some support to prevent the bowing
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       * but the wood straps are not strong enough to provide the support
       * as the wood straps split when screws are added
-Evie suggests using cinder blocks under the 4 corners, under the 8' sides, and under the bottom, similar to what we did on our existing raised garden.  This would make sense as it will provide solid support to the structure and prevent leaning.
+While we like the idea of using the posts as support, we feel that this leads to structure issues.  We feel that by using cinder blocks under the 4 corners, centered under the 8' sides, and under the bottom, similar to what we did on our existing raised garden, would make the structure more solid.  It would provide solid support to the structure and prevent leaning.
 These pictures show the state of things as of 8am Friday May 12, before it rained this morning.\\
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