Grow Your Own: Like The Phoenix, Sort Of…

by Senior Structural Engineering Correspondent Wilson

Well, the Pack Leader, Boss Lady and I were noodling around in the woods the other day and wandered past the big square thing with the pipes over it.  It had been squashed pretty much flat to the ground – I’m not sure why – but we were all surprised to see that it had partially popped back up! The Pack Leader says this means he might be able to reinforce it.  He grows stuff that he, the Boss Lady, and Grandma eat, although I’m not sure why he bothers – the only things worth eating in there were the round things at the far end.  I took a look over the situation and had a few ideas.

Senior Structural Engineering Correspondent Wilson examines the storm damage at Bed 5.

First: Let’s get those ends built right.  They’re too wimpy, and nothing should stick up past the pipes.  Second, it would be a good idea to put in some support to hold up the center hoops; that might keep the whole thing from getting mashed.  Third, let’s trim the door down and put either chicken wire or bird mesh on it; the screen didn’t even make it through the first season.  Fourth, let’s move the ends of the pipes to the inside of the box; that’ll be a lot of work but would make life easier when it’s time to put on or take off the plastic sheeting.

And finally, let’s plant some chickens or meatballs or something in there; otherwise, I think the whole enterprise is just stupid.

One Response “Grow Your Own: Like The Phoenix, Sort Of…”

  1. Vicki Farrar says:

    I think SSE Correspondant Wilson has a novel idea there, chicken and meatballs. Yeah, as every meatlover knows, such stuff is the staff of life.

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