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Make it one thread , chapter one first post, then chapter 2 when move on. I get lost when there are multiple posts about one build need to search for other posts.@TheFishGuy @GBBUDD Just started — it starts with “CHAPTER 1,” very original. I decided that figuring out how to make the turtle-bog was the first step, and the most difficult for me.
usually the caseone girl doesn’t need as much space as the boys.
Will do! The back yard is planted with St. Augustine — which I love! The rest of the yard isn’t, but there’s no way we could ever consider a full resodding, so we will reuse as much as we can.When you finally break ground you should definitely cut the grass into sod chunks and transplant it to any other places you may need in the yard. I'm a bit of a lawn care fanatic as well so it pains me to see such nice grass go to waste![]()
why is the little notch in the middle fence there. Couldnt you jsut keep the fence straight and build the bog through the middle of that?Still a long, long way to go, but have finally come up with a design for the turtle-bog/habitat part of the new pond rebuild project. I don’t have dimensions yet, and will have to use the water hose/spray paint method to come up with exact placement and dimensions. The “turtle-bog” is going to be a recreation of what I had at the last house: the fence will bisect the bog. I guess I’ll plumb it the same way, as well. So now, I can start thinking about the pond!
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Without that extra space on the small side, the bog part would take up too much real estate.why is the little notch in the middle fence there. Couldnt you jsut keep the fence straight and build the bog through the middle of that?
Lucky turtles: get ready, get set, go! Apologies in advance if this is so basic and you've thought of it (I hadn't, long ago). As you design and dimension, look at materials and see what their standard sizes are, and tweak your design so you aren't cutting 2.3456 inches off each gizmo or trying to patch in pieces. My dimensioning ignored 25 foot standard "buy length" of the hose I was using and the "easiest" (I am joking. T'waren't easy at all) solution for needing 27 feet was to move the waterfall.Still a long, long way to go, but have finally come up with a design for the turtle-bog/habitat part of the new pond rebuild project. I don’t have dimensions yet, and will have to use the water hose/spray paint method to come up with exact placement and dimensions. The “turtle-bog” is going to be a recreation of what I had at the last house: the fence will bisect the bog. I guess I’ll plumb it the same way, as well. So now, I can start thinking about the pond!
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