James MacKenzie

from my cold dead hands...

everything everyone else says - comfrey loves moist so it should do well there but unless you are chopping it down by hand 2-3 times a year it will indeed get 4-5 feet and then fall over and discolor etc... it won't create a meadow like grasses/wildflowers

you may well have a mess and 500 cuttings will yield a LOT of comfrey in 2-3 years .. so def plant other stuff in there

just saying

def depends where you are..

winter in estern cape breton is wet/snow/gray..
spring is nice but very cool.. bugs show up in may.. doesn't get over 20c (70f) until june
summer is bright, nice, warm and bugs.. many many bugs.. all the time
/sept/oct/nov are glorious.. it is warmer here later due to the oceanic currents.. high dry sunny days, not too hot

so here - fall is the choice season... all locals agree lol!

cheers!

that is a GREAT starter kit!! nice mixed selection!!

all of your choices are fairy easy to grow and have a good germination potential which will be important for keeping the enthusiasm up!

i think you are good as you are to get them going... you can always send more next year!!

winter ruth stout..

raised beds are closer than the compost pile, snow packs the goodies down, no critters....transplants in the spring do GREAT ;-)

cheers!

Carla Burke wrote:I was only suggesting the design, not the electronics. If the inside flap is designed more like an awning (so the cat just climbs up & through to open it and get out), and the bottom edge of the flap/awning extends below the hole, much less warmth will escape/cold can get in, and it won't interfere with the storm door. The (hinged) 'awning' would only need to stick out from the door by a couple inches, so the cat could get its nose under, to open it.

gotcha - my bad - cheers!

it appears you have the flexible type with the magnet at the bottom - shouldn't be a problem - i had the rigid ones with felt edges which swelled up with moisture.

for sure the humidity will be going straight to the outside door - a hole inside will help - you can even get away with a strip door in the inside for an extra barrier - se epic.

cheers!

Carla Burke wrote:I was thinking something like this (though this one ain't cheap), where it's covered, but instead of swinging, they go up into it, to get out:
https://www.chewy.com/petsafe-electronic-pet-door/dp/52031

there would still be some collision coming back in and the cats need to have the chip on the collar..

so if the collar gets damaged and/or the door malfunctions and the cat is outside in the winter... they will be stuck there... i took the felt off a couple of cat doors because it was freezing in place during a temperature drop - i could hear the poor cat banging away at it..

not to offend - cheers!