Brackets

I have a plan for hanging baskets at the greenhouse and the house next year. Today I hung the brackets on the outside ends of the greenhouse.

I got four brackets for the house from Amazon about five years ago. For consistency, I ordered eight more of the same, or so I thought. The hooks look the same, but the mounting plate is different. It is narrower and the screw holes are in different locations. I might have to swap brackets in the back of the house (two old for four new), which is a minor annoyance.

I figured the bracket screws needed to go into thick beams if possible. I used a long screw in the top hole on each bracket, but had to use a short screw at the bottom to keep from punching through the wall. The position of the beams, fan and a window dictated where the brackets went. On the east side, I wanted to make sure the baskets would be clear of the fan. On the west side, the high window is rather wide. The brackets are not in exactly the same position on the two walls, but close enough. I didn't measure, but those on the west side are slightly further apart due to the wide window.

I thought the west brackets were a lot lower than the east, but the tape measure says they are almost the same to within an inch. The rim of the baskets will be 70-71 inches off the ground. That will keep the deer from getting to the petunias, peas and cucumbers until the vegetation hangs over the edge by a foot or so. I might shorten the chains a couple links, not just to pick up an inch or so of altitude on the deer, but to get them to clear the swinging lower windows. They are bumping on the west side for sure.

East side, baskets clear the windows and the fan.

West side, baskets don't quite clear the windows.