Oh my! If you hear from her please give her our condolences; it is hard enough to deal with death from a prolonged illness, where you know the end is coming, I"m sure it must be even worse and more shocking from a sudden accident.
I had a Mittleider Garden. Switched to a modified version. I put bird netting over the T-Frames to keep my chickens out. On the low bed I put the bird netting over the PVC hoops. I got a good baling twine. It was expensive but it grows a long ways, Getting a lot of use out of it. Used bailing wire for the bottom run. I had mediocre success with their watering system, but only way to do the weekly feedings. I was using 25 to 30# of fertilizer at peak. Sawdust from a bat company in Tempe. I got my Vermiculite from a company down town, I think it was $22.00 a 3.5 cubic foot bag, best price, I needed some 320 cu ft in all, but it turned out more in the end. Sand I carried by 1/2 a YD at a time. Contact me if you need help. I have maybe 160 gal of sawdust, in bagels that are dissolving to dust its self. Contact me if you wish to see mine, or if I can help you.
Please pass on our sincerest condolences. All will be in my prayers. This is not easy but feathers do sop up many tears.
I will definitely add her to my prayer list... it is a long one this week as a family that is close with our church had their 3 year old pass away from a drowning accident this past Sunday. 
