Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[Hope Hughes]

Those baby quail you are hatching are fabulously cute! I am going to ask Santa to fill my stocking with those!

You can have some my husband is getting a bit carried away with these little guys! But they are cute!

We got out of Florida because of overpopulation

Thats kinda why we left the keys... growing up there was way different then it is now. But we found 40 acres of woods away from the world a bit and its so peaceful!​

 

[CapricornFarm]

You can have some my husband is getting a bit carried away with these little guys! But they are cute!

Thats kinda why we left the keys... growing up there was way different then it is now. But we found 40 acres of woods away from the world a bit and its so peaceful!​

What part of Florida? We lived in Bradenton, west coast near Sarasota.

 

[rjohns39]

 

[Hope Hughes]

What part of Florida?

Up by madison now.
Before we lived in oklahoma for the past 3 year, we live in lakeland a year and then about 20 min outside of saint cloud for a year.
We are Floridians through and through. ​

 

[lazy gardener]

Thanks! I will live through everyones gardens right now since we are in the prosses (long prosses) of moving i dont habe my new one up and going here yet... and being 6MTH prego slows the prosses down a little bit lol
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Congrats on your pregnancy. Which # is it for you? I remember those days (30++ years ago) like they were yesterday.

What part of Florida? We lived in Bradenton, west coast near Sarasota.

I've been to Sarasota. Walked on the beach at sunset, and watched the dolphins playing in the surf. it was a kodak moment.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Congrats on your pregnancy. Which # is it for you? I remember those days (30++ years ago) like they were yesterday.

#2 i have a 16 MNT old
Surely not 90 years ago!!! (30++)Lol ​

 

[lazy gardener]

NO NO NO!!! Not 30 + 30 + 30! 30 plus a few more years ago!!! I'm old, but NOT THAT old!!! My goodness, you are going to be busy. This is why young people have babies!!! My two were just under 2 years apart. My babies will be 37 and 39 this spring!

 

[Hope Hughes]

This is kinda what i want to do... with concrete pavers as the walk way and higher beds

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[oldhenlikesdogs]

This is kinda what i want to do... with concrete pavers as the walk way and higher bedsView attachment 1207981 ​

Did you see my beds a few pages back? I like showing them off.

 

[igorsMistress]

I drill tiny holes around the bottom edge of my milk jugs and put them in the garden between plants. Makes for quick watering when it hurts to stand.
I've glued old clay pots together to make ollas. Bury partially near your plants and fill with water as needed. The soil draws the water through the clay as needed.
I've added gypsum to my soil which has helped a lot with breaking up some of the harder areas. My favorite thing though is planting aloe anywhere and everywhere. I leave it for a season and then remove to the compost. It's great for breaking up soil and not hard to get rid of if you don't leave it for more than a year.
I just got the restriction for lifting anything over 5 lbs until my back heals and I have PT so I can plant and supervise but my son is going to build the raised bed and haul in my dirt. At least I can still get dirt under my nails