Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[CapricornFarm]

My broccoli is coming up! I love that!

 

[oldhen2345]

@oldhen2345
I have a question. I've always wondered how having a block just 1 or 2 high would help as far as making it easier.

I get the high boxes that you can stand and work at...or the ones that are a little lower that you can sit on. But help me understand how the blocks help make them easier to tend.

And...those look great!!!!

I don't have to bend all the way to the ground to harvest beets, carrots or onions. I don't have to weed much since I put landscaping cloth under them. Tomatoes are almost at eye level, squash and melons grow along the side and spill over too. I can sit on the edges of the blocks and rest or weed or harvest. I frequently sit there and throw cherry tomatoes to the chickens. Just seems easier to me than scooting along on a seat and bending to the ground or trying to kneel which I used to do, but can't anymore. Whatever works, you know?

 

[N F C]

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[chickmom3941]

I don't have to bend all the way to the ground to harvest beets, carrots or onions. I don't have to weed much since I put landscaping cloth under them. Tomatoes are almost at eye level, squash and melons grow along the side and spill over too. I can sit on the edges of the blocks and rest or weed or harvest. I frequently sit there and throw cherry tomatoes to the chickens. Just seems easier to me than scooting along on a seat and bending to the ground or trying to kneel which I used to do, but can't anymore. Whatever works, you know?

I have the same plan as you. We are building a block garden, with the blocks 2 high. I'm planning on doing all the plant maintenance sitting on the blocks. It's got to be easier on the knees that way.

 

[lazy gardener]

Sitting on blocks at the edge of the garden. Be sure you don't have a spider bite you on the bum!

 

[R2elk]

Has anyone tried those little sour gherkins?

If you are referring to the Mexican Sour Gherkins, they appear to be the same thing a number of places were and are selling as Mouse Melon. They are a very fine vine and need something to climb. They aren't bad eaten whole and raw but I did not find anything special about either raw or pickled. In my case they took a long time to get the vines started and were an end of the season "fruit".

 

[CapricornFarm]

Has anyone run into this plant in your area? Idk what it is, growing wild here in VA. The leaves are green and waxy.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Who has their seeds planted indoors already? I have 3 trays done and my lights are up tonight! More to plant tomorrow!

 

[chickmom3941]

Sitting on blocks at the edge of the garden. Be sure you don't have a spider bite you on the bum!

Lol. It will have to get by my attack chickens first, AND bite through my 6" comfort cushion!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Who has their seeds planted indoors already? I have 3 trays done and my lights are up tonight! More to plant tomorrow!

It's still too early here. When is your last frost date?