From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 10/10/19 8:37 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> The plan is to water every three weeks after a   
   >> rain event.  Otherwise let the rain do its   
   >> thing.   
   >   
   >    no idea how dry it might get there in the winter   
   > but around here it rarely is dry for long, freeze   
   > drying in the winter can happen along with frost   
   > heave for some plants if they are planted too late.   
   >   
   >   
   >> Forgot which treat you made the comment of raised   
   >> beds.  I agree with out.  They would dry out and blossom   
   >> rot would be the least of my issues.  The only   
   >> benefit I see if that they are easier on your back.   
   >   
   >    yeah, if i'm working down low for long i just sit   
   > on a ground pillow, otherwise a few deep knee bends   
   > are good for my legs.   
   >   
   >    i always daydream of how to set up a system that   
   > would allow a relatively disabled person still be   
   > able to garden.  sometimes i think of it as a bunch   
   > of square containers that a small train/track system   
   > could move around.  if you need to weed you just hit   
   > the buttons and the containers are brought you where   
   > you are.  same for harvest.  watering could be done   
   > from overhead or at a watering station, etc.  just   
   > something to think about ...  haha...  i also think   
   > about for fun a bean shelling, drying  and sorting   
   > model railroad.  :)  not that i'll ever do it because   
   > i have too much fun doing it by hand, but just another   
   > idle thing to ponder.   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
   >   
      
   I use a nice set of knee pads.   
      
   That train track thing sounds interesting!   
      
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