What if DH/DW Couldn't?

[Mini Horses]

Suggestions. A chair by raised beds you already planned, that's easier than standing. An herb garden -- in small pots on a raised platform that could be a plank on cinder blocks! A Couple posts, with trellis...cukes, pole beans near house.

Don't rush. I believe she just wants to "contribute" but it's pretty obvious her health won't allow but so much. Seems that will become more apparent to her soon.

 

[flowerbug]

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Beginning to think I bit off more than I can chew with this place.

i feel that way every time i look out the window at all the projects i'd like to get done. one thing at a time and then if some things don't get done, well they've not gotten done for the last 5-10-15 years... another day won't matter...

 

[murphysranch]

I wonder if one of those rounded individual pots in a tall structure that are sold, would be good for her gardening? Let me look up a link.

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[FarmerJamie]

I wonder if one of those rounded individual pots in a tall structure that are sold, would be good for her gardening? Let me look up a link.

5 Tier GreenStalk Original Vertical Planter | Stunning Stone (Basic Texture)

Make gardening accessible and enjoyable with our patented five-tier vertical planter proudly made in East Tennessee. Tall and proud, this vertical garden planter is perfect for growing a wide variety of small and large plants including vegetables, herbs, flowers, root crops, and more.

greenstalkgarden.com

Possibly. Need anti-Bambi protection or else I am just setting the buffet at an easier height for them to reach.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Beginning to think I bit off more than I can chew with this place.

Nah - you got this! It's just a lot of things hitting you at once.

Like the tower planter above!

Or, would she consider perhaps a "raised bed" of planters on a shelf?

Porch rails?

Or something like this:

Hope you can find a solution!

 

[Hinotori]

My Mom can't really bend or lift much weight because of multiple spine surgeries. She has both knees and one hip replaced so no getting down. She's lost a lot of grip strength as well.

She gardens in large pots on the patio. Tomatoes every year and whatever else she decides to try. Herbs are all potted because she uses the heck out of fresh herbs.

Every spring someone has to help her lift each pot to the wheelbarrow so she can dump it it to loosen soil and add some fresh and some chicken litter. She sits in a chair at the wheelbarrow to do it. She can refill the pots but not move them when full.

So it is possible for someone to do a little gardening even when disabled.

 

[flowerbug]

bambi buffets...

 

[murphysranch]

I had to wrap my garden stuff in chicken wire in the last place. So many deer on the golf course.

I'd put it on a pallet (if you don't have a deck) and then fashion a "cage" of wire around it with an opening cut so she can come and go. Simple, not fancy. It just might satisfy her desire to garden.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. Added to the list

 

[tortoise]

I would keep her garden very close to the house. On a deck/porch. Or indoors. Getting to the garden was always the hardest part for me. After that, tolerating the weather/sunlight was a challenge.