Shopping ideas for disabled gardeners.
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Comments (6)We had several small retail spaces years ago, and I agree that safety needs to come first. Gravel would be difficult for wheelchairs. I used tough (thin) sisal rugs over bare concrete a lot, but found that even the tiniest edge could catch someone's shoe. I ended up taping the edges of the rugs so there were no edges whatsoever. The problem is, people will have their eyes on your products, so they won't be looking at their feet, and that makes it really tricky. Good for you for giving this a lot of thought, before hand. Just brainstorming, and being frugal...is there any way you could keep the asphalt, and simply paint it? Have an artist do a faux finish....artsy checkerboard design...something creative and cheerful, to fit with the garden art theme? Just a thought....See MoreDisability denied because gardening a hobby?
Comments (69)I read your thread way back.... I guess about a year or so ago and just today decided to come back to this forum to check and see what's going on. Lot's have gone on in the time past. I am glad to hear you got your SSDI. I am at the hearing point on mine, I have a lawyer but not sure he's any good.... he has not called and talked to me once and when I've called the office I never get to talk to him it's always his assistance. she tell me it takes about three months once the appeal has been turned in. It's been over three months...I called the SS office to check and make sure it was at the hearing office and it checked out. The wait is awful. I'm so thankful for this forum it is so helpful, One of the members stated to write everything down how life was before and how life is now and that is something I must do for the impending hearing. There is no medication I can take other then pain medication and my doctor will not proscribe anything for more then a month at a time. I don't agree with the doctor that I was being seen for my back so I did not go back to him. The 4th and 5 th lower lumbar is fused together and I have scoilosis curving of the spine. I've had problems with my back off and on but in my younger years it never was that bad. It wasn't until it seem all of a sudden it hit me, Well I guess not really all of a sudden but the worst part is. I now cannot sit for long drives after an hour of sitting in the car I may or I may not be able to get up out of the car seat and at times when I do get up and put my foot down to get up my back may not be able to support me, I have a pain that will run through me as I put my foot down on the ground. Now that the scoilosis has started giving me problems it is hindering the use of arms and moving my neck, when it acts up I can't turn my head to look around when driving I have to use the mirrors. I've also started having problems with my hands and arms. So off I went to the doctor and after some test found corporal tunnel to be the problem but the nerve is don't damaged to the point of being able to do surgery weather that is good or not I don't know but it has changed my life 100% where I use to be very active do what I wanted when I wanted. It's only been 5 years ago that I was working and come home to clean house, cook dinner, do a load of laundry all in a days time now I'm lucky to get through doing a couple of loads of laundry in a day, I can't lift the clothes basket I have to push it with my foot from the bedroom to the laundry room, if I had to go out and do laundry I guess I'd be in a world of hurt. I clean house one room at a time one day at a time just when ever I'm able to. I started to oil the cabinets down but hands and arms can't take it so I stopped. I have started carrying the cell phone with me outside just in case I fall and can't get up. I can't do the thing's I use to do with the grandkids any longer if it's not something simple then forget it. I can no longer walk around the mall. I haven't gotten to the point of asking for a wheel chair ... not wanting to go there. Although I have told my family that I cannot walk around much. I know long find my bed a comfort anymore, for me it is hard cause of pain or discomfort laying down. At times I give up trying to get comfortable and get back up. It is not visible to ones eye of my problems. Just to look at me you would not know I had anything wrong. Wishing you well with your surgery and happy gardening come spring time....See MoreDisabled and needs help!!!
Comments (9)Hi Mel - its been awhile since your posting. How is your father doing? A few years back here in our Community Garden a bunch of town people got together and put in a raised bed with 7 plots and four barrels for gardening accessibility. This was a multi-generational project and is used by such. I am not sure about your community but if they have a Community Garden - you might go to your Town's Disability Committee and propose the idea. The reason why I am so for this is because it allows one to be social as well as to work on their favorite hobby. Otherwise I agree with the other comments posted here - a raised bed garden or garden table or containers could be made to accomodate your Dad's needs. Also maybe you have a few neighbors who would be interested in helping out with this project for a patio or even inside a sunroom. Invite them over for a BBQ and have fun. These neighbors too might also want to assist him in gardening - like a buddy system. Keep in touch with the members on the Accessible Forum for more help. Chantel Here is a link that might be useful: Harwich Community Garden...See Moreusing a shop vacuum in the garden
Comments (6)Recently read an anecdote from someone who used a dust-buster type thing to remove the brown bits from her Boston fern. That sounded a lot quicker if one has let a lot of brown accumulate. I also worry shop vac might be a bit too strong. What are you battling? This (general idea of suction) might help with spider mites. I wonder about aphids. They grab on well....See Moreophoenix
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