Accessible Gardening: #14: Practical Matters for Physically Challenged Gardeners , 1 by Amargia

Amargia wrote:
Peaches! Yum! This year I will have to get my peaches from the roadside produce stand since I moved my trees around. I’m just grateful they survived the move and appear happy in their new locations.
Bought a large watermelon and a cantaloupe for a visit from one of Amargia’s children. I’m going to let Jim choose the watermelons from now on. It was the sweetest watermelon I’ve had in years. I think I will pick the cantaloupe, however, since smell is a big part of picking a good one. I thought putting salt on watermelon and a little pepper on cantaloupe were universal. . Discovered some find that odd.
They are predicting a high of 112 as the afternoon high factoring in the humidity. (Actual temp of 103 or 104.) An inside day for sure. Can you imagine what a day like this would have been like for our pre-AC ancestors?
The ophthalmologist found I had high optic pressure and prescribed Travatan drops. The eye drops help, but even with insurance they are expensive. I didn’t realize glaucoma was one of those things people over 50 had to be wary of. I’m trying to make a list of the positive aspects of being old. There must be some. Lol.
We are attempting to keep container plants cool with water and processing herbs today. k*
Picture: ‘Passion for red’