Sacha wrote:
On 2010-09-03 18:45:59 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

On 03/09/2010 16:54, Ian B wrote:

As to knees, my mum had a "kneeler" for gardening which both
protected her knees and made it more comfortable too. Perhaps a
worthwhile investment? Even a dustbin liner would help stop knees
getting ground into the soil.

Good idea. Oddly I've got a kneeler somewhere in the garage but it
never occurs to me to use it! Not sure how practical it would be
though when shuffling along the ground planting several rows of veg
seedlings. I've got some proper DIY strap on kneeling pads but they
would be useless as the soil would just get between them and my
knees. Maybe the bin liner would be more practical.

Now, I know this sounds extremely Heath Robinson but it works. One of
our Nursery staff took the wheeled bit off the bottom of an old garden
tractor, attached a couple of cushions on a board to it and zipped up
and down the lines of trees etc. while weeding. Don't you have some
old office chair or something of that kind in a skip-near-you? ;-)

I'm wondering if just an old cushion wrapped in plastic might work quite
well.

I do see David's point that any device doesn't go well with shuffling along,
you have to keep getting up to move it. Maybe we need to invent some thickly
padded trousers!


Ian