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.

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Have you actually tested that? Cavers use strap-on neoprene kneeling pads with no problems, despite crawling in mud and gravel for far greater distances than you are likely to travel while planting out seedlings. Possibly you'd get trouble if your legs were bare, but not with trousers on (inside the knee pads).

On 03/09/2010 19:50, 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? ;-)

Thanks for the suggestion. Heath-Robinson is my middle name! LOL. I'll
have a ponder.

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On 3 Sep, 19:00, David in Normandy
wrote:
On 03/09/2010 19:50, 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? ;-)

Thanks for the suggestion. Heath-Robinson is my middle name! LOL. I'll
have a ponder.

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You can buy knee pads of varying degrees of comfort and expense at any
builders merchant. The fluid filled ones are most comfortable.

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

"Sacha" wrote ...
"Ian B" said:

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!



I think you can find trousers with padded knees. I think the hard bit is
getting up again as my knees now hurt when kneeling and seize up when
trying to stand! I'm very indignant about this. Screwmatics run - or
limp - in my family but at 64 I really did not think this was going to
affect me just yet.

Carpet fitters and others use trousers with padded knees... and they are
cheap too... see...

http://www.industrial-workwear.co.uk...users.html#a30

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There was an item on this on Radio 4 You and Yours, Friday lunch time.

They interviewed Prof Pennington, who poured scorn on the cut hand
theory, saying that a abteriea that effects the lungs would not get
there through the blood supply. He reckoned that it was breathing in the
dust that probably did it.

Both this prog and the telegraph article were confused between bought
potting compost and compost made using garden waste. The general theory
was that provided the heat in your compost heap was sufficient, the
thing would be destroyed. However it then went on about leaving half
used bags of damp comp0ost in warm places like a greenhouse, which would
provided ideal breeding conditions. One so called expert even said that
you should only buy the amount of compost you need each time, so that it
is fresh! Having seen the piles of bags in garden centres that have
faded in the sun (or perhaps light and rain!), I think he needs to get
real - besides if I am potting up half a dozen plant, where can I buy a
diddy amount of compost?

I think there is more danger to your life in crossing the road, than
there is inhandling compost (of whatever sort)!

Roger T

On Sep 3, 10:35*pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Sacha" *wrote ...
"Ian B" *said:



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!

I think you can find trousers with padded knees. *I think the hard bit is
getting up again as my knees now hurt when kneeling *and seize up when
trying to stand! *I'm very indignant about this. *Screwmatics run - or
limp - in my family but at 64 I really did not think this was going to
affect me just yet.

Carpet fitters and others use trousers with padded knees... and they are
cheap too... see...

http://www.industrial-workwear.co.uk...users.html#a30

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

I've been using somewhat more expensive ones, day in day out for
decades. They're very difficult to wear out and quite comfortable -
there are ladies versions also available.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/dickies-d...rs-prod719547/
These aren't quite the same as mine but very similar.

Rod