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Potting plants could cause Legionnaires' disease
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 |
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Potting plants could cause Legionnaires' disease
"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 |
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Potting plants could cause Legionnaires' disease
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 |
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Potting plants could cause Legionnaires' disease
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 |
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