[BlindTlk] Working in a Garden

Thu Oct 4 14:24:44 UTC 2018

I don't think chicken wire alone is enough to hold up a tomato plant. 
Perhaps if you used metal fence posts to reinforce it.  Tomato cages are 
only a few dollars and can be used for many years. I think the investment is 
worth it.

Also, I've tried raised bed and container gardening.  These methods do work 
for some plants, herbs, hot peppers, mints and even green beans.  They do 
not work well for cucumbers, tomato's and other larger plants.  I've tried 
the hanging tomato contraption with zero success.  There isn't enough room 
for good root development.  For this method to work you will need to water 
multiple times per day during the hot months and use chemical fertilizers 
regularly.  If you're in an apartment maybe this is the way to go, but 
planting tomato's in the ground is much, much easier.

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2018 8:49 AM
To: Judy Jones via BlindTlk
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Working in a Garden

Also, it's possible to construct a trellis from a tube of chicken wire.
The Plant goes in the ground inside the tube.  Keeps tomatoes off the
ground.  There's lots of nasties attacking tomatoes too, so this may
somewhat mitigate their effects.

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018, Judy Jones via BlindTlk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 00:00:39
> From: Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Working in a Garden
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> I like that idea.
>
> Judy
>
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> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry
> Wayland via BlindTlk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:04 PM
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> Another thing you can do, is a raised garden or even containers.
>
>
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> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie
> Johnson via BlindTlk
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> Yes, I garden both at home and in the community garden.  There are some
> things that aren't practical, like using a hoe to chop weeds, but other 
> than
>
> that it's pretty much the same as for sighted people.  Learning what is a
> weed and what is a vegetable/flower took some practice.   I prefer to set 
> up
>
> the garden so I don't walk through where the plants are.  The square foot
> method works well.  I also have a few raised beds.  I plant some things in
> the landscaping so they can vine on the fence or porch railings, much 
> easier
>
> than setting up trellis and then tearing it down at the end of the season.
> My main garden area at home is only 4 feet wide and about 30 feet long,
> which allows me to be able to walk around the outside of the plants and
> reach in to pull weeds or collect vegetables without walking through where
> the plants are.  The community garden space is a big rectangle of 15 feet 
> by
>
> 30 feet, where I do have to walk through rows.  I have to be super careful
> not to step on the plants, especially early in the season when they are
> tiny.  It's doable, but not my preference.
>
> I tried different labeling methods in the garden, but never did find
> anything that worked well and lasted throughout the gardening season.  I
> have a few things in flowerpots and those I just stick in a braille 
> plastic
> label right in the dirt.  For the rest of the garden I keep notes on the
> computer to help me keep track of what is where, when it was planted and
> anything else I want to remember.  I don't label seed packets.  I just use
> Seeing AI or something similar.
>
> Knowing when the vegetables are ripe can be done by touch.  It's not much
> different than picking out produce in the grocery store.  You have to be
> familiar with the vegetable to know what you should check, size, firmness,
> ease of removing from the vine etc.  That all comes with practice.
>
> It took a number of years before I could reliably get things to grow and
> produce.  I'm not naturally gifted at growing things.  Now my general
> strategy is to plant 10x more than I will want at the end, so after I kill
> off most of it, I'm still left with a reasonable amount.
>
> Happy gardening!
> Julie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ella Yu via BlindTlk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2018 7:18 PM
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> Subject: [BlindTlk] Working in a Garden
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> Hi all,
> I'm supposed to start working in a garden soon and I'm wondering
> if it's possible for people who are completely blind.  I will
> have assistance.
> Thanks in advance.
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