How can you make gardening easier so you can still enjoy some of the benefits but not have to do as much work? https://www.shiftingroots.com/gardening-tips-for-seniors/
Not replying to myself, @Yvonne Smith , was replying to you; to ask you what happened to the avatar you had back in 2022. I had complimented you on it way back then. Just curious why you changed it. Just to get back on topic, while I'm here, I do hope some of the hobbies, I've put up; for seniors here, helped some of you find one.
I found the answer yesterday. I blew out my foot or ankle yesterday dismounting from the hay bales after checking the walls for eggs. The guy just came and delivered screenings for the driveway. While my daughter was using the loader to straighten out the garden, I also had her spread the screenings. I enjoyed it very much.
fine crushed limestone. I have a gravel driveway and the guy who plows my snow has a misaligned plow or something. He put in a lot of holes this winter. Even his wife complained about theirs.
A lot of people think you have to be in great health with excellent mobility to grow a garden. There’s so much lifting of things like bags of compost. You have to push around a wheelbarrow. Then there are all those watering cans to cart around to plants. Don’t forget the squatting to weed and seed. Of course, you have to dig big holes too! Frankly, you do have to be in a state of peak fitness to garden like that. But luckily, you don’t have to garden like that at all. There are plenty of ways to garden smart rather than relying on brawn and bending. https://morningchores.com/gardening-for-seniors/
And I saw a video which showed how to take cardboard boxes, put a t-post at each corner, at least and then wrap the boxes with chicken wire to make instant, inexpensive raised gardens. I have plenty of boxes and wire. my t-posts are a bit tall but I can deal.
Over the winter, I have been suffering from stiff joints and a sore hip. I assumed it was old age and I would have to resign myself to it. However, after spending three days working in the garden, the pain and stiffness has gone. This suggests that the cause was poor muscle tone and the exercise has helped.
I had turned to mush over the winter. Even my stomach muscles, which were my strongest aspect, are MIA. I changed some supplements and proline seems to help. A Dr once recommended 4 grams and since I had it in bulk storage I made up some capsules and it seems to help. Turns out it is a protein used in muscle repair and growth. Our pain maybe is from old age and it causes atrophy because when something hurts it is more comfortable to just sit. I have found some new exercises that could be fun to try. And ya gotta love home grown veggies.
If I don't walk and exercise I feel really bad both physically and mentally. Some days I have to fight with myself to do so.
A lot depends on where you live, of course. If you live in a densely populated area, surrounded by concrete, you don't feel so inclined to get outside and walk. Plus you're breathing in traffic fumes, so may not get much benefit. Although I live in a built-up area, I'm close to countryside and a river. I suppose our gardens create a sort of mini-climate, which helps to clean the air of pollutants.