Show how individuals in wheelchairs can garden successfully.
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Great job! I am so impressed with your creativity to make such beautiful arrangements in such simple structures. How helpful for all those who are chair bound or cannot bend! Bless you!
The concern is with chemicals in pressured treated lumber leaking into soil and eventually end up in the veggies you raise. I heard both pro and con schools regarding this matter. Until there is credible scientific study and confirmation that this is not an issue, I guess best is to use non-treated lumber, but that is usually more expensive option.
You are AMAZING!!! What an inspiration you are! Your gardens are beautiful. I am new to home gardening and starting just my second attempt at vegetable gardening. Did pretty good last year but hope to do better this year. Keep up the great work.
Hi Rich – You have some really cool ideas here. I wanted to build some raised beds this year & need go no further that this video. Thank you so much for making it.
Hi, Rich, hope you are doing well. My system for watering would probably work for you. You need to have some sort of water catcher under your plants and it funnels all the water back into a bucket or tub. I use the air from a fish tank bubble pump. (Cheap 15 dollar thingy) to pump the water back up. The cycling water seems to make the plants grow better. Maybe because the nutrients are always moving. I call it pallet gardening. Also look an my windowfarms research playlist, Thanks Brian
I’d start by measuring how much clearance she would need to get her legs under the box and also measure her arm length to get an idea of how big the garden part of the box should be. I built three boxes yesterday with just a miter saw (with a 10 inch 40 notch carbide blade[nothing special maybe $15]), power screwdriver, screws, and lumber from what was a pool deck. I know this info is 3 months late… You sound like an awesome teacher btw.
Thank you so much for this video…I work in a school garden and have been researching how i can adapt the garden for a student we recently got who is in a wheelchair…she is in 2nd grade and i know she will be getting larger wheelchairs as she gets older….what i an trying to figure out is what kind of raised bed to get for her that will be a height she can grow into and actully be able to garden in…also i was wondering if you could give the website for those great tools!…thank you..;)
I’m in a wheelchair and I now grow food in pots and containers on tables. This really caught my attention. That really is the way to go. I’ll try these out next year. love your enthousiasm.
You’re awesome. I like your raised bed design. I shall try one out myself. I like how you brace the bottom of the boxes for strength, then bury it in the gravel.
i have been working on a community garden for a local hospital, my goal is to create a garden almost identical to yours. if you dont mind me asking, how much money did you spend on each box? i already have built 200 square feet of raised beds made from recycled lumber however its not holding up as well as i would like it to and need to tear down everything and start from scratch. Very nice work by the way, It makes a lot of since to be able to roll under the beds.
Awesome
Nicole D
August 9, 2013 at 10:26 am
I love this video! Great boxes!! Why can’t i like the video?
marinapia
August 9, 2013 at 10:33 am
good work..you planned with thought
soilfit
August 9, 2013 at 10:53 am
Great job! I am so impressed with your creativity to make such beautiful arrangements in such simple structures. How helpful for all those who are chair bound or cannot bend! Bless you!
Ginger Rogers
August 9, 2013 at 11:36 am
The concern is with chemicals in pressured treated lumber leaking into soil and eventually end up in the veggies you raise. I heard both pro and con schools regarding this matter. Until there is credible scientific study and confirmation that this is not an issue, I guess best is to use non-treated lumber, but that is usually more expensive option.
mas360
August 9, 2013 at 12:15 pm
What is wrong with using pressure treated lumber?
Kristin Colburn
August 9, 2013 at 1:04 pm
You are AMAZING!!! What an inspiration you are! Your gardens are beautiful. I am new to home gardening and starting just my second attempt at vegetable gardening. Did pretty good last year but hope to do better this year. Keep up the great work.
Kristin Colburn
August 9, 2013 at 1:27 pm
Hi Rich – You have some really cool ideas here. I wanted to build some raised beds this year & need go no further that this video. Thank you so much for making it.
rickpolski
August 9, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Pressure treated lumber is not a problem
Handihelp Tube
August 9, 2013 at 2:02 pm
dont use pressure treated lumber! but great video
dane holloway
August 9, 2013 at 2:27 pm
You Are Awesome!
DOS UNO
August 9, 2013 at 2:29 pm
thanks I will forward to other people in wheelchairs like me
dabigisland1
August 9, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Hi, Rich, hope you are doing well. My system for watering would probably work for you. You need to have some sort of water catcher under your plants and it funnels all the water back into a bucket or tub. I use the air from a fish tank bubble pump. (Cheap 15 dollar thingy) to pump the water back up. The cycling water seems to make the plants grow better. Maybe because the nutrients are always moving. I call it pallet gardening. Also look an my windowfarms research playlist, Thanks Brian
Brian White
August 9, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Love this idea! 😀
TheSamilyn
August 9, 2013 at 4:25 pm
I’d start by measuring how much clearance she would need to get her legs under the box and also measure her arm length to get an idea of how big the garden part of the box should be. I built three boxes yesterday with just a miter saw (with a 10 inch 40 notch carbide blade[nothing special maybe $15]), power screwdriver, screws, and lumber from what was a pool deck. I know this info is 3 months late… You sound like an awesome teacher btw.
aliberalcombatvet
August 9, 2013 at 4:52 pm
Thank you so much for this video
mmagruder67
August 9, 2013 at 5:17 pm
This is a great idea, I hope we can incorporate one of your boxes in our community garden.
reachAbility NS
August 9, 2013 at 5:19 pm
Almost any online tgardening store hastools like the ones I’m using for sale or Google adaptive gardening tools.
Rich
Handihelp Tube
August 9, 2013 at 6:06 pm
Thank you so much for this video…I work in a school garden and have been researching how i can adapt the garden for a student we recently got who is in a wheelchair…she is in 2nd grade and i know she will be getting larger wheelchairs as she gets older….what i an trying to figure out is what kind of raised bed to get for her that will be a height she can grow into and actully be able to garden in…also i was wondering if you could give the website for those great tools!…thank you..;)
Slywoods62098
August 9, 2013 at 7:01 pm
I’m in a wheelchair and I now grow food in pots and containers on tables. This really caught my attention. That really is the way to go. I’ll try these out next year. love your enthousiasm.
greets,
wormen goeroe
August 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm
I really can’t remember how much they cost, sorry.
Handihelp Tube
August 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm
You’re awesome. I like your raised bed design. I shall try one out myself. I like how you brace the bottom of the boxes for strength, then bury it in the gravel.
exiagundamit
August 9, 2013 at 8:21 pm
Very informative! Thank you! You are a gifted gardener.
321Indigo
August 9, 2013 at 8:33 pm
i have been working on a community garden for a local hospital, my goal is to create a garden almost identical to yours. if you dont mind me asking, how much money did you spend on each box? i already have built 200 square feet of raised beds made from recycled lumber however its not holding up as well as i would like it to and need to tear down everything and start from scratch. Very nice work by the way, It makes a lot of since to be able to roll under the beds.
Alex Schultz
August 9, 2013 at 9:24 pm
Nice video, thanks for sharing. I like the open underneath design.
Oldlady Prepper
August 9, 2013 at 9:39 pm