[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

I think many of you miss the point. There are many people who find yard work an enjoyable hobby. Some like to Golf, others want to putter in their garden, trying new plants, trimming them when needed. Many of us would rather do such things ourselves. It is relaxing to run soil thru your fingers.

That said, the weather in Central Florida may severely limit what one can do as we get older. My Father kept his garden going in DE until he died at 76, he passed plants over the fence to two other retired gentleman, had a nice time, but when heat of day came, he went in the house and rested. He scheduled my parents trips to Germany to come home to DE in time to get his garden planted.

I have not had his skill, but I have tried. Installing underground sprinklers, making compost piles, etc. Will see what grows in The Villages. Would like to grow Kohlrabi, tomatoes, carrots, turnips, and Rutabaga. Here we just go to the Amish farms for vegetables and free range eggs.

You plan to do this in your flower beds right? I have yet to see a vegetable garden in TV. BTW the Florida rats love to congregate near this kind of vegetation. They even like bird seed that drops from a feeder.