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Central NY

I’ve got a bum knee so I’m not getting too hard on myself but y’all know how to make a guy feel lazy...lots of people are slaying it this year..love it..sooo much work..pure passion..good luck BP

5/7/2019 3:24:54 PM

Westmoreland, KS

"bum knee" sounds like a sand bagger to me! I bet you have on pollinated!

5/7/2019 5:36:59 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Oh come on Steve! Get to it!!! Unless of coarse your getting ready for knee surgery,,,, been there and done that!

5/7/2019 6:27:39 PM

Walhalla, ND.

Pchop, I’ve got a herniated disk, been laid up for over weeks now. My poor plants are dying to get in the garden. I had nothing tilled till this morning. My brother Kevin and a good friend of mine Robert came and helped out.

5/7/2019 9:01:21 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I tore my ACL and meniscus March 4 but I’m still out there hitting it hard. Wisely waiting till October to get the needed surgery. I’ve got some poor years to make up for and I can’t be down and out when we finally are due for some good weather this year.

5/7/2019 9:11:19 PM

On a cliff in the desert

I am a walking wounded too. 2+ years ago I had ankle surgery to reattach all the tendons in one of my ankles. A lifetime of ankle sprains ripped them all off. Now I am relearning how to walk and balance myself.

5/7/2019 9:38:11 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Dang orangeneck,,,, ouch and slow recovery for sure!:( Hang in there buddy!

5/8/2019 12:58:46 AM

Morgantown, WV

I pulled a tendon off the bone in my ankle on a hard sprain few years back... like everyone else, I stubbornly waited far too long to get it fixed.

Take it easy this year Pork chop, if it's easy, take it twice!

5/8/2019 7:10:37 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

A few weeks ago I had knee surgery don’t let it hold you back I have been going nutzzzz.. around here on one leg.. patch amended and tilled hoops out and ready for planting ... ya 4/19 was surgery date... you can do it...

5/8/2019 9:18:04 AM

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

New improved Titanium hip for me on Feb. 6th. LOL this board is like the walking wounded. Have not been able to rototill the patch yet hoping a good friend is going to journey up today to help out as the Pumpkins need to get in. Tomatoes are sounding better and better to grow this year.

5/8/2019 9:40:18 AM

Central NY

I’m not down about it....Just sayin..there’s some sweet patches set-up out there..mine looks like a cripple prepped it...no doubt the gardens will be purty this year...it’ll just take a little more time..you guys give me inspiration...except Ned , I’ve seen his xrays..he don’t even need a shovel

5/8/2019 10:58:55 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Sounds like there are bunch of gimpy growers posting here. I would list my ailments, but I don't want it to look like I'm bragging. At least I have a 27 year old helper to get things done.

5/8/2019 1:58:26 PM

Team Canuckle Heads

2 heart attacks in 2001. Torn meniscus repaired in 2011. Triple bypass in 2014.....hell as long as the beer is cold I'm just happy to be on this side of the grass.

5/8/2019 4:19:28 PM

Central Illinois

Broken back,twice causes a lot of leg pain

5/9/2019 8:30:12 AM

Jericho Vermont

Thanks Porkchop. We both just love to garden and are happy to be able to do it. I had an open book hip fracture in 2001 and lost the use of my legs for awhile. Moving hurts but I love to have the privilege to do so!

5/11/2019 8:41:01 PM

Ontario, Canada

Busted up back in 1999. Had several disks fused together in 2000. Have needed a cane to walk with for the past 15 years. Pain can be controlled somewhat with meds, but I can't do any of the harder work anymore. Thank god my wife Jane really loves to garden as well or we wouldn't still be in this crazy hobby. It takes a lot of hard work to be competitive in this sport, so having a partner you can depend on is very important, especially for this old crippled fart. I'm more the brains behind the operation now. LOL.

5/12/2019 8:51:29 AM