I looked at that Cobra Head hoe and think it may be just what I need. My problem will be keeping it really sharp. I have blk. clay aka blk gumbo. It is hard as a rock when dry which it is now even with 1" weekly rains or deep watering weekly. I'm thrilled to see it is made in the USA with post recycled materials. It looked as tho about 6 - 8 different occupations went into the manufacturing & sale of the finished product. The tree farmer, the sawmill and maybe even a third party to make the handle from the dried rough sawed lumber, the miners, the steel factory worker who made the metal, the worker in the factory where the blade is made and put into the handle, the packers, order filling personnel, and shipping dept. That looks like a lot of American citizens working instead of drawing unemployment and/or welfare.
I admit the Accessible Gardening forum digressed into a lot of daily chit chat after awhile. For some that was what they needed. A community of others with physical limitations who were willing to share the day to day trials & joys/triumphs of that lifestyle. Many of us had already learned how to deal with our limitations and shared those methods but after awhile we had done about all we could do for each other in that dept so we just kept in touch. I'm glad to find new tools and ideas.
I have fibromyalgia and both OA & RA as well as DJD which limit me thru fatigue and pain. I have meds to help a lot with the chronic pain, but not much helps with the chronic fatigue. I had spinal fusion T12 thro S1 last Dec. so I'm just now really getting back into some more physical activity. I still have to be careful how I move because of balance problems. But Thanks to GOD I doing very well and pressing forward most days. Depending on how GOD leads and what the surgeon says in August I may have a very complicated cervical spine surgery within the next year or so.
I do a lot of hand 'grubbing' in the dirt. My fingernails look terrible, LOL, but that's how I like to garden. I don't wear gloves because I can't feel the dirt and plants with them on.
GOD bless and keep each of you.
