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RE: Introduction as part of this community!
I have thought about finding the "perfect" place, but I'm not sure if that exists. My neighbors are "snowbirds". IOW they leave Michigan at the end of Fall before it gets too cold and head south to Florida for the winter. Then they come back to enjoy the Spring. Not a bad way to go I suppose...
I miss my garden. If I do it again, I think I will go smaller but with raised beds so its easier to tend to. The older I get , the ground seems to be farther away lol.
I am in no way ready to retire, and in the Fall I enjoy hunting, and enjoy splitting wood all winter. I have been setting myself up for being able to continue gardening as I get older. A few years ago early in the season my back went out (pinched nerve) and I was on a walker for a good part of summer. I finally found I could crawl up and down the rows to weed by hand. Not fun getting off the ground, but I believe by doing that it helped aid my recovery without surgery.
Hydroponics is a possibility, as will be container gardening. A few raised beds might be a good idea to consider starting. I have reduced the size of my garden in recent years and instead continue to plant fruit trees, and expand my asparagus bed.