I would like to try growing Concord grapes - How do I start - Would li

Thanks Nancy - I remember when I was a child my grandmother had Concord grapes and we all loved to go there and pick grapes. I love Concord grapes - Wish me luck - I've never gardened very much BUT I am 84 years old and have some health problems HOWEVER I want to do what I can to improve my health and my doctor wants me to exercise more. I think I would rather garden and get my exercise that way - so that is what I am going to try. - Do you think I should try gardening in a raised garden bed so I don't have to stoop so much - or would that defeat the purpose of excercising - HA - Thanks for your answer - Have a wonderful day - Shirley

Shirley, If you have bad arthritis, the raised gardening may help cause not so much pain, otherwise, the stooping and such would help with the exercise more. Squats are great exercise. What you should do is go according to your health problems right now and work your way up to more activity, and a garden is a great way to start. I would get help for breaking the ground for your garden, that can get pretty strenuous. When you get your seeds and or plants, plant them as your body says, don't push too hard until you get used to it. It shouldn't take too long and you will have a garden to work in all you want. You could do fruits and veggies in your garden and heave the added healthy diet to help your health, too. Have fun playing in the dirt, I feel like a kid when I am able to work in my garden! Sorry this got long, just the nurse in me to try to help you get healthy in a good way!

God Bless you Nancy - Thanks for your helpful suggestions. I am going to try this - I used to love to garden but it was mostly with flowers. I would like to try fruits and vegetables for health. I am trying very hard to eat healthy and I try to avoid refined sugar - I replace sugar in my recipes with organic raw honey, blackstrap molasses or sorghum molasses. I have made some very good cookies this way. Thank you so much for your concern for my health. I KNOW you are a very good caring nurse. Shirley