Less Pain for Planting

#Springplanting season is coming up and it's the best time to talk about how do I avoid planting pain and discomfort. Whether you're putting out seed or thatching or even going as far as to put a new #landscaping it's important to understand that you should be working on reducing your pain while planting in the winter for the previous fall before the snow comes. One of the most obvious things you can do to help your #spring plantings to make sure that your yard is set up for the spring removing unnecessary and dead plant material. If you have #hardscape that you need to leave in place for the winter in order to prevent things like erosion that all makes good sense but if there are things you can do in the fall like removing dead plant or tree material in advance and do that. Prepping soil this fall before is also a good idea this could be as simple as getting some rocks out of the soil that you don't need there or perhaps trimming down some trees if you're going to be bringing in different items that are gonna need more direct sun doing that in the fall will make an easier time in the spring months so you don't have to do everything all at once you can space it out over a period of time. The next thing you can do that I think helps people with dealing with back pain and knee pain and sometimes even shoulder and wrist pain during the planting season is to make sure you're thinking about the ergonomics of planting. What do I mean by this? If you have the ability to bring your plant material in or your soil or whatever you're using with machinery or better equipment that you can rent like #wheelbarrels make sure that you reserve those items in advance in the winter months so that you have those tools outside for the spring time when you decide to plant. The other thing is to spend some time in the winter exercising and building up your muscle strength this is a wonderful excuse for seniors to get out of the house and go to the gym under the supervision of a conditioning coach or family member. Another great option is to spread out your planting and landscaping over a period of days. You'd be surprised how many people have gotten on my table over the years asking for a massage and they tell you the only time they had was this one day out of the entire spring to do all the work because they had overscheduled other aspects of their life and therefore couldn't be bothered with spreading out the activity required to get their lawn looking good. The last item I think that's important to remember is when it comes to getting the garden ready for spring it's important to remember that when you bend down that much and you twist and move so much if you're not doing that very often you're going to be sore. That's why regular exercise it's so important it does help significantly when it comes to doing the activities you want this is a prime example. With these tips enjoy spring it's only eight weeks away.