TABLETOP GARDEN ON CEMENT BLOCKS

Q:    Hi, Mel, my name is Kathleen and I live in Kentucky. I think your book, website, and method are all wonderful and have been using the method since I discovered it from my mother while still living in Florida.

I now have a disabling disease and my son set my garden on a table so I wouldn't have to bend down. We had so much rain this year that the table collapsed (cheap table) and he got the idea to put it up on cement blocks. He used four blocks on each corner but aimed them towards the center and this works great! It's not movable, like a table, but would work well for a wheelchair garden using fewer blocks. Next year I'm going to experiment with different levels to see how low I can bend down so I can plant some corn.

STRONG LEGS NEEDED

A:   Dear Kathleen, You are another SFG success story to be able to sit down while you garden at a tabletop garden. Of course as you and your son found out it needs to be placed on a sturdy and stable foundation. I seem to remember a Bible story about building on the rock rather than the sands and wasn't there a three pig fable about long-lasting materials for your home, now we know the same thing applies to your garden. You have a great story and it will be a good inspiration to many others who thought they could no longer garden. My compliments to your son for figuring out that strong support he has come up with. Mel B.