Rewind #2

So then, I settled on the idea of "Gardening for the Blind" on November 4th, which I had already mentioned in an earlier post. So... I identified a few main needs/problems for the blind gardening community:

1. Weeding
2. Watering
3. Planting
4. Losing tools
5. Identifying plants
6. Harvesting
7. Navigating garden

I had a few ideas that sought to solve these problems.

A. A belt-like device integrated into a standard gardening waist pouch. The belt device will have thin, retractable cables that will attach to your existing tools. This way, tools will never leave you unless you want to detach them.
SOLVES: 4
*** Well-received by a few gardeners that I have spoken to

B. A simple, tactile planting calendar. I am not sure of the form, but I am thinking about a simple tool that will help people to remember to check if some of their cucumbers or tomatoes are ready to be harvested.
SOLVES: 3, 6
** Gardeners that I have spoken to usually have help with harvesting and this could help. No idea how it could be done without being a tedious process though.

C. A soaker hose grid. Almost, like a pool cover, this could be pulled over a bed before planting and would help to automatically hold straight lines. Additional grid segments of soaker hoses could be added with simple twist fittings.
SOLVES: 2, 3, 7
*eh...

D. A new take on tomato cages. Will be extrapolated on later...
SOLVES: 1, 5, 6, 7
** Folks thought it was interesting... but wanted to hear more

I decided to proceed with the retractable tool belt and the new tomato cages ideas.