Everything ready at once is the main reason I scaled back my spring plantings compared to previous years. There’s just not enough of me to go around these days so I have to pick my battles more carefully than I did in years past.
I’ve been thinking for awhile that I need to switch my entire garden over to raised beds. A visit to a friend’s garden a few weeks ago has me thinking harder about that switch. He built his beds at just the right height to sit on the edge of the frame while working in the bed. To make doing so a bit more comfortable he used 2x8 boards to cap the rails, with triangular gussets underneath to support the overhang.
I think my worn out knees might appreciate less bending and kneeling. I know for sure my worn out back would approve.
I have all raised beds (16!) and they’ll keep getting ‘taller’ as I get older.
I’ll never go back to just gardening in the dirt again. :)