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Mar 2, 2016 9:51 AM CST
Name: James
Anacortes, WA (Zone 8b)
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I am a 'mild protan', meaning I have a mild form of red-green deficiency known as protanopia. Color deficiencies aren't normally considered a disability, but it does cause their fair share of issues. Issues can be mild to full on embarrassing; Eg. buying clothes, seeing stop signs, flashing yellow vs flashing red lights, etc.
From a gardening standpoint, it can be hard to tell when fruit is ripe or unripe, when leaves are turning or drying out and turning brown, identifying plants, or in some cases being able to tell if a plant is alive or dead.

I'm curious if there are any fellow gardeners here that have a color deficiency or someone close to them that is and if anyone has ever had any challenges of such, how it was overcome, etc. I wonder if anyone has ever designed a garden around a color deficiency so that things would pop out more to them, or even just be more identifiable.
I am not an early bird or a night owl--I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon

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