Monday, May 16, 2011

Gardening Tools To Get You Started

By Will Miles


In almost every person's life he or she will think "I should start my own garden!" Perhaps one person dreams of growing his own vegetables. Another person may have his heart set on a luxurious rose garden. It doesn't matter what you want to grow or why you want to grow it; the important thing is finding the right tools to help you grow your garden. Most gardening can be done with your bare hands and brute strength. The right gardening tools will save you lots of time and effort. These are a few of the gardening tools that you might use to help you with your gardening tasks.

If you want a giant garden you need to be ready to do some soil tilling. This means shifting the soil around so that it is looser and lets air circulate through it freely. Some gardeners will hire a professional to help them get this job done. You could also rent a roto tiller. Purchasing your own tiller is also an option if you are going to be regularly working on large plots of land. Before you use the tiller by yourself have someone teach you how to wield it properly. You could do more harm than good if you do not know what you are doing!

Gardening gloves also protect your hands from the residue that is left behind by compost and fertilizer. Wearing gloves also protects you against the various creatures (like bugs) that might inhabit your garden. Garden carts are great for gardeners who have very large garden plots to tend or who need to haul large amounts of things from one place to another. A garden cart can be useful for hauling tools and other garden materials to and from your garden. You can also use them to help you transport compost from your compost heap to your garden. If you've got a lot of dirt that you want to have hauled away from your garden plot, your garden cart is great for that. Most often, a garden cart is used to transport things in a quick and easy fashion. In a pinch a wheelbarrow can do this as well.

Every gardener needs hoes. Many people think that using a garden hoe is a big pain. If you are new to gardening, hoeing will seem like a mostly optional task. If you have a big garden, however, hoeing is something that you are going to have to do regularly. You will use your hoe to make rows in your garden. Making garden rows is much easier to do from a standing position than a kneeling one. Another major use of the hoe is for row outlining at planting time. For this reason you will want to get a long handled hoe.

The hovel's main purpose is to dig holes. If you want to lift a plant without worrying about getting the root system tangled or doing damage to the plant's root bulb, use a hovel (they can also be used for moving dirt). You can also use your hovel to press down the earth when you plant your seedlings or move your plants from place to place.

Gardening is thought to be a very relaxing activity. There just seems to be something about "playing in the dirt" that people find appealing and that calms their nerves. Lots of people new to gardening will only use their hands . After a while, however, gardening tools become easier to use. Eventually your gardening tools could come to feel like extensions of your own appendages. The more work you put into your garden the more natural working in your garden will start to feel. You might even learn that gardening is really fun!




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