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Gardening and tools for Children

September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

11310576984_floralgardentoolset.jpgIf you are an avid gardener and have children,grandchildren invite them to dig into the dirt. They will discover how plants grow and what it takes to have a beautiful garden or landscape.

Including children in gardening for a future generation of garden lovers. From an early age, they develop a true interest gardening. Children gathering flowers for moms, dads,grandparents and other special people in their lives. Instill the ecology for earth by sharing the magic of nature in the young people of today. Start by letting them have their own garden tools and have a designated place to store them.

Take your child shopping to find their own set of out and buy them some children’s gardening tools. Find their favorites and maybe a couple more. Many colorful tools are available such as buckets, rakes, hoes, wheelbarrows, and shovels. Other fun items are small stool, gloves, plant markers, figurines, a kneeling pad, etc. Be sure to explain how to use all the tools, markers, and shovels in an ergonomic fashion to avoid little aches and strains.

Start with simple projects, such as digging up dandelions with that special tool of theirs. You can give advice on what to plant then let them choose. Have them plant some flower seeds and give the seeds a good drink of water. In a few days you can point out the new sprouts and how exciting they are. Explain what it takes to get the seeds to sprout and how to care for the new plants. This is the part they actually use those tools.

Find a good location that is easily accessible for them. Try changing that unused sandbox into a mini garden for children. Add some good soil mixture and let them plan out the arrangement of planting. Add some markers so they can track the seedling growth. How exciting it is to harvest the crop they planted!

Help them personalize their special garden with decorations and let them help pick them out.
Hand crafted items are great such as those cool rock collections they hand picked. Maybe decorate those larger rocks with flowers or names painted. Let them be creative and add their own ideas.

When gardening with children be patient,encouraging them and being very positive while teaching them about nature. Keep in mind how beneficial this whole experience is to your child. They will beam with pride when picking their first bouquet or bright red tomato!


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Essential Gardening Tools

September 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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There are many ways to maintain your garden and beautiful to be proud it is yours. Proper care such as good soil, sunlight, and adequate water are things that are essential when growing a garden. Having the right tool to do the task at hand is also important.

Gardening tools can help care for your plants and keeping your garden’s look the way you want. Make sure your tools are useful and good quality for your projects. Here we will take a look at some of the essential tools you will need for your gardening experience.

Cultivators
Garden cultivators are great for flowerbeds and vegetable plots. This tool is for breaking up hard compacted soil. Cultivators are very useful when weeding gardens and keeping weeds under control.

Pruners
Pruners are indespensible for your gardening work. Use this tool to trim hedges or your plants and also assists in pruning your plants. 21310576984_gardenkaichimain.jpg

Shovel
The shovel breaks up clay soils and with trees that has established roots. You will use the shovel in many ways. Transplanting, planting, scooping dirt, etc.

Spading fork
A spading fork is another great tool that you could use in your collection as it’s great for splitting perennials and grasses alike. All of these tools can lighten your gardening burden and allow you to have the beautiful garden that you desire.

Lawnmowers
Lawn mowers are a must as they give your landscape that finished look for pure curb appeal. Also, mowers are wonderful for mulching and gathering leaves in the fall. There are some who prefer push lawnmowers for smaller lots or for the extra physical effort and conserving our gas resources. Larger lawns are probably going to be maintained with a riding mower to save time.

Shredders
Garden shredders are great for gardening. This is a great way to add to your compost pile and recycle the materials back into your garden. Great for nature enthusiast.

These essential tools are aides for the manual labor and make finishing the job much easier. Store them in a dry location to prevent damage. Take good care of the tools and they will last for many years. Use these tools safely and enjoy with your garden projects!

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Garden Tools are Key in Getting the Task Done

September 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Garden tools are very helpful to complete the work done! The right tool for the right job makes the work handier to be finished.  The stories of garden tools and how our ancestors used gardening tools, which are a gardener’s best friend, is always a fun to hear. The items can do much more than just help a gardener tend his garden.   The gardener will need an assortment of tools to tend to things.

Any tool that can be implemented in the application of any kind of gardening (indoor, outdoor, vegetable or flower) such as a shovel, hoe, pruner, and trowel even something larger such as a skid loader or a tiller for larger areas. Garden tools are as key for a gardener as pliers,screwdrivers and saw are to a carpenter.

Garden tools are commonly exposed to the elements such as soil, heat, and moisture.  After use, make sure to rinse and dry them to prevent corrosion before placing back into your storage shed or garage, so keep a clean cloth by you tools as a little care goes a long way.

Remember to either cover your remaining crops or pick your crops before fall’s frost comes in the late fall.  Taking the frost warnings seriously and protect the last of your crops. If the nights start dipping down to 4o degrees, it is time for concern.   Keep a watchful eye on the temperature gauge.

Every gardener has their own description for weed pullers such as weeder, weed diggers, weed knives, weed pulling tools, weed puller tools, crabgrass tools or just plain digger.Weeding trowels are used for weeding are available with carbon steel large blade for great results. Check out my artlcle on ergonomic tools as well.  If the weeds are allowed to grow too long , they will grow deep roots that are difficult to remove.  Some plants may be great by themselves but when they become invasive considered a weed such as some ground covers or grasses.  A gardener’s dream is to have a thick lush, green lawn and most importantly to be free from weeds.  It is best to manage weeds in the early stages of development.

Gardening is an all time favorite pastimes globally for people from all walks of life and countless of ticks of the trade and which tool to use. Gardening books,newspapers and books will give you great tips and ideas about things you can do to care for your gardening tools. Things such as  placing your long handled tools into a capped plastic pipe filled with linseed oil.   Try adding about a quart of oil into a bucket of sand then place your digging tools head down into the oiled sand.

Pick your tools carefully, with quality in mind, to have them for many years of good use.  Care for them well and they will serve you well!


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