Tools owned by professional gardeners always receive special care before they are stored away for the winter. This is not just for the sake of the tools themselves but for the garden as a whole. Lawns will be smoother, pruning cuts straighter, and tempers sweeter if tools are kept in good condition. So let’s take … Read more
This is the final report in a series of articles on better tools for better gardening. Quite often, when we think of garden tools and equipment, our mind immediately goes to big lawnmowers, tractors, hoes, shovels, and other “outdoor” aids. We forget that some things make gardening on the window sill a lot easier. Watering: … Read more
Your garden tractor can be as useful in September as it was in May. Whether you are a suburban homeowner and hobby flower gardener or grow vegetables on a highway, you can get both satisfaction and profit from keeping your tractor equipment working for you as many days as possible and at many different jobs. … Read more
Coffee cans are among the most useful of my gardening accessories. They can be used to store broken pottery bits I use over drainage holes in flower pots. Their tight-fitting lids make them ideal waterproof containers for pieces of twine ready-cut into convenient sizes for instant use in staking and tying plants. Seeds, plant labels, … Read more
How to hoe depends on the particular ground or reasons for hoeing. If we wish to rid an unplanted plot of big weeds, we must cut down the weeds and break up their roots. This will be all necessary for loose, friable soil free from hard lumps. Troublesome clods can be broken up by going … Read more
Reliable manufacturers build their machines to give you at least 10 years of normal use. Yet, so many times, power equipment gets less attention between usings than an ordinary paintbrush. For instance, normal weekly care of a mower, takes far less time than it does to cut your lawn—and can save big repair bills—while season’s … Read more
Gardening is fun and should be kept that way. Gone are the days when chores like preparing the soil, mowing the lawn, trimming the hedge, cutting off the whiskers around the edges of lawns, trees, and fences, cutting brush, or moving heavy loads have to be hard work. Now you can breeze through mowing several … Read more
Tools play an essential part in a healthy garden. It’s almost impossible to have a healthy garden without tools. When we talk of healthy plants, naturally, the first thing we think of is spraying and dusting to kill insects and diseases. But there are other things which must be done. There is fertilizing, killing weeds, … Read more
Trees are essential to life on earth, and most of the time, we should protect and cultivate them. However, there are times when it’s necessary to get rid of trees. Examples include: invasive trees that grow unchecked and interfere with native trees and plants damaged or diseased trees that have become unsightly or dangerous trees … Read more
The wheel barrow is a valuable tool for use the in garden for hauling things around. Here’s a round up of creative uses for wheel barrows you probably never considered. 1. The Pay Off A neighbor owed a guy $288.66 for vet bills after his Great Dane attacked his dog. This was how he paid … Read more