It is certainly possible to put together your organic garden without needing a lot of expensive equipment but having the correct gardening tools can help you save a lot of time.
When you work at gaining experience as a gardener you will learn that there are other tools that will be necessary for your various projects. The best thing you can do is to start out with just a few necessary items and then add on to your collection gradually. Here are some things you should buy right now to help you with your first garden.
Every single gardener, no matter how much experience he or she has, needs a sturdy pair of gardening gloves. Gardening gloves help keep your hands healthy as you work with the various parts of your garden. While digging in the dirt with your bare hands can be quite satisfying, gloves are often necessary for protection purposes. A good example of this is the way your gloves prevent you from being scratched or stuck by thorns when you work with rosebushes.
Gloves can also protect your hands when you work with compost, fertilizers or other substances that can leave residues on your hands. If you are squeamish about bugs and creepy crawlies your gardening gloves give you protection against them.
Having a garden spade in your toolbox is essential if your garden is going to contain smaller and more delicate plants and flowers. Spades are fantastic for digging up or uprooting weeds. Spades are also good for helping you clear things away from your plants without damaging their bases. You can also use them to help you plant seeds. You probably won't use your spade every single day, but you will be glad you have it on hand when you have delicate earth work to get done. The spade is an incredible time and effort saving tool for people who have lots of different types of gardening projects.
You should always have a garden rake in your tool arsenal. A garden rake is not the same rake that you will use for raking up leaves in your front or back yard. Garden rakes are shorter and they are sturdier and have teeth made from steel. To make sure that your rake fits your project make sure that you buy one that has an adjustable width-do not buy a fixed width rake. You will save a lot of money if you opt for the rake with the adjustable width because it can be used in just about any gardening project while a fixed width rake cannot. Gardeners use garden rakes for the smoothing out and leveling of earth in the garden plot.
Kneelers can also be a good idea. A lot of gardening involves crawling around on your hands and knees and crouching down. It is easy to make your own garden kneelers out of large pieces of Styrofoam or foam core. You could also purchase specially made gardening mats. Mats and kneelers are used to help ease the wear and tear on your knees that comes from gardening. You can also protect your clothing from wear and tear by using mats and kneelers.
Moving and working in an organic garden is reported to be quite relaxing. There are so many choices when it comes to organic gardening: what you grow, where you grow it and how much of it is grown and harvested! Your gardening experience will only be enhanced with gardening tools because they save you so much time!
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Discover the many benefits of organic gardening with a free mini ecourse at Organic Gardening Academy Henry Greene is an avid organic gardener and loves to share his gardening tips. Get more organic gardening tips at 101OrganicGardening.com
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