Submitted by Joan Regan
We all like to garden. However do we want the blood, sweat and tears that go with it? NO. So here are some of my go-to tools that I use and like.
To get the Spring season off to a good start, a fan rake, but don’t get into your gardens too quickly, let the little beings do their thing and get out first… and let the perennials get a jump on Spring. There is always clean up to do, paths to rake, chairs to wipe down and put in their Summer spots, knick knacks to be put around as well and then they go in their Summer spots.
All my Summer tools come out and get put in their Summer spots (not that they stay put).
Some of my favorites are:
– my fan rakes – my go to one is the adjustable one,
– a hard rake – great for the wood chip paths,
– a couple of trugs,
– wheelbarrow (some nice lighter weight ones available now) – great for cleaning up,
– large spade for moving rocks, etc.,
– and a lighter one for most other jobs,
– a couple of hand held trowels and hand held cultivators
– clippers – small ones for snipping and dead heading and good strong ones for roses, small shrubs, etc., and also longer handled ones, good for shorty’s like me,
– longer handled cultivators (I have two sizes)
– and I have a great hand held tool for light weeding called a “Garden Bandit” that I use a lot as well, quick and easy.
-an old pail that I keep an oily rag in to wipe my tools when they need it and also a pail of sand with some oil in it that I can plunge my tools in – keeps them from getting too dull (yes it does).
– hoses – I have a lot that come Spring are put out and left out. They all have a tree branch or whatever to hang on and I can connect them to water quickly. They all have quick connects on them and are ready to go. Nozzles are hung with them. I tend to go with the good old fashioned ones – tried some newer fancy ones and went back to the older ones.
– and last, but not least, good well fitting gardening gloves. A must! I always have a few pairs around.
I have a heavy duty mesh bag that Pete attached to my wheel barrow and I keep the hand tools in it – less walking for this old gal. A couple of pairs of gloves always in there as well, and extra quick connects for the hoses.
Soon (I hope), I will be getting out there and getting all organised for the Summer of 22. In the meantime, my house plants still need some TLC. Gotta get them ready for their neglect season.
Happy Garden dreaming folks,
Joni
“To Plant a garden
is to believe in tomorrow”
I can be reached at 519-596-2389 or jpregan@amtelecom.net
