Gardening equipment is what every gardener needs. At least that's
what we all say when we rush off to buy that handy new extra-light
shovel that just went on sale! However, not every gardener has all the
tools, or even the right ones necessary, and most gardeners will just
make do with what they have. Most of the time improvisation is the key.
But if gardening is your game, then you will at least have some of the
more basic gardening equipment that is needed to maintain your
garden. Namely, a hoe, a shovel, and a rake come to mind
offhandedly. There is also naturally other gardening equipment that is
equally important, and I know that I simply can’t be without my pruning
scissors.
As the years wore on I found that I had indeed collected many an
essential piece of gardening equipment, and now find to my dismay
that my shed is full to overflowing with tools. The best ones that I have
though are a very old pair of comfortable gardening gloves, and my
trusty, old kitchen knife that I had brought out one day, and just never
replaced.
When I can’t find my pruning scissors, my kitchen knife takes its place
and acts as a pruning knife instead. If I can’t be bothered to find my
hoe, or shovel, I just use the tip of the knife to accomplish what I want.
Then of course there are the times that I just can’t be bothered with
even that, and use my nicely gloved hands instead to loosen the soil,
or pull up weeds.
It probably sounds like a fairly sloppy way to go about your gardening,
but every dedicated gardener knows that if you’re knee deep in the
middle of something, the last thing you’ll want to do is to interrupt your
work to fetch the proper gardening equipment from your shed.
However, that said, some jobs are easier with the proper equipment at
hand, and it is worth your while to go and fetch it from whatever nook
or corner that you stuffed it into. One of my favorite pieces of
gardening equipment is the garden claw.
With two varieties available, one for standing work, and for closer work
and therefore fitting in your hand, the garden claw makes your life
easier. Stick the claw in the ground, give it a simple twist with your
wrist, and pull out. It loosens soil easily, and as an added benefit you
get to pull out your weeds with less hassle.
Really the key thing to remember about gardening equipment is that
although we might want it, we don’t always need it. Besides it’s always
a good thing not to get too attached to your gardening equipment, it
makes life easier if you’re not always trotting back and forth between
your work patch and the shed. Ultimately you’d not get too much done,
(unless you’re using your handy garden claw!).
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