Gardening Tool Must-Haves
by
Kristin
I have found that with some projects, it is all about having the right tools.
I think gardening is one of them! I had this grand idea to start a garden. When we first moved, I was too shy to call around asking for a rototiller. My husband was busy with his new job and he joked that I should just dig one. One thing that my husband knows too, is that if he challenges me to something, you can safely assume I will get it done. I told him once I wanted to paint our whole house, but only had 1 day to do it before company arrived. He thought there was no way. I set out to prove him wrong. And I did (sorry hubby :)). Well, with this new challenge, I proceeded to spend the next 2 days digging up our garden with a shovel. Let me tell you, I was sore and tired after those two days, but our garden looked great! In fact, I had numerous people stop me later and said they couldn't believe I was digging it by hand - my reply was, why not? Being the daughter of a farmer, I have learned it is not a bad to do things the old fashioned way. There are a lot of lessons learned through the value of hard work. So, our roughly 10x20 foot garden was something I was proud of. (Since then, I have found a wonderful resource for a rototiller!)
I think gardening is one of them! I had this grand idea to start a garden. When we first moved, I was too shy to call around asking for a rototiller. My husband was busy with his new job and he joked that I should just dig one. One thing that my husband knows too, is that if he challenges me to something, you can safely assume I will get it done. I told him once I wanted to paint our whole house, but only had 1 day to do it before company arrived. He thought there was no way. I set out to prove him wrong. And I did (sorry hubby :)). Well, with this new challenge, I proceeded to spend the next 2 days digging up our garden with a shovel. Let me tell you, I was sore and tired after those two days, but our garden looked great! In fact, I had numerous people stop me later and said they couldn't believe I was digging it by hand - my reply was, why not? Being the daughter of a farmer, I have learned it is not a bad to do things the old fashioned way. There are a lot of lessons learned through the value of hard work. So, our roughly 10x20 foot garden was something I was proud of. (Since then, I have found a wonderful resource for a rototiller!)
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Here are some recommended gardening tools to keep on hand:
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I think you covered the basics well done, me I would have used a rototiller.
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Since I have clay soil, and I am 70, digging up the garden is hard, pun intended. I was amazed to find a small magnesium shovel on Amazon. Worth it's weight in gold.
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Or maybe you could borrow Debi's rototiller !!! :0)
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