Yesterday was the first official day of Spring! I would have liked to start transplanting our little seedlings [that we started in K-cups!] but Ryley was sick. Pukey sick. So we stayed inside and watched movies with a bucket close by. She just wanted to be curled up in my lap and I was ok with that. Transplanting can wait. Everything is ready when my little lady feels better. Until then, I’ve put together a list of my must have garden tools to tide me over.
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Raised Garden Bed // We have two homemade raised beds that we built out of old pallets. If you are able to get your hands on some free wood – do it! If not, then a raised garden bed would work great. [And I would only suggest a raised bed if you don’t want to plant directly in the ground. Our soil down here is for the birds, so we have beds.]
Leather Garden Gloves // Good leather gloves can not be beat!
Garden Trowel // I think I spent more on my garden trowel then any other tool in my garden arsenal. I had two break on me and I was done with the cheapie trowels. Make sure to grab one that will be able to take a beating.
Hand Weeder // One of my Facebook fans suggested one of these little guys. I don’t have one yet since I haven’t transplanted my seedlings, but I’ll be buying one soon. And a good sturdy one like my trowel.
Round Point Shovel // I have a short handled on like this and love it! Its just so handy and easy to carry around.
Water Hose Nozzle // You don’t want to attack your plants with a harsh watering. Get a water hose nozzle that has different settings so you can water without overpowering them.
Pitch Fork // Do you compost? We just started a few months ago and its been.. interesting. Its kinda cool to be able to throw all your food scraps in the backyard though. We built a ridiculously simple compost out of pallets and chicken wire. It works great. We use a fork to toss it every now and then so that it decomposes like it should. Its fun. I use this garden fork and I feel like I’m from the wild west.
What else would you add to the list?
Be sure to check out these other gardening posts:
- Using K-cups as Seed Starters
- How to Build a Pallet Planter
- Transplanting Seedlings
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Jane's Adventures in Dinner says
Those raised beds look beautiful. I can’t wait to sink my hands into the ground again. That’s if we ever have a thaw though.
Kelley says
Thanks! My beds aren’t that pretty. ha! And I hope yall thaw soon!
Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says
I seriously need a good pitchfork! We bought one last year and boy was it crummy! Put on my list! Thanks for the list!
Kelley says
We love ours.. nice and sturdy! Definitely worth the money.