How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips
The great thing about using power tools in the vegetable garden is they help to save time, not to mention make gardening tasks a bit easier on your body. Their are many power vegetable garden tools that make the most difficult tasks a snap. Of course, power tools are a bit more expensive than hand tools, but they are worth it for the savings on your back and knees.Although power tools can with a higher price tag they generally last several … [Read more...]
As the temperatures begin to warm up some, and it gets closer to gardening time; it is a good time for a few vegetable gardening safety tips. Although vegetable gardening is a wonderful hobby, past-time and lifestyle, it can also be very dangerous if safety precautions are not taken. Gardening accidents have sent hundreds of people to the emergency room or worse.Vegetable gardeners sometimes use very sharp tools which can lead to very deep … [Read more...]
The Pot Lifter - If you are a container gardener you will fall in love with The Pot Lifter. The Pot Lifter is a very handy tool for transporting large and heavy pots or containers.This tool is priceless for saving your back, and reducing the chances of dropping and damaging your container of precious herbs, vegetables, or flowers. The Pot Lifter can also be used to move heavy bags of mulch, cement, landscaping stones, or just about anything that … [Read more...]
Since the beginning of time man has been fascinated with inventing, improving, and using tools. Vegetable gardeners are no different. Having the right garden tool for the job can make gardening a snap, not to mention more enjoyable. Having a dull, or inadequate garden tool, can turn the simplest tasks into back-breaking misery.Every vegetable gardener has their own methods for doing things. Some gardeners can even get down-right superstitious … [Read more...]
A few days ago I ran a post on some tips for finding inexpensive garden tools.I thought it would be a good idea to post about some awesome garden tools that are under twenty dollars. Surprisingly, if you look hard enough, you can find a good number of garden tools that won't break your savings account.If you are starting your first garden this year, it is a good idea to get just the basic tools you need to perform gardening tasks. There … [Read more...]
Home gardeners spent a total of $2.5 billion on their gardens in 2010. Quite a bit of this total was for purchasing gardening tools, equipment, and supplies.The cost of purchasing garden tools can add up quickly, especially if you are starting your first garden. Some basic hand tools are a necessity in order to efficiently handle many gardening tasks, and even these can put a nice dent in a credit card if purchased all at once.Remember: … [Read more...]
Today starts a new series here at Veggie Gardener - Planning Your Vegetable Garden. This series will run over the next few days, and covers quite a bit of garden planning topics.Today's installment will be on my definition of a garden plan, and the importance of creating one.The installments for the rest of the week will pertain to gathering the information you need to create a dynamic garden plan, and putting all that information … [Read more...]
The wonderful thing about living in the era we do is the technological advancements such as the internet, cell phones, microwaves, and on and on. Vegetable gardening is no different. Science and technology advancements have turned many gardening processes from being back-breaking work to simple tasks that take minutes instead of hours or days. Not to mention giving us gardeners the knowledge and tools to grow ever better vegetables.The … [Read more...]
I'm intrigued by heirloom vegetables, and crazy about sharing my passions with others.
It is my wish to share as much of my vegetable knowledge that I can with you.
Hopefully, I can learn as much from you as you do from me.
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