subject: Choosing The Right Gardening Tools For Your Project [print this page] In almost every person's life he or she will think "I should start my own garden!" It's possible that one person will think about growing vegetables of his own. Another person may have his heart set on a luxurious rose garden. No matter what kind of garden you want to grow or how extensive you want that garden to be, you are going to need specific gardening tools to help you put your garden together.
Most gardening tasks can be done using your hands and your muscles. The right gardening tools will save you lots of time and effort. These are a few of the gardening tools that you might use to help you with your gardening tasks.
Having a garden spade in your toolbox is essential if your garden is going to contain smaller and more delicate plants and flowers. You can easily uproot weeds with a garden spade. They can also help you clear dirt and debris from plants without doing damage to the bases of the plants.
When it comes time to plant your seeds the spade can be quite helpful. While you probably won't put the spade to use every single day that you work in your garden, the days when you have intricate work to do around your plants will make you glad that you have your spade on hand. A spade can save you a lot of time and work with a variety of different types of gardening projects.
Garden carts are great for gardeners who have very large garden plots to tend or who need to haul large amounts of things from one place to another. You can use your garden cart to haul everything from garden debris to tools that you need for task completion. Some gardeners find the garden cart especially useful for hauling compost from one place to another. The cart is a fantastic tool to have on hand when you have a lot of dirt that you need to haul away from your garden. Most often, a garden cart is used to transport things in a quick and easy fashion. If you're in a tight spot you can also use your wheelbarrow for these tasks.
You should invest in a soil tester if one of your goals is to grow a "picky" plant. Some plants will not grow if the nutrient contents and PH balance of their soil is not just right. You can use your soil tester to confirm that your soil is good enough for the flowers, fruits and vegetables that you want to plant. This is a tool that is only useful to very serious gardeners who grow very serious plants. Orchid growers, for instance, will use a soil tester because they have very sensitive plants. Soil testers are great for crop rotating farmers who need some help in determining which plants should get planted where each year.
Many people find gardening to be a good hobby (some even make a living doing it). As you become more proficient at gardening don't be surprised if you find yourself tempted by all of the tools that you find at the gardening store or nursery. Instead of spending too much money on tools you may never use begin with the basics. There are "must haves" and "luxury" gardening tools and the more time you spend gardening the easier it will be to tell the two apart.
