One may easily get overboard with buying gardening tools. With so many gardening equipment in the market, it becomes a herculean task, even for the experts, to choose the best ones from the humungous lot. It is very easy to get deceived by the promises made in the commercials, and this might cause you shelling out more than you should.
If you are a gardener, you should know there are a few basic equipment you must have in your shed. Whether or not you are an expert—that is a totally different thing. You can go for advanced equipment at later stages, but one must not compromise on essential equipment.
In this article, we will unravel to the readers out there eight gardening equipment which every gardener must have:
1. Gloves
Yes, without gloves, your hands will be dirty and your work even dirtier. Gardening might be your favorite hobby, but it can easily transform into a painful experience if you are not cautious—hence, gloves.
While out in the market for purchasing gloves, pay attention to the quality of the gloves—durability, brand and other aspects such as color matter a lot. Also, but equally important, you should get a pair which is not too heavy to use.
While storing gloves, keep them away from sunlight as well as insects.
2. Hand Trowel
Trowels make up for amazing tools for the purpose of planting herbs, taking out weeds, and digging out corners. If your budget is moderate, you can get a trowel made out of stainless steel; if your budget is tight, well, at least get one with a stainless steel head on. The purpose behind this is to ensure greater longevity and durability.
There are many kinds of towels available in the market—make sure you have researched well before purchasing one for yourself.
3. Spade
Spades are absolutely important if you are into gardening or starting out as a gardener. You need these short-handled, square-shaped shovels that enable easy digging of holes for planting and moving away dirt from one spot to another.
We know that spades come in all forms and quality, and therefore, decision-making can be a bit tough, but whatever your choice may be, make sure you get a spade with a robust steelhead as well as a handle made of thick fiberglass.
4. Rake
Ask a gardener how annoying it is to have the fallen leaves and debris removed from the garden and you will know exactly what it is to be known. But, if you have a good and robust rake with you, then whisking away the debris is quite easy and hassle-free.
While purchasing a rake, pay attention to the quality of the plastic used. If the plastic is not sturdy enough, do not buy it since it would break off in no time.
5. A Long Hose
You need a long hose to do what is most important for a garden to survive—watering. Water is what makes your garden survive, and if you are unable to reach out to every nook and corner of the garden, you are not doing right as a gardener.
Go to the market, get an adjustable nozzle, a strong and long hose and fit it in your garden. You will also need a rain wand, which helps a great deal in winding a hose.
6. A Wheelbarrow
A Wheelbarrow is one really convenient tool that every gardener must have. It comes in great use when your garden has extra soil which needs to be moved out or uses compost. A two-handed wheelbarrow can be purchased at a very reasonable price, but while there are many varieties of it available in the market, you cannot simply buy anyone.
Pay close attention to the built and strength of the handles since the wheelbarrow does the carrying of heavy load, and in case it breaks off in the middle of work, your work will only get doubled.
7. Loppers
Loppers? Well, actually, they are instruments used for lopping. To simplify, loppers are used for removing branches.
In the market, you get all kinds of loppers—with some able to remove branches of up to 2-inch diameter. Make sure when you buy a pair, you get a hardy one to ensure better grip on the branches while ‘lopping’.
8. Hoe
Remember this thing that the kind of garden will determine what kind of hoes you should get. For example, a veggie garden usually requires a strong, broad hoe; in case of perennial gardens, you need to get a thinner hoe to do the job.
