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: ''This is Section 4 of the [[Gardening Seminar:Start your own garden]]. Comments or questions are appreciated. You can also write to [[User:John|John Eagles]].'' | : ''This is Section 4 of the [[Gardening Seminar:Start your own garden]]. Comments or questions are appreciated. You can also write to [[User:John|John Eagles]].'' | ||
− | Make your gardening more enjoyable and easy by using the right tools for | + | Make your gardening more enjoyable and easy by using the right tools for each job! For a small garden you can do with fewer tools but if your garden is bigger, it pays off to buy more tools and to learn using and applying them in the right way. |
− | To loosen a soil there are various tools. There's the normal spade, but you can also use a heavy hoe, a hand cultivator or a 'grelinette.' I use a grelinette or garden fork more than a spade, as the work is easier, especially because with a grelinette | + | To loosen a soil there are various tools. There's the normal spade, but you can also use a heavy hoe, a hand cultivator or a 'grelinette.' I use a grelinette or garden fork more than a spade, as the work is easier, especially because with a grelinette the soil layers aren't disturbed, meaning that the top soil which contains more oxygen-loving micro-organisms and more humus remains top soil. |
− | For weeding you can use a hand cultivator, a normal hoe or a push hoe. You've got to try out which one of these works best for your soil. I use several types of hoes and several types of push hoes, depending on how hard the soil is and how thick and high the weeds. Narrower hoes are good to go in-between lines with crops while wider hoes work faster when you have more space | + | For weeding you can use a hand cultivator, a normal hoe or a push hoe. You've got to try out which one of these works best for your soil. I use several types of hoes and several types of push hoes, depending on how hard the soil is and how thick and high the weeds. Narrower hoes are good to go in-between lines with crops while wider hoes work faster when you have more space. |
Browse through the gallery and make yourself familiar with the different types of garden tools. For further reading go to the external links below. | Browse through the gallery and make yourself familiar with the different types of garden tools. For further reading go to the external links below. | ||
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* [[Soil management]] | * [[Soil management]] | ||
* [[Weed control]] | * [[Weed control]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
− | * [ | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billhook Billhook] Wikipedia |
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivator Cultivator] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edger Edger] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_fork Garden fork] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grelinette Grelinette] French Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_trimmer Hedge trimmer] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoe_%28tool%29 Hoe (tool)] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loppers Loppers] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork Pitchfork] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruning_shears Pruning shears] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_%28tool%29 Rake (tool)] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe Scythe] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spade Spade] Wikipedia | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow Wheelbarrow] Wikipedia | ||
== Comments == | == Comments == |
Latest revision as of 08:21, 31 May 2012
- This is Section 4 of the Gardening Seminar:Start your own garden. Comments or questions are appreciated. You can also write to John Eagles.
Make your gardening more enjoyable and easy by using the right tools for each job! For a small garden you can do with fewer tools but if your garden is bigger, it pays off to buy more tools and to learn using and applying them in the right way.
To loosen a soil there are various tools. There's the normal spade, but you can also use a heavy hoe, a hand cultivator or a 'grelinette.' I use a grelinette or garden fork more than a spade, as the work is easier, especially because with a grelinette the soil layers aren't disturbed, meaning that the top soil which contains more oxygen-loving micro-organisms and more humus remains top soil.
For weeding you can use a hand cultivator, a normal hoe or a push hoe. You've got to try out which one of these works best for your soil. I use several types of hoes and several types of push hoes, depending on how hard the soil is and how thick and high the weeds. Narrower hoes are good to go in-between lines with crops while wider hoes work faster when you have more space.
Browse through the gallery and make yourself familiar with the different types of garden tools. For further reading go to the external links below.
A gallery of common garden tools
- See the External links below for more information about these tools
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- Some science for the gardener to go to the former section of this seminar
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See also
External links
- Billhook Wikipedia
- Cultivator Wikipedia
- Edger Wikipedia
- Garden fork Wikipedia
- Grelinette French Wikipedia
- Hedge trimmer Wikipedia
- Hoe (tool) Wikipedia
- Loppers Wikipedia
- Pitchfork Wikipedia
- Pruning shears Wikipedia
- Rake (tool) Wikipedia
- Scythe Wikipedia
- Spade Wikipedia
- Wheelbarrow Wikipedia
Comments
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