Growing your own vegetables can be a very rewarding experience. Before you begin there are some gardening supplies you will need to make your job a little easier.
If you have a bit of land available, pretty much anyone can plant a garden using basic gardening supplies. Watching your vegetables grow into healthy additions to your meals is very satisfying.
Fresh vegetables from your own garden even taste better than the store bought variety. At least that is what I find. Once you teach someone how to garden, then they should be capable of feeding themselves on a regular basis.
Not all gardening supplies are considered necessities though. Most of what you need can be found at the local hardware store or gardening supply store.
I recommend that you have a long handled shovel, along with a small hand held trowel for digging. A cultivator or hoe is also a handle tool to have, once the plants start to grow.
I also recommend having a good pair of gardening gloves to protect your hands from getting blisters.
A good pair of sheers or garden cutters is also a handy member of your gardening supplies. A watering can or garden hose is a necessity as well.
I also recommend not using chemicals or chemical-based fertilizers. A good bag of sheep manure is an excellent organic fertilizer.
Obviously, you will need packages of seeds or small seedlings, which are plants that have already been started by a greenhouse or plant wholesaler. I tend to buy pre-started tomato plants as a rule.
Gardening can be a very relaxing pastime as many people who have retired take great pride in nurturing their gardens on a daily basis. In fact, my father spends his summers tending to a large vegetable garden that keeps him occupied and outdoors.
If you are a senior and you are looking for something to do, why not take up gardening! Even if you do not have the space, there are farmers that rent their land out to city folk that do not have the space for a garden. This is exactly what my father does.
As you are acquainted with your garden, you may find that there other gardening supplies that you may need.
Not all gardening supplies are considered necessities though. Most of what you need can be found at the local hardware store or gardening supply store.
I recommend that you have a long handled shovel, along with a small hand held trowel for digging. A cultivator or hoe is also a handle tool to have, once the plants start to grow.
I also recommend having a good pair of gardening gloves to protect your hands from getting blisters.
A good pair of sheers or garden cutters is also a handy member of your gardening supplies. A watering can or garden hose is a necessity as well.
I also recommend not using chemicals or chemical-based fertilizers. A good bag of sheep manure is an excellent organic fertilizer.
Obviously, you will need packages of seeds or small seedlings, which are plants that have already been started by a greenhouse or plant wholesaler. I tend to buy pre-started tomato plants as a rule.
Gardening can be a very relaxing pastime as many people who have retired take great pride in nurturing their gardens on a daily basis. In fact, my father spends his summers tending to a large vegetable garden that keeps him occupied and outdoors.
If you are a senior and you are looking for something to do, why not take up gardening! Even if you do not have the space, there are farmers that rent their land out to city folk that do not have the space for a garden. This is exactly what my father does.
As you are acquainted with your garden, you may find that there other gardening supplies that you may need.
Tom has been gardening for years. He hopes to pass along his experience on such things as gardening supplies. Visit his site for more information on how to grow your own vegetables. http://www.mygardeningbasics.com
By T. Houser
By T. Houser
