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Everything You Need to Start Your First Garden🧑🏾🌾🪴
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By
Symone 🩵✨
Starting your first garden is always an exciting experience. Here are a few things you can choose from to make the journey even more comfortable.
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Protect your hands from dirt and thorns while providing a better grip and preventing blisters.
Gardening Gloves
Perfect size for digging small holes, transplanting seedlings, and loosening soil for optimal plant growth.
Hand Trowels and Hand Rake
Use these to maintain plant health by trimming, shaping, and deadheading.
Pruning Shears
If you don't already have a garden hose, consider getting one to save time on watering your plants.
Water Hose
Loosen compacted soil, aerate, and mix in compost for better soil fertility.
Garden Fork/Cultivator
Level soil, remove debris, and spread mulch evenly. It's also perfect for making leaf piles in the fall.
Lawn and Leaf Rake
You can find seeds at your local seed library.
Seed Packets
Make sure you choose the correct mix for your plants to provide essential nutrients and proper drainage.
Potting Mix
Keep track of your plantings to avoid confusion as they grow. This style wont ruin the roots of or plants or cause mold.
Plant Markers
This is useful for clearing larger garden plots or preparing to plant seeds.
Garden Hoe
Mulch is used to retain soil moisture, suppress weeds, and moderate soil temperature for healthier plants.
Mulch
Protect yourself from UV during long hours in the garden.
Wide Brim Sun Hat
Protect your body and reduce strain on your knees and back while your enjoy your time in your garden.
Thick Kneeling Pad
If you already have a basic water hose, you can add one of these to control water flow and pressure when watering your plants.
Garden Hose Nozzle Sprayer
As your garden grows, use a cart like this to easily transport heavy materials around without strain.
Steel Garden Cart
As you begin to get more experience, monitor the acidity of your soil to ensure optimal growing conditions for your plants.
Soil Test Kit
