Showing posts with label Gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gardening. Show all posts

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Gifts for the gardener

With Valentines coming closer here a short list of #gifts you can give to the gardener in the family.

Soil thermometer – lets the gardener know if soil is warm enough to start seeding, check temperature of compost pile and can help when planning out garden as some plants will not survive if soil is to hot or to cold for long periods of time. When buying this #gift, choose one that can be used for a broad range of usage, is long enough to measure different depths and is stainless steel or coated to resist corrosion.

Rain Gauge, Measurement, Rain, Gauge, WeatherRain gauge – basically a container that collect rain water or sprinkling water to let the gardener know how much water was put into the soil. Rain gauges can be fun to shop for because many are made to look like garden decoration which means you can personalize it for your gardener of chose. They run the gambit of being very simple to highly advance and technological.

Watering Wand – a great addition to any gardener tool shed. Handy when watering in areas that are hard to get at or watering the hanging baskets without taking them down. The wand is simple to attach to the garden hose, they come with just one water setting or with multi- settings; some even can be extended for a further reach.

Garden Tool Set – a great #gift for the beginner and advanced # gardener alike. Gardening hand tool sets/kits come in a variety of combinations – from three pieces – trowel, pruners and knee pad to seven pieces that include a carry bag or case, gloves and spray bottle. 

There is always a need for a good planting pot.

Knee pads or Kneeler – protects from rough, moist and cold ground.

Gardening gloves – you can never have to many, like little kids, many gardeners have a habit of forgetting where they put there gloves.

If you want to #gift something more personalize you can make up a bucket or decorative pot filled with, a bottle of aspirin for taking away the pain of sore muscles after gardening all day; a good hand or skin moisturizer, handy wipes, bar of soap, box of bandages, sun lotion, sun hat, and sweat band.






Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Shady vegetables

Have you ever wanted to plant a vegetables garden but figure you can't because you don't have day long of sun? Well guess again, there are vegetables that will grow with two to four hours of sun, they might grow a little slower but they will grow. And you can maximize the length of sun you receive by pruning back tree branches if they are a problem. Study your area, time the suns length and mark the best spots before you plant. One of the benefits of less sun is plants like lettuce, broccoli, radishes and cauliflower have less chance of bolting.

Potato plant/Pixabay
To get a start below is a list of vegetables that have been proven to grow without sun all day. If you do not care for any of them or they do not produce, try a different variety or experiment with other plants, like I have found potatoes, which just looks like a short bush that flowers will grow with about a five hour sun window every day, you just have to be willing to dig them up at the end of their season.

Two to four hours of sun
chard
kale
leaf lettuce
Cauliflower/Pixabay
mustard greens
collards
spinach

Four to six hours of sun
cabbage
cauliflower
carrots
cucumbers
radishes
Brussels sprouts
broccoli
Lettuce/Pixabay
beets
leeks
onions
turnips
tomatoes


Brussels sprouts/Pixabay







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