Storing Garden Tools

A garden journal is a wonderful tool for storing all the bits and pieces of trivia specific to your individual garden and landscape. With hundreds of varieties of vegetables available, a garden journal is especially useful in the vegetable garden. Each garden is unique with different soil, different microclimates and different water. I hate to admit it, but my garden information consists of an unorganized collection of sticky notes, scraps of paper, plant tags, notes on calendars and articles ripped from the newspaper. Because of this, plants respond differently in your garden environment than in your friend's down the street or across town. Weather and precipitation are key factors in gardening. It's time to invest in a garden journal.

  One thing that some people store in their garage is a bike. There are many things that people store in their garages. Some people just put the kickstand up and put it in the corner.   They most likely one or two cars, a lawnmower, garden tools, and anything else they might need to do repairs or work around the house.

In spring garden, weeds and faded blooms need attention

Store them in a cool, dry location until replanting in November. If perennials browned last fall and were not cut back, cut the stems now before new growth

Nuts and bolts of the job please store owner

There are few places Susan Harlan would rather be than among the plumbing fixtures, hoses, electrical switches, hammers and garden supply

Spring cleaning the garden

With annuals, water garden plants and vegetables, Jasmin doesn't recommend planting before mid-May. "Anything that you buy from a store that has leaves and

Chef on campaign to plant school gardens

"If you don't have food in the ground, people will go to the store." Store-bought food is fine, Ensminger believes -- but it's just not the same as freshly

Q&A: Gardening on a Small Budget

For the young family, buying tools this way is a great means of expanding your range of specialized gardening tools such as aluminum scoop shovel or leaf

How to select, use & maintain garden equipment

Repair, maintain & store lawnmowers & garden equipment

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