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Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. If you’ve been following along, you know my raised bed has been through a lot. Old soil,…

Every gardener needs their artillery of spring garden prep tools to remove the leftovers from last year and clean up the space for the incoming crops

Determining the quality of your soil can be key to understanding poor results. Raised planters tend to need reinforcements over time as the nutrients drain out the bottom.

Using the correct sharp tool is the key to having crisp edges alone your garden beds, pavement and patio. Garden edging tools need to be in the toolkit

As branches thicken, smaller tools lose effectiveness — and putting extra force behind a bad tool is where injuries happen.
A quality set of compound action loppers multiplies your cutting force through the head mechanism, so you’re working with the tool rather than fighting it. The result is a clean, deliberate cut on stems that would otherwise require repeated hacking or give your wrists a beating. Know what to look for before cutting

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Moving through the garden now, the shift is noticeable. The soft work of clearing and cutting back…

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Even if you’re a few weeks into the season, this stage of the garden is still worth…

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. There is a window of time in late April when the garden is at its most vulnerable….

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Efficiency in gardening is often a matter of logistics. How quickly and cleanly can you move debris…