tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post5452116764729379804..comments2023-07-31T03:35:46.820+09:00Comments on my little garden in japan: My tools for balcony gardeningferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-18987793707741845182017-08-16T20:34:57.299+09:002017-08-16T20:34:57.299+09:00While many gardeners do not have expensive or high...While many gardeners do not have expensive or high-tech gardening tools, all of them have some type of gardening equipment for cultivating. Tools for cultivating can include both hand held tools and power tools. <a href="http://gardenkoo.com/" rel="nofollow">gardening useful tools</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419086587923388433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-73650785320042936362017-08-16T20:14:45.840+09:002017-08-16T20:14:45.840+09:00A garden claw is perhaps the most important exampl...A garden claw is perhaps the most important example of gardening equipment that you can have. Something that you never want to see in a garden is weeds, and a garden claw helps to get rid of them. A garden claw is also very important in preparing the ground for a garden, because it helps to aerate the soil. <a href="http://gardenkoo.com/" rel="nofollow">gardening equipment.</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419086587923388433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-12606171741013646342015-10-28T05:16:31.252+09:002015-10-28T05:16:31.252+09:00Are you lucky enough to have antique garden tools ...Are you lucky enough to have antique garden tools which were handed down in your family? Maybe you even have some that family members still use. Possibly you bought an older home and found some tools in the attic or shed. view it nowhttp://weedeaterguides.com/best-electric-weed-eater-reviews/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-4137423800027038252012-05-22T19:38:57.043+09:002012-05-22T19:38:57.043+09:00Thanks for sharing a nice tools for balcony garden...Thanks for sharing a nice tools for balcony gardening...Balcony designshttp://www.altangruppen.dk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-50448711679820807212011-02-07T23:51:41.379+09:002011-02-07T23:51:41.379+09:00A nice set of tools. I do not use a thermometer th...A nice set of tools. I do not use a thermometer though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-91251112619949109522011-02-05T05:48:06.693+09:002011-02-05T05:48:06.693+09:00Wow, Fer, you really take good care of your tools....Wow, Fer, you really take good care of your tools. I needed this reminder as mine are looking a little grungy lately. Come to think of it, I should have done that at the end of fall, not at the beginning of spring. Ah well...life goes on with or without sparking gardening tools : ) Thanks for the nice post.Nature-Drunkhttp://nature-drunk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-42177197753007496932011-02-04T14:49:55.617+09:002011-02-04T14:49:55.617+09:00Soil between your fingers? Definitely a great feel...Soil between your fingers? Definitely a great feeling, and I love the smell it leaves behind. It's such a tactile material that it would be a shame NOT to use your hands when possible.<br /><br />Also, the other day I was actually thinking about making a similar entry, and I might get around to shooting some photos for it over the weekend.Sørenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498022011073557015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-75369793756556783162011-02-04T13:39:13.460+09:002011-02-04T13:39:13.460+09:00Good stuff, fer ... but as beautifully stated, han...Good stuff, fer ... but as beautifully stated, hands are the best tools!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-64038002503785921682011-02-04T13:30:37.118+09:002011-02-04T13:30:37.118+09:00Fer~ wonderful post (love how you photographed you...Fer~ wonderful post (love how you photographed your tools); I need to clean my garden tools - thanks for the reminder! Best wishes for much success on your studies. --ShyrleneShyrlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685584387384789321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-52276307084415111832011-02-04T02:45:45.483+09:002011-02-04T02:45:45.483+09:00thank you very much! to tell the truth, I did give...thank you very much! to tell the truth, I did give the shovel a bit of a scrub for the photo.<br /><br />Edit, Kim, Alistair ~ I do think a pair of secateurs can come handy while gardening, I have some pruners too. I just meant to encourage any new gardener to begin. You can always pinch away the unwanted parts with your hands, or even more leave the plant grow as it will. Low equipment should never be a detriment for starting, over time they might get some new tools, but to begin your hands are just ok.<br /><br />Scilla ~ Wow, that is a lot of space, I really wish I had some haha<br /><br />Geoffos ~ Here in winter we don't go lower than -5 and the normal worst is just around O, it is a mild winter, we even hardly get any snow. oh, and to convert you can use °C x 9/5 + 32 = °F that will give you the exact number.ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276731855082908670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-44010431081071760712011-02-03T16:22:44.019+09:002011-02-03T16:22:44.019+09:00Those are good tools to have! One I can't liv...Those are good tools to have! One I can't live without, my gardening gloves!!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-21585808118648168012011-02-03T08:10:29.524+09:002011-02-03T08:10:29.524+09:00Hello fer,you certainly do like to give a lot of i...Hello fer,you certainly do like to give a lot of info about the gardening system and i must say that i find it very iteresting mainly because you are living in another part of the world.I woul like to ask you what would be a bad winter re to temperature whare you live. As you read in my blogg i realy do believe that snow and freezing weather does play a big part and determine how things will grow in the garden. Re to a thermometer it was not many years ago i used to convert the cellceirs(have i spelt that right)into faranhite. all you have to do is double the cno and add 30 take one away and there you go you have the temp in f.geoffos gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967749843980927466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-52583951237772055092011-02-03T05:56:27.669+09:002011-02-03T05:56:27.669+09:00Nice post. Maybe you can do a blog carnival about ...Nice post. Maybe you can do a blog carnival about favourite tools, gear, equipment? Always nice to learn.Denisehttp://denisenoniwa.weebly.com/blog--125021252512464.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-20637143126801316942011-02-03T05:09:41.152+09:002011-02-03T05:09:41.152+09:00So true about a good set of pruners...I appreciate...So true about a good set of pruners...I appreciate that my husband gave me mine a few years back and they are one of my most treasured gifts!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-31994158122946287442011-02-03T04:14:21.377+09:002011-02-03T04:14:21.377+09:00Like Donna, I'm going to exclaim about how cle...Like Donna, I'm going to exclaim about how clean your tools are. Mine are rather muddy just now. <br />My favourite tool is a steel-tined hand fork, just right for getting out stubborn weeds.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-91009377861907957622011-02-02T22:27:23.270+09:002011-02-02T22:27:23.270+09:00Your tools are so clean, so now I can't show y...Your tools are so clean, so now I can't show you mine. I am that doctor with the dull/dirty scalpel. ha-ha<br /><br />A gardener can have a garage full of tools, but mostly they end up using only a handful of them. <br /><br />donnadonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-77438042689331747672011-02-02T21:50:49.346+09:002011-02-02T21:50:49.346+09:00Thats a good set of basic tools in any garden Fer,...Thats a good set of basic tools in any garden Fer, big or small. Im so used to using my own little hands sometimes, though I have a good scrub afterwards!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-54518946398693830162011-02-02T20:50:37.871+09:002011-02-02T20:50:37.871+09:00Whenever possible I like to garden sitting on the ...Whenever possible I like to garden sitting on the ground so the tools that I use most are a trowel (what we call your little spade) a hand fork and an onion hoe (If you don't know what this looks like I have a photo <a href="http://glallotments.blogspot.com/2008/02/gardening-tools-and-equipment.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) <br /><br />When gardening upright I mostly use a small fork- often called a ladies fork and a dutch hoe.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-52114543700045283812011-02-02T20:26:07.675+09:002011-02-02T20:26:07.675+09:00Hi Fer,yes, I also like to get my hands in the ear...Hi Fer,yes, I also like to get my hands in the earth, I am always being told to put on a pair of gloves. I agree with the others who say secateurs are essential.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-66946630531123262842011-02-02T20:11:50.438+09:002011-02-02T20:11:50.438+09:00My secateurs are my favourite tool. I got a really...My secateurs are my favourite tool. I got a really good pair which were reduced by 75%, an absolute bargain.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-44356131438553091512011-02-02T19:07:29.337+09:002011-02-02T19:07:29.337+09:00Excellent set of tools fer. I've been thinking...Excellent set of tools fer. I've been thinking about getting some gardening scissors for some time now, and good to have the reminder that wiping down cutting tools after use is smart practice. Something I tend to forget, I am ashamed to say. <br /><br />There's nothing quite like the feeling of earth on your hands, is there. I love it too.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-35800728807086429322011-02-02T14:51:40.351+09:002011-02-02T14:51:40.351+09:00I don't have much tool either a shovel and a p...I don't have much tool either a shovel and a prumer. We cut our backyard lawn grass manually by scissors;-). Environment friendly, save energy and I got too lose some calories.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-69201165195687726312011-02-02T12:07:45.264+09:002011-02-02T12:07:45.264+09:00Hi fer
I agree with Edith, a good pair of pruners ...Hi fer<br />I agree with Edith, a good pair of pruners always move with the gardener – garden size and scale doesn't matter. Here's a post that describes my toolbox.<br />http://www.balconygardener.ca/2008/08/downsizing/kimhttp://www.balconygardener.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-55996790818926089512011-02-02T09:35:54.820+09:002011-02-02T09:35:54.820+09:00They also look beautiful, dear Fer! I sometimes pu...They also look beautiful, dear Fer! I sometimes put down my secateurs for a moment then forget about them. Last spring I found a pear among raspberries - they spent the whole winter there...Művelt Kerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174161973345347994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165629761858656879.post-33751539639105613772011-02-02T07:07:13.289+09:002011-02-02T07:07:13.289+09:00It's amazing how clean they are! I have got no...It's amazing how clean they are! I have got not many tools for my terrace as well (for the garden we have a green man coming monthly), but thy're unpresentable! :)donahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314843153717881130noreply@blogger.com