Whiteflowerfarm.com giftlist5/4/2023 Coleman and Damrosch have been married for many years and now operate Four Seasons Farm in Maine. If you like her book, the perfect pairing would be The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman. I could not find this book available on Kindle so you’ll need to order either a hard cover of paperback but it is definitely worth it. Barbara Damrosch has gardened extensively in the New England area but what she describes can be applied pretty much anywhere. As you can see from the photo of my book below, it is dog-eared from all of my browsing over the years and she has revised this version of The Garden Primer which is available as well. She has chapters on planning, buying, and growing a number of plants including vegetables, perennials, vines, and groundcovers. It is a bible of sorts, maybe more of an encyclopedia. The first one is The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch. I have two favorite books that every gardener, particularly beginning gardeners should have on their shelves. What better way to spend the evenings than reading about gardening: what to grow, how to grow, what projects to build for the coming months. Summer and fall harvests have gone by, fall clean-up is (hopefully) done and we’ve recovered from all the hard work. Reading is the best thing to do during the shortest and coldest days of the year. They aren’t my glove of choice when I’m pruning roses or raspberries so check out something a little more sturdy if that kind of pruning is part of the gardening chores. Wondergrips are great when the weather is hot because they breath so well. I’ve never known anyone to complain about having too many gloves or having too many different kinds of gloves. My favorite gloves are WonderGrips, but every gardener is different. ![]() I kept using them anyway and considered myself lucky that I have such a short pinky that I didn’t cut my finger at the same time. ![]() Maybe you’ve seen this happen, but I actually cut through the pinky finger of an almost new pair of gloves. These hard working gardeners in your life need several pairs of gloves in reserve. They may even keep an extra pair of gloves to use only for their houseplants when they are repotting or propagating cuttings. One may be full of tomatoes waiting to go in the sauce pot, while I could be filling another with carrots!Īny gardener who spends much time planting, weeding, cutting, or trimming is someone who goes through a few pairs of gloves a year. I may have to add another colander to my inventory. There are lots of variations from different manufacturers, but if your gardener has none, or even has only one, they may need to add a garden colander to their arsenal. I’ve had it filled many times and left it out to bake in the full sun of the garden. I’ve had the Tubtrug colander for several years now and abused the heck out of it. Consider it filled with tomatoes or potatoes, that could be 20 pounds or more. That habit is broken!) When you are looking for a colander for use in the garden, make sure it is strong enough to hold some weight. (Yes, I confess I sometimes would wash root vegetables in the kitchen sink. Any root vegetables are easily pre-washed with the hose right in the garden. It is now heavily used during the harvesting season. Garden Colanderįor a while, I thought I wouldn’t need a garden colander-that is until I got one. Small enough to fit in your pocket, Speedy Sharps are handy for keeping a sharp edge on your gardening tools. Once I started carrying one of these in my pocket, weeding with my Japanese Weeding Sickle became a lot easier. Hear complaints about having tired arms after weeding? It could mean that the tool being used needs a good sharpening. ![]() We loved it so much, it is now available in our Negligent Gardener Shop! It is astounding how much easier it is to weed with a sharp tool than with a dull one. In between each major sharpening, you can use the Speedy Sharp to maintain an edge during every day. ![]() While these tools really need to be sharpened on the work bench regularly, carrying a small Speedy Sharp which easily fits in your pocket is a must. But they are only useful if they are sharp. Every little bit helps! Thank you for your support.) Tool SharpenerĪs many of you know if you’ve read about my Hori Hori and Japanese Weeding Sickle, I’m not the best about taking care of my hand tools. It will add no cost to your purchase and it helps support this website in a small way. (You will find ads and affiliate links that I may earn commissions from if you make a purchase. And good luck choosing just the right one for the gardeners in your life. Maybe it’s time to take a look at a few ideas at a time. That one item that will make their eyes pop with surprise and appreciation. The gift ideas are almost endless and it can be hard to decide on that ONE thing. Don’t forget your gardening friends and family during the holiday giving season.
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