Garden Tools & Supplies

Gardening tools often get neglected and rarely see proper maintenance. With the rising cost of all goods you can save yourself some money by maintaining your tools. Proper maintenance will not...

Many people tend to forget about maintaining their lawn equipment and storing them properly before the winter season hits. In this article I will show you how to perform some common routine...

There is nothing more aggravating than a stubborn piece of lawn equipment that will not start! Weeds are just laughing at you while you pull that string over and over. Not anymore! Read this ehow...

A chainsaw is a very powerful tool, that is used to do everything from cutting down a tree to cutting up wood to be prepared to be split for firewood. If you want your chainsaw to remain a...

Garden tools should be properly stored over the winter months. If you do not store your shovels, hoes, pitchforks, shears and other metal garden tools properly, they will corrode and end up rusted...

Most homeowners are concerned with the landscape appearance of their home. Lush green lawns are admired by all. To achieve this, proper cutting, watering, and fertilization is needed. But not...

Gourds are grown on vines. To avoid soft spots, pest damage and increase production, these vines are best grown on a trellis. Gourds can be heavy and require a sturdy structure to grow along. A...

The squirrels are so much fun to watch and they need some extra food in the winter also. I like to draw them near to windows and decks so that we can watch them. They will eat and play and are...

A leak in your garden hose can be very aggravating. When your garden hose springs a leak you may think its time to get a new one, you may be wrong. Most leaks in hoses are small, usually the size...

Make a scrap wood planter in a few hours at a cost of only pennies. This is a great way to recycle old scrap wood leftover from other home projects. The following directions can be easily adapted...

Aqua water globes are convenient in making sure plants are hydrated, especially during hot weather and while away on trips. Aqua globes work by providing a source of water for plants; plants...

This article will explain how to winterize your lawn care equipment for the next season, and you will not have to take any of it to a small engine shop next spring just to get it started.

Tobacco has been used as a natural insecticide for a very long time. It is a safe and effective spray against most insects and has less risk of killing beneficial insects than other sprays because...

Like it or not, fall is just around the corner. Here's a quick,inexpensive and easy way to rake up those beautiful fall leaves from your lawn or garden, especially if you have to do the job by...

A clean and sharp lawn mower blade provides a clean cut for a great looking and a healthy lawn. After all of the time and money spent on fertilizer, watering and weed control, spend an extra...

OK, it’s been raining in the DFW area for several days now and I finally put my noggin to good use to determine a way to make an inexpensive home made rain gage (I just compared the weather from...

Have you ever been caught in that first snow storm and remembered that you left your lawnmower outside unprotected? ….but you really don’t have room in your garage or storage shed because you...

Garden hose reels can be a real benefit to anyone who enjoys gardening or watering lawns on a warm sunny evening. If you have to manually heave out your garden hose yourself, untangle it and coil...

Have you gone outside by your fence where you left your lawnmower uncovered last fall only to find that it was uncovered to the snowy elements? Or if not snow, the freezing rain that turned to...

Do you need to clean pine pitch or other sticky tree sap off your tools? This task becomes increasingly difficult the longer you wait. (i.e. when you are tired after a long day of work and do...

This article will explain how to sharpen a Wood Splitter Maul using a bench grinder.

Do you get frustrated when you can not find one of your special hand garden tools in your tool box? Wish you had another way so you could put them up and be able to see all at a single glance?...

Fall is cool at night and one of the most enjoyable times is sitting outside at night with friends and family in a circle around a campfire. Why not just have a campfire at home in the yard? We...

Gardening can be rough on a person’s hands. Although we may not always enjoy wearing gloves because they make our hands hot or are bulky, gardeners really do need to protect their hands from the...

The yard work you do this fall will give you a great lawn in the spring. Most people think of fall as the time to rake leaves. Yes, that's a seemingly endless take in the fall, it is not the...

Do you ache from kneeling down on the ground in your garden for only a few minutes? Wish you had a way to solve your aching knee problems without buying those expensive and hokey construction...

He are some instructions on how to make a simple, easy, and cheap barometer at home. Whether it is for a child's science project or just a way to check the barometric pressure yourself at home,...

At the end of last summer, the engine of my old gas powered lawn mower died. The stores had run out of new ones at the end of the season. But one store had a manual-push "reel" mower. My...

So you've got some great tomato seedlings that are starting to grow taller? Pretty soon you are going to have to stake them to encourage strong, tall tomato plants.

A Leaf blower is one of the hardest working tools in your yard. I like mine so much that I named him Larry and make an appointment with him about once a week in the summer. Our friendship...

Having an outdoor shower can be extremely convenient especially during the summer months after you've been to the beach or pool. If you have kids or pets that get dirty playing outdoors then an...

Growing plants in terracotta pots made from terra cotta clay adds a beautiful touch to your outdoor container garden areas. Growing various plants in individual terracotta pots allows for...

Fifty feet of expensive hose--and one annoying, spurting leak, a little squirt that will soon grow into a bigger one. Here's how to fix it quick!

Filling buckets and bins with plants may seem like a great idea in the spring, but when summer temperatures soar, watering each plant takes time. Neglect of a day or two may spell disaster, making...

Don't want to pay for a home lawn fertilizer? Like to RECYCLE? Here's the way to make a "Stagg" Chili Can Fertilizer. This article will tell you what to get, how to make it and wait for...

Manufactured tomato cages are flimsy, break easily and often times are bent before you even buy them. By making your own cages out of cattle panel, you will have a sturdier cage that will last...

If you are an avid home vegetable gardener like me and get proud of what you grow, then there is no better place to share that pride with others who also enjoy home vegetable gardening as much as...

Ahh, the sweet smells of summertime--the blooming flowers, veggies growing in the garden and--lawn mower exhaust! Most people may not be aware that two-stroke engines like those on lawnmowers or...

A garden plot can quickly get confusing without properly labeling your plants. Using a markers next to the different seeds or transplants help one to keep things organized through the growing...

Bags of fertilizer, potting soil, balled and burlaped shrubs and trees, large plants, even garden tools; must be moved from place to place as you garden. Many of these items are either heavy or...

Hardly able to get the car in the garage? Once in, are you barely able to open the door and get out? We've been there, and we cleaned it all out! Read on...

You can attract different types of birds (and other creatures) by putting the birdseed in different types of feeders at different elevations. Whether you make the feeders yourself, or buy them at...

A bulb planter is used to create a hole in soil of sufficient depth and diameter for planting a bulb. Planters include models from very small tools called dibbers, hand-held planters, and...

Gardeners understand the need for a soil sifter. Whether it’s to get rid of the small rocks that constantly appear in a garden (even one that’s been in use for years) or to sift lumps out of...

This article will show modifications to a commercially available dandelion puller which doesn't work very well, into a really effective all around weed puller.

How to make a cheap compost bin will walk you step by step and get you on your way to being a little more green.

Spring planting is finished in the garden, but to have a rotating garden more seeds need to be started. Here is an eco-planting pot we use to put right in the ground and it is free. All you need...

Homemade organic plant food is great since it is extremely cheap to make, beneficial to your plants, and beneficial to your health. By making your own organic plant fertilizer, you avoid using...

You can improve the landscape of your home to increase curb appeal for a quick sale or just because you want to spiff-up the appearance of your home. You don’t have to give your landscape a...

Birthday, Mother’s or Father’s Day, Christmas, Anniversary, any special occasion, or just to show you care – there are lots of reasons to buy a gift for someone who loves gardening. What to get...