http://www.gardentoolguru.com Almost Everything You Need to Know About Garden Tools! Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:00:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that you have harvested your seeds for next year’s garden, it is time to decide when you want to start to sow them. First of all to a novice gardener probably has no idea as to what is sowing seeds?  Sowing seeds is simply germinating your seeds either ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/sowing-harvested-seeds/ There are several popular methods of sowing garden and flower seeds. If you plan to sow your seeds outside, there are a couple of things you should do first.  Begin by soaking the seeds you plan to plant and while the seeds are soaking, prepare the ground for planting. If ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/methods-of-sowing-seeds/ Have you ever wondered how to harvest seeds from your favorite plants? Having an ample supply of seeds for your garden can be invaluable when you start your garden the following year.  Harvesting seeds from your plants will guarantee you seeds for years to come.  The only things required are a ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/harvesting-garden-seeds/ Shredded leaves make excellent and effective mulch for your spring garden. Making mulch from your fallen fall leaves is not difficult.  Leaves can be shredded with your lawn mower or a leaf shredder.  Shredding leaves and piling them into compost bin or if you don’t have a compost bin ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/using-shredded-leaves-as-compost/ Fall is the best time to till your garden but when you wish to till is still a matter of preference. I prefer tilling twice a year, Fall before the first frost and again in the spring after the thaw.  Each time you till your garden you should add organic ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/fall-garden-tilling/ If you a re an avid gardener, then you are already programmed to get your roses ready for winter. Protecting your roses for winter mostly depends upon the climate you live in.  In mild winter climates more than likely your roses will need little if any covering or protection.  ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/getting-roses-winter-ready/ With the winter months slowly but surely creeping upon us, now is the time to begin and prepare your soil for Winter Protection. Keeping your soil rich and fertile will eliminate many gardening problems.  Because soil is constantly changing, getting and keeping it in its best condition will also encourage ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/winter-soil-protection/ It’s almost time to begin your fall garden clean-up. Before long that spectacular summer garden will be gone and the time will be here for that fall garden clean - up.  With the cool brisk days of autumn close, cleaning the garden for next years planting will be easier ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/garden-clean-up/ Before you begin cleaning out your garden in the fall, a simple way to make sure you haven’t missed doing anything, is to make yourself a checklist. As you are sitting and enjoying the last days of the summer months and your garden while also waiting for your fall ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/fall-garden-checklist-tips/ The Aster flower is an easily grown sun loving perennial. It comes in a variety of colors and shapes. If you already have asters then you that they are easily grown from divisions, this is simply dividing the plants into smaller sizes for replanting.   They do extremely well when planted ... http://www.gardentoolguru.com/how-to-grow-asters/