The summer gardening season is here, and whether you're growing your first patch of flowers or are a seasoned pro, now is the time to prepare.
As you select your seeds and plot what you're going to plant and where, remembering to stock your shed with the right garden tools is the key to a successful season of growth.
From seeding to weeding to harvesting, these are the essential garden tools that expert gardeners cannot live without and swear by summer after summer.
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Epic Gardening
Essential gardening tools aren't just limited to your classic handheld shovels and rakes—The Cottage Peach's Dagny Kream's must-have for the summer is a reusable tray she relies on year after year to sprout her seeds.
«These seed trays are made from recycled plastic and built to last forever,» Kream says. «My favorite part is the holes in the bottom of each cell that allow you to remove seedlings without disturbing the roots.»
Park Seed
Seed to Spoon app co-founder Carrie Spoonemore starts her summer gardening season with a focus on seed germination, and one of her favorite tools has made the process much more successful.
«This has completely streamlined the early stages of my gardening and transformed my seed-starting process,» Spoonemore says. «I consistently achieve amazing germination results, thanks to the perfect growing conditions it provides—I grow strong, healthy seedlings right from the start.»
Seeding Square
When direct-sowing seeds in your garden, planting in evenly-spaced rows is important to allow roots room to flourish— but getting things just right by eyeballing can be a challenge.
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