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Beginner Garden Items Everyone NEEDS
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items A simple beginner gardening guide list of everything that I love, find helpful in your gardening journey, and know that you will find helpful too! From books, seeds, tools, and even soil health - gardening can be so much fun! Find out which zone you ...
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The first steps here!
Maintaining your garden during the growing season
harvesting things you have to have
The first steps here!
Step one of gardening is going to be planning and prepping. So finding seeds, figuring out your zone and what you can and want to grow, and building the foundation of your garden.
this book is a best seller for a reason! its so good.. i love that it is an easy read and gives a lot of great information for raised-bed gardening.
Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners Guide
having something reusable, such as this SuperSeed Seed Starting Tray from Burpee is the best! you'll end up saving in the long run and being able to reuse is great in the garden world. start yoru seeds indoors or a greenhouse for best luck.
Burpee SuperSeed 36 Cell Seed Starting Tray
this is so cool! its a kit for herbs (beginner friendly) for you to start as seeds and grow in your windowsill of your kitchen! This is such a fun way to start your garden .
Herb Kit, Muddled Mocktail Windowsill
These raised beds are SOLID wood! they are easy to assemble, and last a very long time. I was so surprised with the quality. I have multiple of them and trust these so much. My plants thrive in these raised beds.
Best Choice 72x24x30in Raised Garden Bed
if you have a garden, you may want to consider building a budget friendly fence for it. starting with these heavy duty posts!
Gtongoko 4.8ft Metal Fence Post, Pack of 10
another great option if you are on a budget, but still looking for a compost bin! this one is great. it is heavy duty, spins, and is the one i personally have. great for beginner gardeners.
Miracle-Gro Dual Chamber Compost Tumbler 70L
a portable greenhouse is PERFECT for any gardener! it is so easy to assemble, take down, move around the yard.. and its pretty sturdy too. you will want to stake it down incase heavy winds come. but, overall its a 9/10!
Quictent 3-Tier Outdoor Mini Greenhouse 4.7x4.7x6.4ft
hands down the best fencing for a garden! keeps the pests, dogs, and cats out. it is easy to set up and goes great with the heavy duty metal fence posts I have listed here as well.
Black PVC Coated Welded Wire Fence 36x59ft
there are 6 of these 30 gallon grow bags in a pack! i love them for being able to move my plants around the garden as i need to. either that be to get more or less shade, to move inside my greenhouse, or just find a better spot with companion plantin...
Gardzen 6-Pack 30 Gallon Aeration Grow Bags
My favorite glass hummingbird feeder! You can choose many colors, but red is going to be the best choice- as they are attracted to red naturally.
Blown Glass Hummingbird Feeder 25oz Red
this is so perfect for all stages of gardening. i love that its collapsable! easy for storage and great for your back.
Costway Folding Sturdy Garden Kneeler Gardener Kneeling Pad & Cushion Seat Knee Pad Seat
i wish i had gotten this sooner! saving all of my seeds and keeping organized is such a great idea while gardening.
Seed Organizer for Vegetable, Herb & Flower Seeds - New Waterproof Box for Indoor & Outdoor Storage
Maintaining your garden during the growing season
After you get your garden started and set up, you will most likely come across a time where you will have to do a few touch-ups and prep to keep everything thriving! here are some of the growing season items i seriously cant do without.
I love using bone meal as a form of fertilizer from Burpee Gardening for so many reasons. Especially having a raised bed garden and growing in tough zones like Zone 9.
Burpees Natural Organic Bone Meal 6-8-0
having a compost bin will benefit the soil in so many ways! i really love this specific one because it has a build in thermometer, making it perfect and easy for a beginner.
Mr. Spin® Compost Tumbler
honestly, this is just so cute! its very cottagecore and would look great in any garden or as yard decor. I love that it is solar and hangs.
SRNPMIU Solar Watering Can Light - Outdoor Garden Decor
this may be the most important thing you can have for your garden! especially if you live in an area like me ( Arizona) and HAVE to protect your plants from the harsh sun during the summer. This shade cloth is also great for chickens, ducks, or your ...
Shade Cloth 60-70% Sunblock for Garden
bird netting is a must in my area! if you want to protect your seeds and seedlings as a beginner gardener, consider getting this bird netting to cover your garden beds.
KLEWEE 7.5x100 FT Heavy Garden Bird Netting
the best for protecting your plants from frost damage! i cut mine in half and used it on two different raised beds. these gardening covers saved my plants!
Plant Covers Freeze Protection 10x30 ft Row Cover
hands down the best at preventing blossom end rot for tomatoes! i will use this every few weeks ( or weekly during high temps) and it is so helpful.
Bonide Rot-Stop Tomato Blossom End Rot 16oz
harvesting things you have to have
Finally time to harvest your garden! Yay! This is the easy and the fun part. I wanted to include things that i adore and know you will too when it comes to harvesting your garden.
to harvest you have to have quality tools! there are a lot of kits that have tools of all uses, find one you love !
Shop Garden Tools & Equipment
you can use this for everything! its the best basket! fine wiring, so nothing will fall out. and its pretty heavy duty too. great find for a harvesting basket.
Dualshine 2 Pack Metal Mesh Garden Baskets
these gloves are adorable and so cute! they are study, and will last a very long time. they are great for garden prep or harvesting and all the stages inbetween.
Womens Thorn Proof Leather Gardening Gloves
this gardening tool kit comes with everything you need to be succesful. gloves, bag, tools of all kinds… this is great for kids, beginner, or experts ! and the quality is wonderful too.
Grenebo 9-Piece Heavy Duty Garden Tool Set
this is so wonderful to have while harvesting! save yourself the back pain and get yourself one of these!
Costway Folding Sturdy Garden Kneeler Gardener Kneeling Pad & Cushion Seat Knee Pad Seat