You can find all kinds of cutting implements for your gardening, but my favorite is a pair of scissors. Scissors are the most useful for vegetable and herb gardening. Sure, they don't work so well for some tasks, but I find that they are tool I reach for first. 

I use my garden scissors for:

• Snipping soft small stems and vines
• Thinning seedlings when I don't want to pull the extra sprouts (and risk disturbing the remaining sprouts)
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People who garden in small plots usually find themselves with seeds left over at the end of the season. 

It's a good idea to have some extra seeds on hand when you're planting, just in case you need to replant. But once the planting window for a particular crop is over, you may find an extra half packet or more remaining.

So what do you do with those seeds? 

Last Year's Seeds

There's nothing wrong with keeping your extra...

Everyone knows the basic garden equipment and tools you'll need when you start gardening. Shovel? check. Trowel? check. Gloves? check. 

Experienced gardeners slowly accumulate their own personal collection of unusual tools, gadgets, and supplies they find themselves using again and again. I present to you my little stash of helpers. 

First though, a little context. I garden at a community garden and gardeners have to bring...

When you are growing in a community garden, you have to travel to the garden, which means you don't have all your tools from home at your fingertips. You can't bring the whole tool shed with you, though! What's essential, and what is optional? 

I know how annoying it is to go all the way to the garden and realize you don't have the tool you need! I have some recommendations and suggestions to get your kit all set up!

Create a Kit

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When the garden opens, I'm so excited to get started! 

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. You need to get ready with the right tools and supplies. Assemble your toolkit with our recommendations below. 

If you don't have these tools already, you'll need to purchase them. Many of these tools you'll only need to buy once in your life, as long as you select high quality tools. Consider going to a quality local...