If you’re a total beginner, as I was this past spring, and you don’t even know what you’ll need to start– here are the essentials. You don’t need a lot of equipment, and you don’t need to spend a lot of money to start gardening.
Here are the absolute essentials, and what I use every single time I go into the garden:
Gardening Gloves (~$12)
Trowel (~$9)
Hose (~$30) or Watering Can (~$7)
If you’re working in a small space, that’s all you need to get started.
If you’re working on a bigger piece of land, you might expand the list to include these:
Hoe, Rake, Shovel, Wheelbarrow, Bucket
Beyond this, you’ll only have to buy the seeds, and possibly compost if you don’t have access to a natural supply.
You don’t need to buy mulch or fertilizers: these exist in nature; and you shouldn’t buy chemicals, pesticides, anything unnatural.
Next step: 2. Prepare the Land
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