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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Gardeners Knees
QUOTE: True friendship is like a rose: we don't realize its beauty until it fades.
- Evelyn Loeb
While gardening can be good for your health, both in body and mind, there are many occasions when your knees might not think the same way.
It often seems a lot easier to kneel down when working on low areas of the garden, but in doing so on a regular basis you can damage the delicate area of the knees causing swelling and ongoing pain from permanent damage.
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If there is no other alternative in your garden than to get down on your knees to work, then it might be time to look the benefits of getting some suitable gardeners kneepads.
These kneepads can be worn comfortably on your knees while working in the garden and the materials in them reduce most of the impact caused by kneeling.
Alternatively you can buy a kneeling platform that you can carry around and place on the ground when you need to kneel down.
Gardening supply manufacturers have realized the demand for products to help in this area and there are new products coming on the market on a regular basis. Even of you are unaffected by problems with kneeling in the garden, it is the long-term damage that you need to be concerned about as it can take years to surface.
It might even be necessary to look at the gardening equipment you are using to see whether you can use longer handled implements that will allow you to do the same work from a standing position.
The more you care for your health and well-being while working in the garden, the longer you will be able to devote to gardening as you age.
The quality gardening tools and implements that are available are a wise investment as they can make your life in the garden a whole lot easier and more enjoyable.
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Thanks,
Annie
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Gardening Can Improve Your Health
QUOTE: I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
- Emma Goldman
While we are attending to the health of our plants, we too are improving our health both physically and mentally.
Even the relatively light work of weeding the garden is good exercise and particularly with elderly people it is an opportunity to get outside, breath the fresh air and improve their well-being.
As we bend down to pull out weeds or pick up plants and pots we are exercising and stretching our muscles and keeping our joints active.
This helps to circulate the blood through the body and help maintain a healthy heart.
It is also good for the mind as gardening can relax the mind and reduce stress.
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Working outside in the garden also exposes us to sunlight and that is essential for Vitamin D, which helps the body to absorb calcium, and this is particularly important for women.
Gardening is one of the most popular hobbies in the country and also ranks as one of the most popular forms of exercise for many people.
Along with any form of exercise precautions need to be taken. Lifting heavy pots and plants can also do damage to the lower back and knees so we need to be sensible when gardening to ensure we can continue to enjoy this wonderful pastime.
Like the lower back, our knees are susceptible to damage from gardening if we tend to kneel down while working but fortunately there are various gardeners' aids that can be worn or used to help protect our knees.
There are also belts that can be worn to support our back when lifting heavy items in the garden.
If you take a sensible approach to your gardening and don't over extend yourself you can reap the rewards of improved health and happiness while enjoying the fun of creating your own piece of paradise.
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Annie
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If you have recently decided to start gardening, then you have to find the correct gardening tools. To start with go to any local hardware store and look at their selection. Try to get the feel of what you might need, get some advice. Once winter is over your local store will probably have most of their gardening tools out for sale, to clear for their new stock. This would be a good time to do a bit of bargaining and pick up a good deal. After all, they want to clear their stock, that's why it's for sale!
If you are just starting out with gardening then you need to look for shovels. These gardening tools should have a round pointed blade. They are made to remove soil. Another tool you can look for is a trowel, if you are going to be planting small plants this will help. Though a trowel is one of the gardening tools that well require getting down on to your knees and dig. Gardening is something that will get you dirty. If you have mature plants and are looking to take care of them. You can start with pruners. These are large scissors that are made to cut off dead parts of plants, doing this will keep a plant happy and alive.
Other gardening tools you should be looking for are hoes; this tool will help you keep your garden free of weeks. Garden forks can be very helpful to break up soil before you start planting. Have some large trees in the garden? Then you might need to get a rake too. This will help you clean up leaves from your yard in the fall. If this is the case, then you can also get a leaf blower, this will take less time to get rid of all the extra leaves. Another gardening tool that you will need is a hose and a good water supply. And always make sure that you read any information about your plants before you plant them. This will make sure that you're plants.
If you are on a budget for you're gardening tools then you should think about spending a little extra that will cost more but last for a longer time. Forged tools will cost more, but they will last longer. You get what you pay for with gardening tools. Look after them too. Make sure that you clean each of you're gardening tools before you place them away. This will also help keep your tools in working order and they'll also last a lot longer too. Make sure you place all your tools away when winter hits. You can coat your tools with some wax or oil when winter comes. This will keep them safe through out the winter. When spring hits again makes sure that you check all the screws on your gardening tools, make sure that they are all tight. You should do this throughout the gardening seasons.
The Gardener
Gardening is a wonderful and truly rewarding pastime that people all over the world take great delight in doing. You can benefit from the visual enjoyment your hard work produces as well as enjoying fresh air and exercise at the same time. Sitting down in your front or backyard, putting your feet up and looking at the spectacular masterpiece you created, while you do something you love, now that's a wonderful feeling I'm sure you'll agree. Here are some great gardening beginner tips for those just beginning their gardening journey. And remember that it is possible to create a beautiful garden, even on a tiny piece of land.
There are many gardening tips for beginners that help make new gardeners experiences pleasurable and successful. The two best gardening tips for beginners are to start small but think big. Do not begin a gardening project that will take weeks or even months to complete, as this is a guaranteed way to become frustrated, upset and turn you off gardening. It is amazing how much a person can plant in eighty or one hundred square feet. If you are going to take on a larger project, divide it into sections. Built your garden one step at a time. You can enjoy each section as you complete it, build up your confidence and feel positive about the next area you are going to work on. Remember, a smaller garden is always far easier to manage, as you learn the necessary basics and secrets on disease, weed and pest control, fertilizing requirements and watering needs. Once you have the necessary skills and gained more confidence, you can go back later and make the garden you designed and planted, larger or create a new one somewhere else.
Some more great gardening tips for beginners are the use of mulch to cut down on the amount of weeding required. Plus you can do too much weeding. Some weeds do have positive purposes. Also while there are gardeners that love working in the soil and weeding, many would rather spend their time, tending the plants or sitting back watching their garden grow. Mulching, besides also looking nice, maintains the soils moisture, holds back the weeds and stabilizes the temperature of the soil. Put a couple inches of organic or regular mulch down to save wear and tear on your knees. Another few gardening tips for beginners is that with grass and most plants, watering just a little but often, makes the plants roots stay near the surface of the soil. The best way to maintain healthy plants is to water less frequently but water longer, so you soak the soil well. Do your watering early in the morning. This way the plants leaves will dry during daylight hours thus helping to prevent fungal diseases.
The Gardener
