Okay, so I’ve been meaning to get my garden in order, and I figured it was time to actually learn the names of all those tools I’ve been using (and maybe misusing!). I decided to take some pictures and, well, make a little cheat sheet for myself. Thought I’d share the process in case anyone else is as clueless as I was!
Getting Started
First, I gathered all my gardening tools. Honestly, they were scattered everywhere – the shed, the garage, even a few still lying in the garden beds (oops!). I laid them all out on the patio so I could see everything clearly. It was kind of embarrassing how many I had accumulated, some I don’t even remeber how and when I got.
The Photo Shoot
Next, I grabbed my phone and started snapping pictures. I made sure to get each tool individually, and I tried to get good lighting so you could actually see the details. Some of the tools were pretty dirty (double oops!), so I wiped them down a bit with a rag. Didn’t want to present a totally shameful collection, you know?
Naming the Tools
- I recognized some of the tools instantly, of course. Like, everyone knows what a shovel looks like, right? I wrote down “shovel” next to that picture, feeling pretty smart.
- But then there were the mystery tools. One looked like a tiny rake, but with weirdly curved tines. Another was some kind of… scooper? I had no clue.
- That’s when I turned to the internet. I typed in descriptions like “small gardening rake with curved tines” and started comparing images.
- It took a bit of detective work, but I eventually figured out most of them! Turns out that “tiny rake” is called a “hand cultivator,” and the “scooper” is a “trowel.” Who knew?
- There’s a big one, I call it “big fork”, that thing I use to turn the soil, it is “garden fork”.
Putting It All Together
After I identified all the tools (or at least, I think I did!), I organized the pictures and names. I just used my phone’s photo editor to add text labels directly onto the images. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. I might print them out later and stick them up in the shed, just so I don’t forget.
So, yeah, that’s how I spent my afternoon. Kind of a simple project, but I actually feel a lot more confident about tackling my garden now that I (mostly) know what I’m doing. It’s the little things, right?
