Tips and Tricks
I’m an efficient person, my mind is always trying to figure out how to maximize time and effort. I probably missed my calling in life and should have become someone who consults businesses on efficiency and process. When I garden, my mind is always trying to find ways to maximize my time and effort. There’s always a yard stick in my garden, laying in wait for planting and seeding time. I noticed this year that my yardstick was no longer legible. After considering my options, I realized that marking my long handled garden tools would be the best way to have a measuring stick at hand all the time.
Long handled tools are generally long enough to mark out at least 3 and a half feet, which is about the most I ever need. Now I can start measuring out the distance between my tomato and pepper stakes without hunting for the yardstick.
How do you measure for planting?
Filed under Around the Garden | Comments (3)
Susie, that is very clever! I’ll certainly be marking my tools with dimensions I use regularly.
to Victoria Howell's comment
That is brilliant. I usually just wing it but it would be extremely useful to have a measuring stick already in the garden. I’ll be doing this to my longest handled shovel tomorrow.
to AGinPA's comment
One great tip for me is to know that the span between my outstretched thumb and pinkie is 8 inches. Three spans quickly measures 2 feet. It’s “handy.”
I can easily grab a dried stalk of some sort and measure with my hand, and break the stalk to the length I want to mark off spacing.
I like the idea of marking your tool handle; that’s clever and efficient.
to bonnie knox's comment