Keeping your tools sharp and having a good pair of gardening gloves will make your life easier.
It’s getting pretty hot out there, and gardeners all over Southern Arizona are retreating indoors. While you are inside, You might want to do a bit of shopping. Here are some products I’ve found useful in my garden.
Temperature/humidity sensors with min/max temperature: Different sides of your yard will have different microclimates, and knowing the minimum and maximum temperatures in the different spots will help you plan your garden or figure out why that citrus tree isn’t thriving.
Sloggers: It’s true, we don’t get much mud here in southern Arizona, but these are still very handy to have. I wear them out in my garden whenever I do watering or digging, and inevitable they become splashed or dusty. I can take them off quickly in the house (or just outside) and not worry about tracking a mess inside. They come in lots of fun colors and patterns, from flowers to chickens to goats.
Rain gauge: In anticipation of the monsoon season (fingers crossed), you can get a water gauge — really just a container with measurement marks on it which you put outside to measure the rainfall. If you want to go all out, check out this one. It’s self-emptying and wirelessly transmits to an indoor display.
