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Anvil or Bypass Secateurs (Pruners)

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Outreach Contributor

Thank you Robert for permission to post this helpful article on our site. Very important especially if you have limited hand strength. By Robert Pavlis on December 23, 2013 There are two types of secateurs, also called pruners; bypass and… Continue Reading Anvil or Bypass Secateurs (Pruners)

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Quick Start for Your Accessible Garden

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Outreach Contributor

  Increase Your Hand Strength Use gloves with sticky surface. Build up handle to make it fatter by using bicycle grips, foam, or pipe insulation wrap. Support the wrist with cock-up splints; think about enabling garden tools that are ergonomically… Continue Reading Quick Start for Your Accessible Garden

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Container Gardens – Veggies or Flowers

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Outreach Contributor

Container Gardening – Necessity or Not – A great way to grow tasty food. FOR SOME gardeners, growing vegetables in containers is a necessity. City-dwellers make use of rooftops, balconies, alleyways, sidewalks or whatever little space they have available. Gardeners… Continue Reading Container Gardens – Veggies or Flowers

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Ground cover plants – out-compete the weeds

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Outreach Contributor

There are many ways of trying to control weeds. We can remove them by hoeing them out or by burning them with a flame gun. We can try to prevent them growing by putting down mulches. Each of these methods… Continue Reading Ground cover plants – out-compete the weeds

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Help Needed in Garden

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Outreach Contributor

Is this you in the garden? Do you have arthritis or RA or just plain creaky joints? You have lots of company! Almost 32 million US adults report medically diagnosed arthritis, RA or other physically limiting symptoms. See Chart 1.… Continue Reading Help Needed in Garden

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