Disclaimer: International Gardening Day is a real thing, and is actually celebrated in October. The thing is, we’ve got tools to show off, and you’ve got a few patches of sun left before the cold completely takes over. Also, it’s probably ‘National Garden Day’ somewhere in the northern hemisphere, so we thought…why not?
Typically South Africans only know two seasons – winter and summer. Spring is often reduced to the one day in September where we all run around with buckets of water trying to Gatorade each other, and what is autumn really? Even though we’re slap-bang in the middle of it, and it’s just as important to manage your lawn now, as you would in summer.
The Gardening Bed Necessities
Assuming that pruning dead or overgrown foliage is already happening, it’s also important to mulch your garden beds by applying thin layers of mulch around your plants. This not only retains soil moisture, but is also a great way to regulate soil temperature and reduce weeds.
Which is what makes the RYOBI Blower Mulching RBV-3000 a useful tool to have around. As it vacuums, the RBV-3000 simultaneously shreds collected material so it can be repurposed as mulch that you can use to enrich the soil in your garden.
Nevermind the fact that this next power tool has a 2-stroke engine to help efficiently clear leaves, grass clippings and all other outdoor debris. When switched to vacuum mode, the collected waste is collected at a rapid rate into the attached bag – making the cleanup and disposal of any unwanted material as easy as 1-2-stroke 😉
Unidentified Bugs In Your Garden Bed, Who You Gonna Call?
Also, who doesn’t want to look like a Ghostbuster when tackling the many unidentified bugs in an autumn garden? To match that level of cool, we have the RYOBI Cordless 12L Pressure Sprayer, which is brilliant for pest and weed control. It can be used to apply pesticides and or herbicides to protect your plants efficiently, and is also great for applying fertilisers that help nourish your garden.
And By The Way…
We also have the RYOBI Line Trimmer 380W which is ideal for maintaining lawn edges, trimming around flower beds, and reaching areas that your lawnmower might not be able to easily get to. It’s absolutely perfect for smaller yards, and light-duty tasks, and the adjustable handle means that it can be customised to your height and reach – so anybody can use it.
So, maybe it’s not technically Garden Day yet, but we’ve just given you the tips (and tools) to help maintain that magnificent garden of yours.
If you haven’t already noticed, we’ve also just given you the best excuse to spend a bit of time outdoors before the cold winter hits 😉😅🥶