Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Gardening Tools

Basic Gardening Tools


Hand Gloves Gardening gloves are used to protect hands from dirt and,sticks, rocks that could cause cuts or scratches.

Watering Can - For watering plants

Shears/Hand Pruners - a type of scissors,to prune hard branches of trees & shrubs 


Garden hoe - small & big (Man Vetti) - hoes are useful to slice into the soil around weeds
 
Hand TrowelIt is used for breaking up earth, digging small holes, especially for  planting and weeding, mixing compost, and transferring plants to pots

Weeding / Digging Fork is ideal for planting, aerating and loosening, lifting & turning over soil, without making damages in compact planted areas. Also used for removing weeds.

Hand Cultivatoris used to turn the soil where plants and vegetables are planted, remove weeds from soil. For small flower or vegetable gardens, a hand cultivator can be used like a small plow to turn the earth and dig the planting rows.

Hand Weeder - is used to remove weeds and small roots.

Identify Seeds & Vegetables

Lady's Finger Seeds (Vendaikai Vidhaigal)

Lady's Finger (Vendaikai)

Cluster Beans Seeds (Kothavarangai Vidhaigal)

Cluster Beans (Kothavarangai)

Cucumber Seeds (Vellarikai Vidhaigal)

Cucumber (Vellarikai)


Bottle Gourd Seeds (Suraikai Vidhaigal)
Colour - Off white


Bottle Gourd (Suraikai)

Long Snake Gourd Seeds (Periya Pudalangkai Vidhaigal)

Long Snake Gourd (Periya Pudalangkai)

Small Snake Gourd Seeds(Chinna Pudalangai Vidhigal)


Small Snake Gourd(Chinna Pudalangai)

Cow Beans Seeds (Karamani Vidhaigal)

Cow beans (Karamani)

Cabbage Seeds (Muttaigoes Vidhaigal)

Cabbage (Muttaigoes)

Cauliflower Seeds (Pookosu Vidhaigal)

Cauliflower (Pookosu)

Bitter Gourd Seeds (Pavakai Seeds)

Bitter Gourd (Pavakai)

Ridge Gourd Seeds (Vari Peerkangai Vidhaigal)


Ridge Gourd (Vari Peerkangai)


Tomato Seeds (Thakkali Vidhaigal)

Tomato (Thakkali)


Brinjal Seeds (Kathirikai Vidhaigal)
Colour - Yellowish


Brinjal (Kathirikai)

Capsicum Seeds (Kudai Milagai Vidhaigal)
Colour - Yellowish

Capsicum(Kudai Milagai)

Kohl Kohl Seeds (Knool Kohl Vidhaigal)

Kohl Kohl (Knool Kohl)

White Radish Seeds (Vellai Mullangi Vidhaigal)

White Radish (Vellai Mullangi)

Carrot Seeds (Carrot or Manjal Mullangi Vidhaigal)

Carrot (Carrot or Manjal Mullangi)

Beetroot Seeds (Senkizhangu Seeds)

Beetroot (Senkizhangu)

Onion Seeds (Vengayam Vidhaigal)

Onion (Vengayam)

Coriander Seeds(Dhaniya Seeds)

Coriander (Dhaniya)

Amaranthus Tritis Seeds?(Arai Keerai Vidhaigal)

Amaranthus Tritis?(Araikeerai)
Amaranthus Seeds (Mulaikeerai Vidhaigal)

Amaranthus (Mulaikeerai)

Tropical Amaranthus Seeds (Siru Keerai)

Tropical Amaranthus (Siru Keerai)

Broad Beans Seeds (Avaraikai Vidhaigal)

Broad Beans Seeds (Avaraikai Vidhaigal)


Every effort has been put to give correct information.  However if you find any mistake kindly share the information to correct to same.

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