How Disorganized Garden Sheds Lead To Gardening Procrastination
The worst thing about gardening in my opinion is not my weedy garden, or a bed that needs replanting, but rather the fear I have about entering my cluttered dingy garden shed. What makes it worse is the last minute fall pile-in of tools, pots, extra bags of dirt, muddy hoses, etc. If a well ordered garden shed is conducive to efficient weeding, then I have to admit to less than perfect gardening efficiency.
A disorganized shed is simply an impediment to getting outside chores done. We all are prone to procrastination. The thought of dragging various items out of the shed to get access to the long handled clippers almost makes you want to turn the TV on. If you have trouble getting to your outside chores perhaps your messy garden shed is playing a role.
The first thing you need to do to get things organized is to clear out the shed. Everything will get dragged out into the backyard. Make 3 piles – 1) most used things, 2) useful things you never use, and 3) broken or useless things. Those three piles at the end of the reorganization will be 1) fixed, shined up, and put back, 2) given away, and 3) thrown out.
Now that your garden shed has been cleared out, this is a great time to fix it up, patch any holes, put a few more shingles on the roof, and repaint the window frames in this years hottest backyard trendy color. You can also use this time to look at that pile of tools you will be keeping and fix any wiggly handles, spray paint any metal with a colorful rust paint enamel, and oil up your shears and clippers.
Also now that the shed has been cleared out of all the usual clutter that is inside, you should take stock of what will be going back in, and make sure that you have sufficient shelving and hooks to keep everything within easy access or reach. Leave room between tools so you aren’t pulling 3 things down every time you want to get just one rake. And consider upgrading the fancy spikes to actual plastic covered hooks that are designed to hold any size and shape of tool. Making a spot for everything, with a little extra storage space left over for the inevitable garden season purchases, will help you keep your garden shed organization from deteriorating back to it’s frightful unorganized state by next spring.
Now you can put everything back into a better organized shiny clean garden shed. Knowing that everything has a place, and that you’ve gotten rid of the stock pile of broken tools and cracked pots, will make gardening such a easy chore now. Although it might seem like a lot of work to reorganize and fix everything up, it will be well worth it in the end.
