My First Vegetable Garden
- vegetable garden: a place where people grow different kinds of vegetables like tomatoes, carrots
- tool: something that help us work easier (like a hammer or spade).
- soil: the dirt in which plants grow; it has nutrients that crops need.
- shovel: a heavy, scoop-shaped tool we use to move dirt or soil.
- rake: a tool like comb used to pull leaves and level the soil.
- hoe: a tool with a flat blade used to break up soil and remove grass.
- trowel: a spoon like tool used to collect cement to lay bricks
- watering: giving water to plants so they can grow.
- watering can: a container we used to water the plants.
- hose: a flexible tube used to bring water to the plants.
- weed (v): to remove unwanted plants especially grass from the garden.
- pruning shears: a kind of scissors used to cut tree branches
- wheelbarrow: a small cart with one or two wheels used to haul soil, plants, or tools.
- spade: a flat-bladed shovel used to dig and move soil (often called a digging spade).
- harvest (V): to pick or collect crops when they are ready old or ripe enough
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My First Vegetable Garden
Last spring, I decided to start my first vegetable garden. I was excited but didn't know where to begin. First, I needed to gather the right tools for the job.
I started by testing the soil in my backyard. Using a shovel, I dug some holes to check the soil quality. Then I used a rake to smooth out the ground and remove any rocks or debris.
Next, I used a hoe to break up the hard soil and make neat rows for planting. For the smaller plant that need more care, I used my trowel to dig small holes for seeds and seedlings.
Once everything was planted, watering became my daily routine. I used both a watering can for small and yooung seedlings and a garden hose for larger areas.
As the weeks passed, I had to weed regularly to remove unwanted plants from my garden. I also used pruning shears to trim or cut out some parts of the plants that are not important. My little wheelbarrow helped me transport compost and tools around the garden easily.
When preparing new planting areas, my spade is very useful for cutting clean edges and digging precise holes. Finally, after months of hard work, it was time to harvest my vegetables. The fresh tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce made all the effort worthwhile!
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Key words
vegetable garden : សួនបន្លែ
- tool : សម្ភារៈ
- soil : ដី
- shovel :បែល
- rake : រនាស់
- hoe : ចបកាប់
- trowel : ស្លាបព្រាលាយស៊ីម៉ង
- watering : ការស្រោចទឹក
- watering can : ធុងស្រោចទឹក
- hose : ទុយយោ
- weed (v) : ដកស្មៅ
- pruning shears : កន្ត្រៃកាត់មែកឈើ
- wheelbarrow : រទេះ
- spade : ចបជីក