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Hey there! How’s it going? Sorry I have been gone for a while. I fully expected to blog each week this month but, you know how it goes sometimes…life gets busy and all of a sudden, it’s three weeks later! Part of my busyness has been getting my yard and garden ready for summer. Certainly, many of you out there have been doing the very same thing. Today I am sharing a list of the tools that my daughters and I find most helpful when working in our gardens. I am being a little aggressive by asserting that you should own these tools yourselves. It’s just that they make gardening that much easier and more enjoyable so perhaps, you could maybe work towards owning few :).
This list is in no particular order since all these tools are vital to helping
you have a great garden and lessen your work load.
I suppose I will start with the Edger since that seems to be the first tool I pull out of the garage
when the weather improves in early spring.
I found this basic edger on the Home Depot website. For the basic edging I do, this type works fine
and is all I need. It cuts through the soil well and is not too expensive.
My number two is a tool that I have honestly not used myself but my daughter, Brittany, purchased this Garden Weasel last month and has sung its praises ever since. This tool helped Brittany, who is currently fighting cancer, weed out the stubborn grass that had worked its way into her flower beds. I was amazed that Brittany was able to tear into the beds and get that grass out with the weasel without help from others. She was still tired afterwards, but the weasel enabled her to do this task herself, something that is giving her a sense of needed accomplishment. Therefore, I chose to put it on this list. I intend to borrow it soon. I have a nasty patch of grass that is really bothering me!
Number three on the list is the garden hand Cultivator. I am picky about the cultivators I use. I like to use ones like the one pictured below. I like the tines of the cultivator to be sharp and pointy making the roughing up of the dirt you are working on easier to do. All garden tools you choose should make the hard work of gardening as easy as possible. You will need your hand cultivator throughout the season because weeds seem to pop up all summer long. You should have one that you love.
[The first photo below is a hand cultivator like the one I own and love but evidently it is out of stock. So, the next photo below is a good second choice. The tines on that one look to be sharp and pointy,
as well.]
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Number four on the list is the garden Trowel. I am also picky about my trowels. I like mine to have a sharp, pointy end, similar to my opinion of the cultivator. I like a trowel to be able to cut right into the dirt you are working in as you plant your flowers. Sometimes you hit stones or roots, and you need an edge that can cut into these areas well.
Number five is the garden Weeder. This tool is terrific for digging out dandelions. I own a few different types of these weeders, but the simple one shown below is my favorite. With this type of Weeder dandelions pop right out of the ground. I like the long straight shaft of this Weeder. Most likely, the dandelion roots will not be too deep to reach with this tool.
Before I forget one of the most useful garden tools you should own, I will make number six the wheelbarrow. I own one like the one below. I have been gardening for decades and have struggled with heavy metal wheelbarrows. As I got older, I found the metal wheelbarrows to be too hard, at times, for me to manage. I discovered this smaller, plastic one and I love, love, love it!
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***Oh, I would also like to mention I am not receiving any compensation for writing this post. I have yet to figure out the whole sponsored post thing. I am not technically savvy, and I just like to blog for the joy of it. I guess legally I have to make that clear to you all :).
Number seven is a Spear Head Spade. I inherited this tool from my mom, who was a great gardener with beautiful gardens. She often bought tools from QVC. I’m not sure if this one was from QVC or from her local garden center. In any case it is in the top three of my favorite garden tools. The sharp shovel edge makes planting larger perennials or shrubs so easy. I can cut into the earth without much effort at all, most of the time.
Number eight is a Garden Rolling Cart.
The one I own is so old that they are selling them on eBay now. Hahaha! It is still a goodie,
however, 😃. The one below is a newer version and I am sure is even better than the one I own.
There is space to put small tools, gloves, etc. in the seat part of the cart. I sit on the cart and roll
it up and down the garden as I plant flowers or pull-out invasive weeds. This method helps with hurting knees and shoulder muscles.
Number nine is a long-handled Cultivator. I was unable find a single example to share with you, but I did find this trio of garden tools. The middle tool is the long-handled cultivator to which I am referring. I use this tool to break up large patches in the garden that have been infiltrated by weeds or grasses. It is heavier and harder garden work, but I think it would be almost impossible to do without this tool. I highly recommend it.
Number ten is a Mini Garden Rake. This is a great tool to get in between plants and shrubs in order to get to trapped leaves that are there from the fall and winter. A large rake will never fit in these hard-to-reach areas of the garden. This mini rake is the finishing touch in clearing out your flower beds in the spring and making them tidy.
I have one more garden tool that I may be sharing with you (later) but, I have to see how
it works before I do. My daughter, Amanda, swears by it but, we will see. Deer are crafty animals and I have tried many, many things to keep them out of my garden. Amanda's tool is an ultrasonic
animal repellent. I will let you know after I do some research of my own :).
HAPPY GARDENING!!!
