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Planning Your Garden…Tools
01 month ago
Planning this spring’s garden can be fun activity and it can be a bit overwhelming. Those garden supply and seed catalogs have been filling your mailbox and every year the gorgeous pictures in these catalogs give us an idea of what gardens and vegetables look like in the perfect world…you know, that world that has set designers, lighting consultants, make-up artists and I’m guessing someone whose job it is to shine the vegetables or airbrush a little more color on the flowers.
Well, that’s not my gardening world and I’m guessing it’s not yours. What’s in our gardening planning are all those tough jobs that go into making our gardens more beautiful or veggie gardens better producing.
You know what I’m talking about… what do I want to plant this year , does my soil need more amendments, what can I plant this year that requires less water, does this new planting area get enough sun, how will I deal with pests or disease, oh, and what about those weeds. These and hundreds of others are on our mind when we’re planning this year’s garden, but there is probably one thing you haven’t thought about…your garden tools.
I’m sure that at the end of the season last year you took inventory of your garden tools. While you were cleaning, sharpening and oiling your tools for their time off in the shed, you might have thought of a few tools that might make your gardening more enjoyable, but probably not. Well, now’s the time to start thinking about what garden tools you might need to replace or a new garden tool that will make your gardening easier.
Now I’m not saying that we all need every different garden tool out there, because we gardeners seem to find all kinds of uses for a single garden tool, but in your garden planning, is there a garden tool that will make your job easier, more enjoyable and less tiresome?
If you are buying new garden tools this year, purchase the best quality garden tools you can afford. It’s just counterproductive to buy cheap tools. You’ll be rewarded with a garden tool that not only lasts longer, but a tool that works harder and won’t end up in the landfill.
One last note and it’s a shameless one: If you’re looking for some of the finest garden tools made, you may just want to check out Garden Tool Company…quality garden tools and fast, neighborly service.
Dutch Hoe – Weeder Extraordinaire!
210 months ago
by Blake Schreck
in Garden Tools
Dutch hoe by Sneeboer
Extraordinaire? Well, maybe not, but there’s a reason the Dutch Hoe is such a popular weeding hoe, it does one thing and it does it well…weeding! OK, you could probably find other uses, such as creating furrows for seeds by turning it onto the corner and pulling, but it wants to weed.
While most garden hoes are pulled, the Dutch hoe with its flat blade that is parallel to the ground is pushed just under the surface of the soil, easily cutting down those pesky weeds. Some, like the Sneeboer Dutch hoe (pictured here) have a sharp edge on both the front and back, giving you weed killing results on the push and pull strokes.
Like any garden tool that has a long history of working well, the Dutch hoe is very popular and there are a lot of companies making their own version of the Dutch hoe, so if you want it to work season after season, look for quality. The best quality Dutch hoes are make from Carbon or Stainless and have a long, straight grained hardwood handle. Another way to find quality is to look for the guarantee. Is it guaranteed a lifetime or does it have some limited guarantee. A lot of manufactures are betting you won’t take the time replace a broken tool. -Click here to see more of this Dutch hoe by Sneeboer.
The Narrow Bladed Weeding Trowel from Sneeboer Works Wonders on Long Roots
71 year ago
by Anne Schreck
in Garden Tools
As I have mentioned before, we have some amazingly long roots on some of our weeds here in Northern Colorado, so I decided to check out a narrow bladed weeding trowel to deal with them. This is one great tool for digging down and getting at those long stubborn roots. It has a pointed end, sharp sides and is made of really strong stainless steel. On one weed, I almost fell down the hill out back when we finally won the battle and pulled that stubborn sucker out.
It also came in really handy the next day when I needed to plant some seedlings in the garden. I was quickly able to dig a nice deep hole and just pop the little plants right in. I love this trowel!
If you want to learn more about these beautiful Sneeboer trowels, you can check them out at gardentoolcompany.com
Absolutely Awesome Garden Tool for Weeding in the Cracks
01 year ago
by Anne Schreck
in Garden Tools
I can’t stand it when weeds, plants and grasses grow in the cracks of the sidewalks and driveway, so I was thrilled to find the Bio V-Groove Weeder by DeWit. This great little hand weeder has a curved, sharp, narrow pointed end that is just perfect for scraping along the crack and removing even the most stubborn weeds. Our house is in an older neighborhood with plenty of cracks in the concrete which combines with the wind to produce a plethora of weeds and even flowers such as Cosmos along the gutter, sidewalk and the seams in the driveway. I just spent a few minutes walking along and pulling this handy weeder through all the cracks the other day and they were gone in no time. If you have this problem at your house, you gotta try this fabulous weeding tool from DeWit.
As a bonus, this is a great tool for making holes when you are planting seeds that need to be planted anywhere from 1/4 to an inch deep. It’s great for taking care of the gunk and weeds that accumulate between your pavers too.
