5 Vital Gardening Tools Every Gardener Must Have

5 VITAL GARDENING TOOLS EVERY GARDENER MUST HAVE WWW.LITTLEFIELDSFARM.COM

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Gardening is undoubtedly an advantageous, engaging, and sustainable activity. It’s an excellent way to exercise, and at the same time is an effort towards improving our surrounding. We all are aware of the benefits that plants (no matter small or large) offers us with, they even ensure our healthy well-being. But, maintaining a garden is not an easy task, it requires a dedication to keeping up a beautiful garden along with some necessary garden tools.

If by any chance, you are a gardener, you would agree to the fact that there are several garden tools which are not essential in your yard but some are! With technological advances many garden tools have been introduced, which are efficient in saving your time and productive gardening. But these new versions of tools are incapable of replacing some quintessential high-quality garden tools. For the perfect gardening experience, here are five vital gardening tools that every gardener must have: Garden Hoe Gardening hoe is a multipurpose tool which is employed for making a hole for seedlings, breaking up of soil, and also to remove weeds from the garden. With several types of hoe’s available in the market, the ones with wooden handle are highly durable with their firm grip even in the hot weather. Additionally, the shaft pinned hoe’s are robust in usage too.

Garden Spade Most people prefer a shovel over a spade, but they are less aware of the fact, that a spade is useful in straightening the edges of garden beds, tucking back grass and also for putting things into the soil with the assistance of garden fork. Moreover, a spade also comes with a cutting edge, which is capable of penetrating into roots and sod with ease.

Garden spades render a proper and comfortable grip to carry out the gardening process efficiently. One of the most durable designs of any spade or shovel is single metal piece fastened to a wooden handle. Two common blade sizes of spade are 29*30 cm for a digging spade and 23*15 com for cottage spade.

Garden Fork Similar to garden spade, garden forks also are of two kinds; cottage fork and the digging fork. As the name suggests, they are appropriated to work down into the earth.

The digging fork is the largest ones and can be used to dig depth of 10 inches or more into the soil. These forks can be used to turn compost piles over and also turn sods over before planting.

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Garden Rake If you are planning to make a vegetable garden or flower bed, this tool is an essential addition to your gardening tools. There are two types of rakes, which are leaf/lawn rake and garden/landscape rake.

The landscape rake is useful in soil leveling for landscape areas which does not require the necessity of tines to bend. Whereas, leaf rakes are mostly utilized to gather up fallen leaves and grass lawns. In short, they are most of the time used to comb materials together in the garden. When you shop for a garden rake, make sure you look out for a handle shaft which is comfortable to use and doesn’t cause arm or wrist strains.

Pruning Shears or Secateurs Pruning Shears are referred to as Garden Scissors. This garden tool is standard and most used garden tool. It’s used to prune garden shrubs, flowers, and fruit trees. While purchasing a secateurs, it’s significant to note that if it’s not a comfortable fit in your palms, then it would strain your wrists and arms. It’s therefore advisable to look out for handles that render a firm grip to the hands and are not slippery. Make sure you keep secateurs away from children’s as they have sharp blades.

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