Garden Tools ~ Digging & Cultivating
Of all the gardening chores you'll need to master, you'll find digging can be strenuous and hard on the body. Garden tools designed for the specific type of digging you're doing and the condition of the soil you're digging in will make the job significantly easier.
Digging Fork - The digging fork is a gardener's essential tool. You'll enjoy a long relationship with this essential garden tool. The carbon steel blade holds an edge and just won't bend and rugged D-handles provide the leverage you need for tough culitvating chores. You'll find digging forks in a variety of styles including heavy duty and long-handled for the taller gardeners.
Edging Fork - Keeping a clean distinction between beds, pathways, and borders not only looks great, but is essential for optimal plant growth as it keeps weeds out, thereby reducing competition for soil nutrients, water, and light. A stainless steel edging fork is just the tool to easily cut spreading weeds beneath the soil surface and keep them out of growing areas.
Flower Fork - These are light, compact tools suitable for use around existing plantings and prepared beds (compare their size and weight to a full-sized forks). The Flower Fork's shorter tines allow for moderate depth work while its lightness makes it a perfect tool for tilthing flower (also herb and vegetable) beds. The size and weight of these tools also make them suitable for children or seniors who enjoy gardening but who do not wish to heft a larger tool.
Compost Fork - Picks up where your digging fork leaves off! A great tool for handling all kinds of organic materials around the garden. From turning compost piles and mulching beds, to collecting weeds and cover crops.
Long-handled Weeding Fork - Very useful for reaching the backs of garden beds without walking on the soil. Also ideal for those who find bending over a problem as the long shafts mean you can work in comfort standing up straight.
Flower Spade - A light, compact tool suitable for use around existing plantings and prepared beds. The Flower Spade is ideal for working around flower beds, setting in small plants, or digging up bulbs.
Hoe - Great for furrowing, filling and tamping, as well as weeding, cultivating, raking and shaping in tight spaces. A durable and indispensible workhorse.
Long-handled Trowel - Ideal for those who find bending over a problem as the long shafts mean you can work in comfort standing up straight.
Warren Hoe - This farm-tested favorite makes spring planting more fun and efficient. Its unique shape is perfect for digging and filling furrows and its pointed tip penetrates the soil easily for general cultivation tasks.
