What type of gardening tools do you use the most?

**homesteadmamma** · 01-11-2006, 01:45 PM

We use a rake, hoe and spade shovel the most. Dh also tills the garden with a tiller. I prefer using the shovel, however the tiller gets it done a whole lot faster.

**marym** · 01-11-2006, 01:52 PM

My favorite thing isn't really a tool. It' Mud Gloves I wear out a few pairs each year. I like my hand cultivator. I put in several raised beds last year and they are so easy to maintain. I think I am going to build a few more this year. I love my little mantis tiller,
DH bought it for me a few yrs ago and I love it.

**owiebrain** · 01-11-2006, 04:17 PM

My hands. I do most everything with my bare hands.

**Valerie in WA** · 01-11-2006, 04:46 PM

This sounds snotty, but I don't mean it that way:

I use books and the 'net and my brain. By doing a lot of research and planning, I've managed to keep the heavy manual labor to a minimum. I definitely spend more hours planning the garden than I do working in it. And I enjoy both.

**mom2matty** · 01-11-2006, 05:21 PM

I love my garden clippers.........I am constantly using them to cut flowers!!

**momof42003** · 01-11-2006, 06:10 PM

Rake, shovel, and hoe... I also like my garden clippers.

**jlxian** · 01-12-2006, 11:09 AM

I'm not sure what this thing is called --- its a short handled tool with a two-headed implement --- one side is a fork the other sideis a little hoe. And its nice and sharp and makes weeding a lot easier and more "enjoyable" if that is possible. I also like a hoe, especially a pointed weeding hoe.

Until recently my absolute favorite was a small shovel that used to belong to my grandmother. My dad had it after she died and then I got it after he died. I loved using it and it was just the right size. However DH broke it. He's really in the doghouse over it too --- but maybe he will fix it.