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Post by lisaann on Jun 19, 2016 11:41:13 GMT -5
Is on it's last leg.........
Had to put a cotter pin in the head........Boo Hoo!
This tool gets it All done!
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camochef
Blooming
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Post by camochef on Jun 19, 2016 11:49:38 GMT -5
I have one of those, and it is useful, but if I could only have one tool...it would be my scuffle hoe. Used more than any other tool in the garden, unless you count my 5 gallon bucket as a tool. Then too, my scissors for harvesting so much out there. Right now, peas, spinach and beet-tops. Although there are blossoms on the beans, & tomatoes. some of the early cabbage's are very close to harvesting also. Enjoy! Camo
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Post by restless on Jun 19, 2016 11:55:31 GMT -5
My pruner.
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Post by octave1 on Jun 19, 2016 11:58:12 GMT -5
Mine is the garden fork.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 19, 2016 12:30:06 GMT -5
It's a toss up between my Hori garden knife and my long handled three time cultivator. Or maybe the short handled three tine cultivator. The short handled one is so handy for mixing and stirring potting mixes and the long handled one is great for reaching and grabbing things that I can't reach.
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Post by lisaann on Jun 19, 2016 12:53:56 GMT -5
Share a picture or link.............so everyone can admire! I must leave the forum for today.............gotta shell some more peas Waving at you guys.................... Check out the DC eagles, they fledged, but keep coming back.................... www.dceaglecam.org/And the parents still hang out too! See you guys tomorrow! Garlic and garden ON!
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 19, 2016 15:35:34 GMT -5
if I could only have one tool...it would be my scuffle hoe.
I agree. My Hula Hoe (scuffle hoe) is my favorite tool and I wouldn't garden without it. It has a sharpened edge on both sides and you just scuffle it back and forth and it either cuts off or rips out weeds 1-2" below the surface. It really makes a fast job of weeding and it fluffs up the soil too. I was just using it today to prepare a bed where I had pulled out radishes and spinach. It was a bit compacted so I Hula Hoe'd it to loosen the soil and then I mixed in some grass clippings I have not decided what to plant there yet other than a row of dill for my refrigerator dill pickles that I will be making.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 19, 2016 17:22:57 GMT -5
This is my first year with the Hula Hoe and I'd like to add that it is a back saver. I find that it lets the shoulder do the work instead of the lower back as with a hoe.
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 19, 2016 18:37:32 GMT -5
This is my first year with the Hula Hoe As I was using mine, I was wondering if you liked yours. It really works well in soil after a rain when the soil is still damp. It takes almost no effort at all to push it back and forth and it really rips out the weeds.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Jun 19, 2016 19:04:13 GMT -5
My number one, go-to, all-purpose, can't do without tool is an old-style military folding spade/pick with 6-inch wide blade and 2 foot handle. Extended and locked into the T-shaped position, I can one-handedly dig deep, till, grub, hoe and rake with that baby, and have used them ever since I started seriously gardening 25 years ago. Also love my long-handle straight hoe (blade bent inward a little for extra leverage, not like my profile), and the short-handle grubbing maddock. Locked folding spade rules, though.
As I've amended and improved my garden soil over the years, and it's gotten easier to work, that hula hoe looks like looking into...
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Post by datgirl on Jun 19, 2016 19:07:51 GMT -5
Wheel, I found one of those in my dad's garage. I have a long handled shovel with a blade about that size that I use for everything. I like the smaller size of the blade.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jun 19, 2016 22:11:23 GMT -5
My pruner. I'm with you. My pruner, mainly because I use it to harvest a lot of things! lol
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 19, 2016 23:28:48 GMT -5
My short handle hoe (the sharp blade is triangle shaped). I use it to weed, dig out certain roots, create planting holes for small starts, smooth the surface, loosen the soil.
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Post by restless on Jun 20, 2016 3:40:53 GMT -5
I have a Felco left handed pruner. It's the only garden tool I need. I use a small hand trowel to dig planting holes if necessary and that's it.
So happy it comes in models meant for left handed people!!!!!!!
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Post by gianna on Jun 20, 2016 10:52:08 GMT -5
Hmmm, 'favorite' as opposed to 'most used'. I guess I'm another who would choose my pruning sheers. Just love them. Most useful tool? maybe garden fork. And I could not do without a shovel or pitchfork. And while I'm thinking about it... I love garden tools.
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