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Post by desertwoman on Apr 11, 2023 20:31:16 GMT -5
And I am heart broken. It is my friend. I've had it for at least 35 years. It is a sturdy life long tool.
So I'm going to need to buy a new one. What are you all using? Suggestions for what to buy greatly appreciated.
I looked at the garden centers while in town today. Was not impressed. Cheap, flimsy tools that look like they will break in a season or two.
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Post by raphanus on Apr 12, 2023 6:10:53 GMT -5
That’s amazing that a shovel lasted 35 years! If you remember the brand, please let us know. It’s hard to find quality tools like that these days. I tend to break a lot of shovels and other tools. It’s also really humid where I live so they rot fairly quickly especially since I don’t care for them well. I like to find cool old tools at the flea market
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Post by binnylou on Apr 12, 2023 7:45:26 GMT -5
I once found the kitchen sink strainer in the compost pile…as I was harvesting…a year after I had purchased a replacement. Did you use your shovel at the house in town? You were helping a neighbor with yard work? You were working on cleaning your water delivery system/ditch. Might it be in the ditch? Did you check the inside of the vehicles? Come on folks, let’s find DW’s shovel…  |
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 12, 2023 8:34:09 GMT -5
raphanus, It was from Smith and Hawkens mail order. They have closed their retail stores and supposedly still sell online but I couldnt track one down last night , when searching. It wasn't cheap but was so worth it. I would have spent that much, and more, on cheaper replacements over the years. One of the important lessons I learned from hub- don't skimp on tools. I saw one at Gardeners Supply Company that's a close replicate. Thinking about it. $39 ash wood handle. Great reviews.
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 12, 2023 8:50:32 GMT -5
I once found the kitchen sink strainer in the compost pile I'm still waiting for a good pair of sunglasses to reappear- 3 years later. They are somewhere in the garden. Did you use your shovel at the house in town? You were helping a neighbor with yard work? You were working on cleaning your water delivery system/ditch. Might it be in the ditch? Did you check the inside of the vehicles? I don't take it with me to town or neighbor's. And I haven't used it yet, this season., so it was already missing for ditch cleanup. The last time I remember using it was last November. I take hand tools with me on our road trip to California, to clean my parent's and a sister's graves. And I remember unloading it from the car when we got home. I could have used it after that , just don't remember. Now I'm thinking it might have fallen into a crevice. It's here somewhere. And if I buy a replacement it will probably show up as soon as I use the new one! |
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 12, 2023 10:21:15 GMT -5
Did you use your shovel at the house in town? You were helping a neighbor with yard work? You were working on cleaning your water delivery system/ditch. Might it be in the ditch? Did you check the inside of the vehicles? All great guesses! We are all in that zone!! Many of us anyway   PS I cannot find the inoculant for the peas. Was hoping to plant them today 
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 12, 2023 14:01:02 GMT -5
I’ve lost a pair of garden scissors. Actually had been using them in the basement since January but suddenly they are MIA. I have another older pair in garage.
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Post by datgirl on Apr 12, 2023 14:11:26 GMT -5
And why do I always lose one glove?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 12, 2023 17:31:33 GMT -5
Probably because you always use just one glove, like I did today.  |
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 12, 2023 18:08:06 GMT -5
And why do I always lose one glove? It happens to me when I have to take probably the right hand, for me, to do something without the glove. |
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Post by gianna on Apr 12, 2023 18:42:06 GMT -5
I like to find cool old tools at the flea market Most of my garden tools I've purchased over the years at yard sales. Some quite nice. I picked up an old compost fork with very heavy metal tines, half an inch apart, for one dollar, just because. I can hardly lift it empty. But it's really cool! I'm still waiting for a good pair of sunglasses to reappear- 3 years later. They are somewhere in the garden. A number of years ago I found a lost, small silver earring in a raised bed. It had been missing for a couple years. I saw a glint and fished it out. Not a hint of tarnish on it, unlike its mate I had fortunately saved. |
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Post by Wheelgarden on Apr 12, 2023 22:25:01 GMT -5
I'd be lost without my perfect military-style folding shovel of 25 years vintage. Looked for replacement, but they don't make them quite like they used to. Hope you find it, desertwoman |
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Post by centralilrookie on Apr 13, 2023 5:27:57 GMT -5
Purchased a new pair of hand trimmers yesterday as the other couple pair are MIA. Really how does that happen……
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 13, 2023 5:52:27 GMT -5
Which reminds me....I left the Exacto knife on the garden post yesterday.....best collect it. If I don't forget. |
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Post by binnylou on Apr 27, 2023 8:47:54 GMT -5
I can identify with losing your hand shovel, desertwoman. I use a short D-handle shovel for harvesting compost. And I was pretty sure that I had put it in the garden shed the last time I used it. It was not to be found. I retraced my travels, even checking the walking path on the back four…just in case it had fallen from my cart. I finally admitted to hubby that “his” shovel was missing. This shovel has a history…when he was a young teen, his father was caretaker at a nearby cemetery. His dad dug the graves and he sometimes helped his dad, using that shovel…that’s the story. After admitting to hubby that I had lost a piece of history, I went back to the garden. In a few minutes, I hear him calling my name. I look up and he’s holding “the shovel” high in the air. “Found it”, says he. “Where was it?” I asked. “What does it matter?” he replied. Well, even though he said that he had not used it for several months, it was on his side of the garage. I don’t go into his side of the garage. Danger lurks in there. |
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