There is such a wide range of gardening tools and equipment available that a new gardener can often be bewildered when trying to choose what they should buy.
Is there a tool or piece of equipment that you just couldn't be without? Help those new to gardening by telling us what it is and why it is so useful by posting a comment here. Personal I couldn't be without my hand held onion hoe. I only bought it last year and have found it to be really useful when weeding between closely set out plants - not just onions either!
Concern shifts from wet to cold
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Throughout April our concern has been the lack of anything resembling a dry
spell of weather. However, the latter half of the month has been drier and
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7 months ago
My Sneeboer short fat trowel is never far from my side when I'm working in the garden. It's hand-forged and therefore unique - which adds to its appeal - and I've had it for just over three years. It's well balanced, the handle's comfortable and it's big enough for transplanting but small enough for detailed work as well. I love it!
ReplyDeleteI've attached a link to an image I took of the trowel when I was planting out broad beans last year and I expect to be using it for many more years.
Martin Fiddes - Head of Harrod Horticultural Kitchen Garden Project
http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/public/pictures/products/standard/GGT-380_1.jpg
Thanks Martin,
ReplyDeleteI deleted your repeated comment - and I've added your trowel to our shopping pages.
http://www.glallotments.btik.com/p_Gardening_Tools.ikml