Best Gardening Hand Tools
Ideal for taller users or anyone who prefers a longer axe, Fiskars much-requested X27 Splitting Axe provides power that makes splitting medium-sized to extra-large logs easier than ever. Advanced bevel convex blade geometry adds power and makes the blade easier to remove from wood.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I know I have reviewed this before, its just every time I use this Axe I like it more and more, anyway to I did a quickie unedited video of me splitting a few rounds, I have split Doug Fur, Aspen, Walnut and Hickory, some rounds take several hits, and is still 1/2 the work of using wedges and mauls..."
"The antique on the left can be thought of as a dull cutting axe with a broad elliptical cross section. Apparently a clone of the True Temper Sledge Eye here on Amazon, it is dull and heavy with an aggressively tapered head. The Fiskars apparently seeks to bridge the gap between these two approaches with its heavy yet razor sharp continuous wedge design. To insure not getting my hand broken, I have to hold it loosely at completion, resulting in a swing akin to throwing the ax into the wood. What garners the four stars is that the Fiskars is rugged, and I don't imagine breaking the head off for some time, if ever."
"The hollow handle shaves a good amount of weigh off the axe, very nice if you're packing it on a backpack. Despite the light weight that handle is extremely sturdy; I've overshot many pieces of wood but the handle has been totally unaffected after six years. I just use mine for camping and backpacking, so even "heavy" use is nothing like a guy with a wood stove would subject an axe to."
"These are hard, edge-holding steel wood cutters AXES. I love the heft, balance, design, grip and impressive durability."
"This ase is awesome."
"During that time processing firewood with a harbor freight axe and splitting maul and for the grainy variety a manual hydraulic splitter."
"Temp was below freezing... maybe it is more brittle in the cold?"
Set also includes a pair of work gloves (one size fits most), a 25 ounce watering spray bottle, and a tote bag organizer so you can carry your tools with you while you work. ESSENTIAL GARDEN TOOLS SET - All-in-one garden tool kit with 9 pieces includes trowel shovel, rake hoe, weeder, spade, cultivator, pruning shears, watering spray bottle, gardening gloves and carrier tote bag to hold hand tools and accessories. WITH TOOL ORGANIZER BAG - Features heavy duty storage caddy with cute green accents so you can carry your tools with you during indoor or outdoor planting.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Rubber grip holds pretty well... Would not say it's squishy but it feels good in the hand. It's cosmetic, but one of the rivits holding it to gether isn't perfectly flush with the side of the shears....it doesn't seem to effect anything... the strength and durability doesn't seem to be hindered."
"I have a standing weeder by another company that I like just fine but I wanted another weeder to help me get crab grass, dandelions, etc from my garden (the standing one does great on crab grass but not on dandelions) and this does the job."
"Unusable. -. These VREMI shears I just bought -- for the. exact same price -- are heavier duty and also. stainless steel."
"They easily close to clamp down and stay lined up which isn't true for many other brands of shears."
"Hands down the best garden weeding tool around. Pulling dandelions and other weeds is much easier with this weeding tool."
"I love how these shears lock into place; very easy to see the locking device and it slides very easily."
"I am just a home gardener, but I always find myself needing a good pair of pruning shears."
"Well made, strong construction, a thick weeding end and handle so it is not likely to bend or break while using."
With a soft rubber exterior that is colorful, UV resistant and holds shape, our reusable ties are cable ties, cord organizers and more, for home, office, garage, boat, or anywhere else that needs organization. Reusable, bendable ties can be used as cable ties, cord organizers, rubber twist ties for headphones, for closing produce, snack and goodie bags, shoring up plant and flower stems and more, all with a simple twist. REUSABLE RUBBER TWIST TIES - Our 3" Gear Ties have a soft rubber exterior that is colorful, UV resistant, and holds shape. DURABLE AND WATERPROOF - A Strong internal wire and soft rubber exterior makes for a durable, UV resistant, reusable, waterproof Gear Tie that holds shape and provides excellent grip.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"They serve my intended purposes perfectly and the extras will find a use I'm sure."
"Overall, GearTies are really useful long-lasting work-savers."
"Here's what makes these Gear Ties great: ✓ It allows you build fasteners that you wish were built into things around your house. Gear Ties are my new "go-to" solution."
"This particular one is also exposed daily to direct and extremely hot Arizona summer sun and, after many weeks (thus far) of this routine, the product is literally no different from the first day of use."
"I bought a couple of these ties to go with a Goal Zero 32006 Lighthouse Mico light as a gift for a friend. I am going to get some more and stash some in my truck, in my toolbox, in my camping/hiking gear, and bugout bag."
"I started off by buying the add-on option of the 3" inch ties to see how much value I would get from them and from that point on there was no turning back. I loved them definitely more than using hair ties that could be for my hair, rubber bands, or those twist ties that would work at first but then would break after several uses of untying and tying them together."
Best Gardening Axes
Advanced bevel convex blade geometry adds power and makes the blade easier to remove from wood.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I know I have reviewed this before, its just every time I use this Axe I like it more and more, anyway to I did a quickie unedited video of me splitting a few rounds, I have split Doug Fur, Aspen, Walnut and Hickory, some rounds take several hits, and is still 1/2 the work of using wedges and mauls..."
"The antique on the left can be thought of as a dull cutting axe with a broad elliptical cross section. Apparently a clone of the True Temper Sledge Eye here on Amazon, it is dull and heavy with an aggressively tapered head. The Fiskars apparently seeks to bridge the gap between these two approaches with its heavy yet razor sharp continuous wedge design. To insure not getting my hand broken, I have to hold it loosely at completion, resulting in a swing akin to throwing the ax into the wood. What garners the four stars is that the Fiskars is rugged, and I don't imagine breaking the head off for some time, if ever."
"These are hard, edge-holding steel wood cutters AXES. I love the heft, balance, design, grip and impressive durability."
"This ase is awesome."
"Possibly, but I have a true temper 6.5 lb maul(USA made), that I know for a fact I have split wood containing old nails and wire, and have never chipped the blade. I have split rounds with the X27, that I couldn't with the maul and vice versa. I have made the comparison as fair as possible by choosing rounds of similar diameter and same species. Also I have attempted to split wood with the X27 only to go and grab the maul and I have grabbed the X27 when the maul wasn't effective."
"Temp was below freezing... maybe it is more brittle in the cold?"
Best Bonsai Tools
4 Different Seeds Packaged in Seed-safe Vials These moisture-proof vials provide best storage for seeds to ensure proper germination. 1 Comprehensive Instruction Booklet A most complete, detailed and beautifully-designed printed booklet included in each kit. 🌳 EVERYTHING NEEDED TO GROW 4 BEAUTIFUL BONSAI TREES - IN ONE SLEEK BOX: Contains 4 types of organic seeds (Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine, Black Poui, Norway Spruce, and Flame Tree) stored in seed-safe vials for better germination, 4 biodegradable growing pots, 4 expanding-soil discs, 4 bamboo plant markers, 1 bonsai clipper and a beautiful, comprehensive and simple instruction booklet. The included booklet is comprehensive and beautifully designed so that you can follow along on the journey of each seed, its history, and the best way to plant it to ensure it germinates.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I refuse to sacrifice a finger to give a review on the ability of these clippers. The Black Poui, a South American Tree with blue flowers, and the Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine. They also gave me a tip I should've thought of in growing my trees, as I love to cook. The day after watering, if the toothpick comes back changed from the soil, you have enough moisture for your seeds to germinate. I have to admit, I have been growing some succulents as of late, and this advice put me back on the right track. Added a pic of my Rocky Mountain Pine Cones that are starting to grow."
"But out of 4 plants, only 1 seed from one plant sprouted, and just a day ago I saw something else sprout in another pot, but not sure if it's a weed or a tree yet. I sawed them on June 28 and June 29th, so by now I should've seen something (although instructions did not say how long it'll take to sprout), but one tree is already 3-4" tall, but no evidence on the rest."
"Came with everything needed to start and the directions were easy to follow."
"I'm happy to say that despite my fear that I either drowned them or left them dry for too long, today I saw two sprouts in my Bristlecone Pine pot!!"
"Really great quality, the manual is extremely helpful (includes info about each tree type and tips for planting, to increase odds of germination)."
"Perhaps the only thing I would’ve liked to see that wasn’t included would be a picture of what each seed looks like to take away the guesswork after soaking the seeds."
"Well its been about 2 weeks and i have my first little baby popping up."
"I bought this kit to honor my father who passed away this year, he loved bonsai trees and had several of them, some over 40 years old."
Best Bulb Planters
Anvil pruners are better suited for dead and dried-out plants — the crushing motion causes the brittle stem to kind of explode and separate.Such as our product GPPS-1001 and GPPS-1005 . Attention Please: We offer the lifetime warranty, if there are any quality problem, please contact us with our Customer Care E-mail service@gonicc.top , send your order number and take some photos of the product to us, we will provide a replacement to you ASAP. Pruners can cut up to 3/4" diameter size tree branches.This may vary depending on tree species.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"They also included in the email that should I still be unsatisfied they would gladly refund my entire purchase price. I also found that when trimming thick rose canes, they cut clean through and don't tend to turn sideways making tearing cuts like some other cheap pruners I've used. We'll see how long they last and if the manufacturer can provide replacement grips should they do fail. They have already taken a beating in my rose garden and remain sharp, with no issues to report. If they make it more than two years, I will consider them a resounding success, as that's all I've got out of any other pair that I've owned. I am not affiliated with the manufacturer, seller or any other product related company nor am I under any obligation to write this review."
"I did a lot of research on pruners before buying these, as I've used many different brands and styles over the years and was always disappointed in some way with them. They are very well made, with a good heft to them, unlike a lot of cheaper pruners with plastic handles."
"If I had to put a stars on Corona the most used hand shears out there I would give them 2-3 stars compared to these a 4. I have yet to find a spot to buy replacement parts if needed and also the shears came with padded foam for the handles."
"We bought a house with big garden this summer and need some tools to take care of the plant."
"i bought a pair of pruner before this."
"She said it was her best used pruning shears."
"It takes only one clip of these sharp blades to cut branches, stems, and flowers."
"These are just perfect and do a great job along with my garden edges and hard to reach spots where I can't get a weed eater into."
Best Cultivators & Tillers
Since the 1600's, the most essential of garden tools have remained basically the same, Classic has a complete offering of these traditional tools with handcrafted quality for years of gardening success.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was worried that it would be too bulky and heavy for me, but I just hold it farther up on the handle if my arm starts getting tired."
"I love this gardening tool - it's well balanced, incredibly useful and the handle fits snugly into a piece of PVC pipe for large areas where standing instead of kneeling works best."
"Its design is great for breaking up hard soil and removing rocks."
"This is a very useful and highly sturdy garden tool."
"I used this tool to help clear and replant 2 large garden beds that were full of roots and clumps of clay and soil."
"The weight is perfect for swinging or gentle digging/clawing, the blades and points are sharp (seriously, folks), and the handle is solid with a comfortable grip."
"I do use this tool hard sometimes digging out rocks."
"I have used the garden weasel for years to break-up the dirt in the spring to get ready to plant."
Best Garden Twine & Twist Ties
With a soft rubber exterior that is colorful, UV resistant and holds shape, our reusable ties are cable ties, cord organizers and more, for home, office, garage, boat, yard, camping, cars and trucks, or anywhere else that needs organization. - - - Available in a range of colors, these rubber twist ties work great as cable ties or cord organizers that add a punch of color, and help you stay organized with color-coding. REUSABLE RUBBER TWIST TIES - Our Gear Ties have a soft rubber exterior that is colorful, UV resistant, and holds shape. COLORFUL CABLE TIES - Use colorful Gear Ties as shed organizers, camping or fishing ties, or general household organizers that add a punch of color, and also help you stay organized with color-coding.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"They serve my intended purposes perfectly and the extras will find a use I'm sure."
"I recently used them during an install of Digital video recording equipment for a site with 80 Security cameras and a vast array of devices including a POE Cisco Switch, 2 matrixes, 12 fiber converters, 7 16-channel DVRs and monitor switching KVM electronics mounted in a 6 foot tall equipment rack. http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Fastening-Tape-0-75inch-Wrap/dp/B004AF9II6/. The Brightly colored ties are easy to spot so they do not get lost in all of the spaghetti of wires. When the job was complete I used several of them to secure extension cords and various video cables in my work van. Say goodbye and good riddance to string, tape rubber bands and the tiny wire ties that the cords come wrapped with from the store."
"Also, get different colors to bundle similar cables (orange for audio, yellow for power, etc.)."
"But these go on/off in seconds, and you can easily twist it around your belt loop or anything like that while you're using the headphones or cord."
"Here's what makes these Gear Ties great: ✓ It allows you build fasteners that you wish were built into things around your house. Gear Ties are my new "go-to" solution."
"I have even used an 18 inch one to secure an interior child gate to create a make shift pen for a rottweiler!"
Best Hand Edgers
Truper relies on the most advanced modern and efficient technology to guarantee the optimum quality and value of its products and demanding service needs of the company's global customers. The visual appeal is highlighted by clear-coated gray-steel finished heads, steel collars, lacquered ash handles and heavy duty D-grips. 48-inch north american ash, lacquered handle for strength and durability.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Slowly go back and forth on the edge (in one place) with a bit of downward pressure. This will create a grove for the blades to move freely, create a sharp line and prevent underground vines from creeping."
"I had to move the edger back and forth multiple times in order to get a clean edge."
"I had one just like it when I lived in Houston and I was always proud of my neat curbs and driveway."
"I am 6 foor 4 inches tall, and I wish the handle was a foot longer, as others have said."
"My lawn is so nearly edged now, I love this thing."
"Used this manual edger for the first time on my concrete driveway and one of the tines bent completely over the wheel."
"He described this type of edger is the one he wanted and I could not find it in any of the big stores but found it on Amazon."
"This tool works very well and does a good job of edging the lawn."
Best Garden Hoes
The ferrule is welded directly to the head, and a rivet and adhesive in addition to a pressure fit secure the handle to the head. Rogue Hoe line are professional quality tools built from recycled agricultural disc blades.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Not one of those flimsy little hoes for fresh tilled dirt. I was digging a 20' diameter area to place an above ground pool. In the following stage of leveling, I could shave off a thin layer of dirt to get to my desired depth with ease."
"I bought this hoe as a gift for a BLM forest firefighter who was very impressed with the blade (made from recycled agricultural/farming disks) and the perfect grain orientation of the handle."
"In our family landscaping and gardening business, we get a LOT of requests for weeding. :) Let's say you're working in a bed with some low shrubbery, ground cover, and not much else. If it hasn't rained in the last couple of days, you must water the ground the night before. If there are leaves and debris, blow them out, preferably with a backpack blower-- then you'll be able to see what you have left. Take out larger, clearly defined weeds with long taproots (like dandelions) with a standing weeder. Methodically hoe the rest of the weeds out with long, slow strokes (not chopping up and down.). Set your feet first and make sure your lower back is arched. Over time, you will kill your back, shoulders, arms, and hands weeding any other way. I have had MANY years of physical therapy, and I'm passing the knowledge on to you."
"Of all my manual brush clearing tools (machete, brush hook, Swiss brush ax), the Prohoe Field Hoe is the clear winner."
"What took a day and a half using a conventional hoe, a shovel and a rake, I accomplished the same task in an hour and a half -- and did a better job, the angle of the hoe, the sharpness on the blade on all three sides cut through my weeds and running grass with ease."
"This is a terrific tool."
"After digging grass sod with a conventional hoe and a spade and spending weeks recovering, I decided something had to change."
"Actually purchased for hubby who drove all over trying to find a hoe like this without success."
Best Hand Loppers
Tabor Tools - Just What You Needed for Your Garden Tabor Tools is a growing global supplier of Gardening & Outdoor products. With decades of experience in gardening tool design and innovation, Tabor Tools has become the preferred choice for the skilled professional and gardening enthusiasts. Agriculturists, arborists, gardeners, landscaping, irrigation and construction professionals count on Tabor Tools for high-quality performance tools that work as hard as they do. Tabor Tools offers a variety of hand tools including hand pruners, snips and harvesting shears, bypass & anvil loppers, saws, sprayers, nozzles and sprinklers. The Tabor Tools GG12 Anvil Loppe r offers superior performance rooted in decades of gardening expertise. Suitable for cut-to-length work and preparatory cuts and before making a final, clean cut with bypass loppers. This tool has been designed with comfort and functionality in mind, featuring ergonomically contoured grips, innovative mechanisms, and coated blades for a sharper, longer lasting cut. This KING OF LOPPERS will allow for fast removal of dry and woody growth and is the ideal tool for preparatory cuts and cut-to-length work. The lopper is designed and built for professional grade applications and makes cutting dramatically easy through extra leverage and compound action power! This longer 30” model will allow you to work with some extra strength and leverage and to efficiently navigate around higher limbs.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Spectacular Tool, put it to the test right away with a huge pile of branches left over from Hurricane Irma, made quick work of all those branches, 2" plus thick, couldn't be happier."
"I am limited to use it for basal branches on large bushes that are woody or dead."
"They are heavy duty and worked on limbs up to maybe 3 inches across."
"It is easy to use and makes cutting 2-3'' thick branches significantly easier than using saws or other hand tools."
"We bought junk loppers over the year, this was good investment."
"Very nice product, they will not disappoint."
"sturdy, sharp, and seemingly built to last."
"I don't have a lot of strength but was able to cut 2 inch live apple limbs."
Best Gardening Machetes
Some of the original local employees who were sent to Solingen for extensive training forty years ago are still working in the factory today, turning out the finest quality machetes, shovels and other hand tools. Blade Length: 14″. 1075 high carbon steel blade with black powder epoxy finish.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It has a nice, comfortable wooden handle, along with a full-tang blade (meaning that the metal of the blade runs throughout the weapon) The only issue is that the sheath is very stubborn. Don't sharpen the blade too much."
"It's a bit smaller than I was anticipating, but also heavier as it has a nice thick spine to the blade - roughly 1/8" towards the tip graduating to 1/4 in the handle."
"It is sturdy,tough and has a heritage appeal.Very comfortable handle.Thick blade stock by the handle that tapers down toward the tip.However the grind of the cutting edge was horrible-a low ,wide angle v-edge ,worse than a cheap axe.I spent a lot of time fixing this.The sheath is awesome but very difficult to put it on-I cut off a piece of the tip of the blade to make it work better.It would be a very good tool if you modify the Golok !"
"If you're looking for a real, fully functional and down right beautiful machete then look no further."
"This thing is a beast!"
"I've gone through 5 machetes in the past two years because I have a high demand for it and all the previous machetes I purchased were cheap."
"Good quality and thick enough but the grind on the blade is too steep probably 30 degrees."
"The workmanship is top notch and I love weight and balance."
Best Manual Lawn Aerators
You can wear the aerating shoes while mowing your lawn to knock out two chores at once and save time. That's why Green Grass Lawn Aerator Shoes use strong metal buckles. CHEAPEST, EASIEST SOLUTION - Lawn aeration shoes are cheaper than an aerator machine rental, and easier than using a hand lawn aerator!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"You can't wear them on pavement and even though the straps are convenient, putting them on and taking them off is a task - for a 68 year old. I wasn't sure I could step over it without falling, so I crawled across on hands and knees. Since I've only worn them once and haven't mowed the back yard, which is larger, they may prove to require too much energy to walk and mow at the same time."
"As the instructions state, pick your foot straight up out of the ground, otherwise the straps will work loose."
"I just used the shoes for the first time yesterday and it is actually kind of fun stomping around the yard making holes and having my neighbors stare out their windows at the odd girl in the house across the street."
"I only did this a few days ago, so cannot speak to the effectiveness of the aeration itself to my lawn, however, these shoes are awesome at poking holes and giving me a bum work out!"
"I purchased these because I didn't want to drive across town to rent an aerator from the hardware store. They took awhile to assemble, easiest way is to install the spikes that run down the middle first. My suggestion would be maybe if it had less spikes and made them wider and about a 1/4" to 1/2" longer it would make it work better."
"The screws do come lose after a while, you cant tighten anymore, very difficult to walk on them even to do the job of irrigating, I cant fault them for the difficulty of walking due to extreme drought here in florida, everything is so dusty and the soil here is so dry."
"The thought is there but the straps just flat out suck."
"I really had to stomp to get these spikes into the ground, and I nearly twisted my ankle twice while trying to get these spikes into the ground."
Best Manual Weeders
The long, sturdy, lightweight aluminum shaft reduces bending, back strain, and kneeling and the four durable stainless steel claws are serrated to grab and remove the weeds - root and all. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My advice would be, to either WAIT for it to rain, or wet your yard REALLY REALLY GOOD, then go out there and weed."
"My yard was full of weeds from the last owner, and I filled two buckets full of weeds with this thing in 20 minutes."
"It successfully yanked up large-rooted weeds in my lawn area, in a bare soil area and in a section covered in wood chips (although the wood chips proved harder to remove from the tines)."
"It gets a good grip on that root and you can pull it out then open the jaws directly into the compost bin without touching that meanie. Be careful on rocky soil though- I broke my last one by picking up some rocks with the weed and then applying enough leverage that it bent the forks in a way where it gets stuck."
"This motion, similar to the pump action of a shot gun, throws the weed away from you, or towards a hiding 6 year old, if that is your OP FOR this mission. Before you gun toting landscapers correct me I know the pump on a shotgun dis charges and reloads and this won't do that."
"I wish it were sturdier, but I'm shipping the broken parts back to amazon."
"We have a pernicious weed in Texas called Dallis grass (no connection to the city.). Mine literally broke in two, despite the ground being pretty soft following recent rains."
Best Gardening Picks
Accurate Instruments give you instant, accurate moisture readings. This Soil Moisture Meter used for Soil PH test not for Water PH test.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Received quickly and I love using it in my garden!"
"Very handy to have because I have various plants that require different levels of moisture and they cannot all be watered at the same time."
"Works fine and safe me dirty fingers , had one before but that walked away from me ( "with a friend ")!"
"I grow a lot of African Violets as well as other plants and this gadget is so handy, especially for those other plants that I have in pots on the deck outside."
"Not that accurate, not recommended to,leave it in the soil..must be removed after readings are taken and wiped clean..Would not buy again. I must add..The seller is fantastic and had made all things right, without my even asking!!"
"I am very happy with this purchase - I have tons of houseplants and the worst thing you can do is over water them and with this I don't."
"Seems pretty accurate most of the time."
"As a serious gardenning beginer, I bought four osmanthus and two wintersweet flower."
Best Pitchforks
Professional grade, 5-tine manure fork with a 50 inch length yellow fiberglass handle and 10 inch soft cushioned grip to provide added comfort and control. 50-inch professional grade fiberglass handle with soft cushion grip for balance and control.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"As long as I can keep some dummy from using it as a pry bar, I'll have a good pitch fork."
"Got this for my wife and she loves it moving around the leaves I pile up in the fall."
"Blackberry bushes are easily picked up with this."
"Just the right length."
"Well made, as easy to use as is possible and should last forever.."
"used it to dig for sand worms on the beach."
Best Post Hole Diggers
The Jackson dig EZ post hole digger features an innovative design with shaped fiberglass handles to protect knuckle collision. Innovative handle design with shaped fiberglass handles.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have had this same exact kind of post hole diggers for 10 years."
"A tool that will last a lifetime.... Not much more than a wooden handled digger, and more comfortable."
"Awesome!!"
"It is heavy, so it really busts the dirt loose."
"Okay, this was made to dig holes in hard soil, what a beast."
"Good hole digger."
"Worked well when I needed it to."
Best Rakes
- Save time- Spend more time doing what you enjoy. - Protection- A barrier from sharp and stinging nettles. - Keep clean- Scoop up without getting your hands dirty. - Fun for all the family - Ergonomic design turns little hands into bear claws The premium leaf scoop solution for you, family and friends. - Robust design. - Easy hang, stack-able storage. - Precision manufacturing process. - No moving parts. - One size fits all. Feel reassured in your purchase of Releaf Leaf Scoops.For the best leaf scoop solution out there, look no further, Click The " Add To Cart " for the USA's Favorite Yard Leaf Scoops. Other uses include: an extra size hand for fruit picking, spreading mulch, feeding leaf shredders, and a hygienic pet mess clean up tool.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It's really easy to get between trees and shrubs and pick up leaves without disturbing the bedding."
"I realize I'm in the very small minority, but my hands are very very large, and don't fit well through the hard plastic opening where you're intended to put them."
"Works great, I painted mine orange for better visibility on the lawn."
"I also like that you can store them nestled together which helps save room in your garage or shed."
"We are constantly clearing unwanted leaves, weeds, and debris, and these scoops are just what we need!"
"The leaf scoops made my spring cleanup go much faster and with far fewer complaints from my entire family."
"Just rake the leaves into a piles, scoop them up with the "Leaf Scoops" and drop them into your yard bags."
"Due to the hard plastic which will hit your wrist, I do recommend wearing garden gloves that come up over the wrist to protect from irritation."
Best Gardening Saws
Silky’s large, multipurpose BIGBOY saw is every outdoor worker’s dream – exceptional design, strength, balance and superior finish quality. BIGBOY’s design utilizes Silky’s MIRAI-ME Tooth Technology that delivers fast cutting action and long blade life. Suitable for cutting green or dried hardwood, the multipurpose folding saw has a 14-1/5" curved blade for a greater reach. The long well-balanced taper-ground blade with impulse-hardened non-set tooth design provides extended working reach, faster cutting and effortless handling of large limbs and small trunks. Long well-balanced taper-ground blade with impulse-hardened non-set tooth design provides extended working reach, faster cutting and handles large limbs and small trunks with no effort. Product applications include pruning & trimming, lawn & garden, construction.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I've purchased cheap hand saws from walmart before and they always seemed to bind, or get stuck. Sawing is now effortless."
"The Sugoi doesn't fold, but its blade is a bit longer, and has more a of a curved shape. I'm going to try to put the Sugoi blade on this folding BigBoy grip."
"I purchased this saw and the Katanaboy 650 for camping, 4 wheeling, and clearing trails."
"So far I've trimmed trees, cut up firewood, and cut up downed limbs from our oak trees."
"This Silky has teeth like a shark that are razor sharp and rip through wood like a hot knife through butter."
"Very sharp and can saw through a 5 or 6" log in no time (user's strength permitting)."
"Yah well ...it is a must have .Extremely effective,great build quality,insane blades and good size for medium duty sawing.Comes without a case.Because it is recurve the blade doesn't fold completely flat into the handle but who cares."
"Use it and you'll be a believer."
Best Gardening Shears & Scissors
A fully hardened, precision-ground steel blade stays sharp longer, and a rust-resistant, low-friction coating makes cutting easier. Shears feature an ambidextrous lock, sap groove, enclosed spring, and dual layer comfort grips.
Fiskars is a global company with manufacturing locations all over the world, including several places in the US. Low-friction coating helps blade glide through wood, prevents the blades from gumming up with sap and debris and helps the blades resist rust.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is our second pair of these shears in a year."
"Pros: Good size, cuts well, easy to use, locking mechanism, does its job, grippy. Cons: Sharp end was bent in a few places, not aesthetically good looking in some ways. Rating: 6.5/10."
"Less wonderful than I'd expect for the brand."
"They have a hard time cutting really floppy greenery or the extra thick blackberry brambles that plague my yard but work well otherwise."
"Get what you pay for, it works, it's sharp."
"The rest just bends the branches and takes way too much effort to figure out why only half the blade surface actually cuts."
"In its first use, cutting off small pencil-sized suckers from a fruit tree, the blade and guard did not line up, and the blade caught on and was nicked by the lower guard, ruining the sharp edge."
"The nick caused the cutting action to stop half way making it inoperable and would not 'spring' back in the open position."
Best Soil Test Kits
The rapitest Soil Test Kit continues to be the standard for home soil testing. Innovative and inexpensive soil test kit features an easy-to-use capsule system and patented color comparators.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Essentially, you place the directed amount of soil/water mixture into each vial, and add the contents of the corresponding color-coded capsule. This is how you know where your soil stands as far as pH, N, P and K. I've seen some reviews on here saying it's "impossible" to empty the capsules into the vials because they're too small. It doesn't give you an exact number or anything, but any time I've shown low on something, I amended the soil and a few days later it tested fine and the plants looked healthier. My only complaint is that the vials can be knocked over easily as they have an oddly poor center of gravity. But, when you're filling them or trying to empty the capsule into them, it's pretty easy to knock them over and that's just a big bag of bollox."
"So I done another test, only adding a few drops of lemon juice to the pH test chamber, and a solution of uria (48-0-0) to the N test chamber instead of soil water, and after some good shaking, the pH was yellow and the N was purpule, I have attached a picture and you can see for yourself."
"The County Agent's report covered 6 or 8 more things such as borax, aluminum, and calcium. In the fifties and sixties, we just assumed the soil would need lime each year; it was acid. I purchased the full test set as well as this one so that I could do more frequent PH tests and in more places such as around shrubs, bushes, and trees, especially fruiting trees and bushes."
Best Gardening Spades, Shovels & Trowels
Scuddles Gardening Tote Will Make you enjoy Gardening once more With its Unique 5 hand tools Which Includes a 25 Oz Garden Sprayer gloves, Transplanter, Trowel,Short Handle Shovel, Weeder,gardening gloves And a rake all in 1. This Garden Tote is Designed to store all of the tools in the set to make sure you do not lose any of them with special pouches/Pockets for each tool. This gardening tools for arthritis is great as well or even make it easier for you to get the tool set that your grandmother would want to have if they were looking to start a garden in pots. NEW AND IMPROVED GARDEN TOOLS SET: The Scuddles garden tool storage Kit is improved with anti rust stainless steel Heavy Duty Garden Planting Tools with Construction Grade Gloves and can also be hand washed and machine Low Dry.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This product was a gift for my aunt."
"A little bit of everything."
"I️l ordered this item for a wedding gift."
"She was thrilled with the product, having everything she needs to garden in one handy carrying case."
"The gardening tools are high quality and the pockets on the side of the bag keep everything organized."
"Sturdy tote, even comes with inside pockets."
"I gave this as a gift, so I don't have a good review to give."
Best Garden Tool Sets
Vremi 9 Piece Garden Tool Set Details. Use: Transplant small plants and flowers. Use: Digging or turning up soil; includes measurement indicators to gauge planting depth. Use: Smoothing soil; breaking up lumps of dirt. Use: Loosening and aerating soil before planting; mixing soil with fertilizer. Use: Misting plant leaves and flowers. Gardening Work Gloves. GREAT GARDENING GIFTS - Includes 6 hand tools with garden gloves and sprayer bottle, and even a caddy for gardening tool storage.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Rubber grip holds pretty well... Would not say it's squishy but it feels good in the hand. It's cosmetic, but one of the rivits holding it to gether isn't perfectly flush with the side of the shears....it doesn't seem to effect anything... the strength and durability doesn't seem to be hindered."
"I have a standing weeder by another company that I like just fine but I wanted another weeder to help me get crab grass, dandelions, etc from my garden (the standing one does great on crab grass but not on dandelions) and this does the job."
"They easily close to clamp down and stay lined up which isn't true for many other brands of shears."
"Hands down the best garden weeding tool around. Pulling dandelions and other weeds is much easier with this weeding tool."
"I love how these shears lock into place; very easy to see the locking device and it slides very easily."
"I am just a home gardener, but I always find myself needing a good pair of pruning shears."
"Well made, strong construction, a thick weeding end and handle so it is not likely to bend or break while using."
"The way that this tool is designed it makes pulling out weeds so much easier than it is with your hands."
Best Commercial Trash Pickers
Dramm has been making professional watering tools for nurseries, greenhouse growers and avid gardeners for over 60 years. Dramm Corporation manufactures and distributes a complete line of professional greenhouse tools and equipment throughout the world. Flexible spring design for large and small objects, as thin as a penny.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When I got back home I decided to purchase this fine American made tool. I live next to Lake Superior and always pick up garbage when I walk on the beach."
"It is light weight with sharp edges for picking up small items, paper is super easy, plastic bottles okay, nails and glass is a little harder but doable, straws are easy to pick up, bottle caps are easy."
"But I'm going to order another for the other house to save space in the truck."
"And none of the poopy pick up products worked for picking up on large gravel because you end up scooping all the rocks into the scooper as well."
"Super comfy and doesn't fatigue my hand/arm when using or carrying for a long time."
"Sometimes people toss things out of their cars too like fast food empty containers and bags. One time several dozen lottery tickets made it onto my property from a disgruntled loser. Lots of different things with different weights and has to be picked up by somebody -- me.... Bending over isn't bad until my back goes out -- which is often now that I'm in my mid 60's."
"When i put this grabber in my litter bag with something in the jaws, it let go cleanly and didn't stick at all."
"I've had it for several months now and it really does have the precision to pick up tiny things and in stuff that has fallen into narrow spaces, since the action on it is like giant tweezers."