Growing Greener

How to Pick the Best Tools For Gardening

The right garden tool can make you a happier gardener.

My community garden neighbor and I were clearing weeds from our joint border when she generously loaned me her weeding tool. The minute I held it in my hand I knew I had come in contact with a tool I wanted to spend the rest of my gardening years with. It has three thin curved claw-like tines that slide into the earth with authority, pulling up the target weed, roots and all, with no nonsense.  I turned to where I was just about to plant my beans this year, and found that the tool dug deep and aerated the soil with almost no effort on my part. This was a tool designed for a gardener like me who wants to be up close and personal with the soil and the plants. What's more, it has a brightly colored handle, a real plus when you are looking for…

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