Enjoy Working Your Garden with the Right Gardening Tool
Nearly every gardener has some type of gardening tools. In fact,
it is nearly impossible to have a garden without the necessary
garden tools. What kind of gardening equipment you use will
obviously depend on the size and extent of your garden, what you
are able to handle, if you want to spend a lot of time in your
garden or get it done quickly, and finally, how much money you
are willing to spend.
While many gardeners do not have expensive or high-tech
gardening tools, all of them have some type of gardening
equipment for cultivating. Tools for cultivating can include
both hand held tools and power tools. What kind you buy depends
on how serious of a gardener you are. Hand tools include your
everyday items like shovels, spading forks, rakes, trowels, and
diggers. These can all be used to get a garden ready for
planting and are relatively easy and do not require much
strength to use. Other tools include a wheel cultivator, pickax,
and mattock.
While power tools are a little more expensive than hand tools,
they really cut down on the hard labor. The most essential piece
of gardening equipment is undoubtedly the tiller. The tiller
will break up the ground and get it ready for planting, chop up
any debris, and help mix in fertilizer and compost. If you do
not want to spend the money on a tiller, you can hire someone or
rent a tiller. Other power tools that are very popular include
chippers and garden shredders.
If you have shrubs, hedges, or small trees in your yard, pruning
tools are a vital piece of gardening equipment. Pruning shears
are good for branches about