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Garden Tools: Choosing, Using, and Caring for your Gardening Tools

i had a pair of really good anvil pruners {long handled loppers} that the handle and part of the anvil got melted in the fire. with much sadness, they went into the garbage pile.

so, now, does anyone have any suggestions to a brand? i want another pair of anvil type. for what i use them for, that is better than bypass. i'd get another pair just like those, but i don't know the brand, i, uhem, "aquired" them from my sister-in-law in florida several (well over 10) years ago.

I look for the cheapest garden tools at Wal-Mart & the99 cent store since I don't have a job yet (gotta wait three months 'till I turn16.

We have telescopic loppers, I think we bought at Lowes. They're great for getting into shrubs without bending over, but I do have to say the telescopic part broke on my pair about a year in. I do have 3 children and a husband using them too, so that could be part of the problem

I use concrete trowles for digging and planting. they don't bend up like those hand held garden spades.

I updated the tool page...
How to maintain and care for your gardening tools

How to choose and use gardening tools

That's great now if I could only learn to follow it.

What Tamara said,--On both counts !!!

BTW: once again WW, great work. Thank You !!!

I really need to do the sand bucket idea, that's the best tip I ever heard for tools.

OK, so I admit it. I am blind--where it she sand bucket idea at???

The last pointer on the topic..'how to maintain and care for your garden tools'..

oh my I love it !!! I will have to talk Rod into that !!!
(see, he has more tools than I do)
but ya know I thought I read that whole article.
apparently I did not--
I guess I must go re-read the whole thing & see what else I missed, huh???

I have a hand held spade that I bought on line with a life time guarentee. I love it. It doesn't bend, rust or break.

I broke my first pair of branch pruners. The guy at the hardware store told me it was because I wasn't keeping the cuts straight on. I was wiggling the tool to get it through the branches. So now I know not to do that with the new one I bought.

I have got gardening hydroponics equipment from Advanced Nutrients for my hydroponic gardening. I found it best and even the price is best. I would suggest advanced nutrients for the hydroponic growers as it is the best hydroponics equipment and for the best price.

Your not allowed to sell on here, unless you place an ad.