Price : $9.65

Features

• Versatile trowel made of high-quality stainless steel
• Serrated edges for cutting roots and opening bags
• Soft, comfortable non-slip grip with incorporated gel material
• Easy-to-read measurement markings for convenient seed planting
• Measures 14 by 3-3/4 by 2 inches

Product Description

Features the Gel-e technology that incorporates a gel material in the nonslip tool handle. The gel provides cushioning when working in compacted soil. Blue tinted gel helps the tools stand out in the garden. Made of strong high-quality stainless steel for durability. Features serrated edges for opening bags and cutting roots. Easy-to-read measurement markings. Dimensions: 14 x 3.75. Weight: 11 oz.

Customer Reviews

Review date : 2006-07-16
Comfortable rubber handle and stainless steel blade. Looks like it will last a long time.

Review date : 2006-07-14
this trowel has the signature OXO comfortable grip, a nice long handle, and a serrated edge that makes digging easier. I love it.

Theres an electric or electronic gadget for just about every task from crushing ice to blowing leaves and dirt from the sidewalk. However, the average homeowner is on a par with the Ethiopian subsistence farmer when it comes to the tools used for gardening. While there are motorized tillers that turn over the soil before planting seeds, these cumbersome, noisy, and often expensive devices are more suited to planting the annual vegetable garden than maintaining home landscaping and flower beds.

The kind of shovel, rake and hoe that you use in your yard are most suitable to day-to-day maintenance of your grass, trees, bushes and flowers. The shovels that are used in the yard are curved with a rounded blade at the tip of the shovel for breaking into the soil. When the user applies foot power, the shovel is driven in the hard ground. The garden shovel has a hand grip at the top and comes with a long, roughly 4-foot tapered handle or with a short handle. Both handles work well in the garden and your choice in length is merely a matter of preference.

At least two types of rakes are needed for gardening leaf rake and bow rake. The leaf rakes is used in fall to sweep over debris and catch it in its long finger-like tines. These tines are lightweight and flexible metal or plastic. The action of raking can be especially hard on one’s back muscles. Therefore, some people prefer to use a more ergonomically designed leaf rake with interesting-looking zigzag tines to eliminate stress on the back.

Hoes are an efficient tool to help gardeners rid of weeds. Quality hoes have a long handle with a hooked metal blade and a fairly sharp bottom edge. Rather than resorting to the backbreaking work of weeding by hand, these tools easily penetrate the soil and with a swift swipe will quickly and easily loosen and remove weeds from the garden area. The weeds can then be raked away.

Gardening can be rough on the hands; so, many tools are designed to make tough handwork easier. For instance, a good pair of lightweight leather gardening gloves go a long way toward protecting the hands from dirt, grass stains, thorns and more. Another useful accessory is a trowel for planting individual plants from trays or flats, which many people purchase from local nurseries. Correct preparation of the soil is important to make sure a trowel works well. A good trowel fits well into the contour of your hand. For clipping dead flowers that zap too much energy away from the healthier parts of the plant, a pair of hand pruning shears does the duty neatly. If you purchase these smaller tools along with the larger gadgets, your vegetable garden will be easier and more enjoyable to maintain. Find all the tools you need at www.ftoolbox.com

Copyright 2006 Carlos Herramenta. All rights reserved.

Carlos Herramenta runs F Tool Box to help you find information about all sorts of tools. Click below for great articles: http://www.ftoolbox.com/newsletters/

Price : $32.98

Features

• All Poly Construction
• Large Internal Storage Area
• Comfortable, Convenient Seat
• Removable Trays
• Fully Assembled

Amazon.com Review

Ever get lonely–or disorganized–when you’re in the garden? Lawn Buddy could be the solution for both problems. It’s a rolling minicart, it’s a seat, it’s a drink holder, it’s got tool clips–and it wants to be your best friend. The folding seat doubles as a handle that can be pushed or pulled and features two molded drink holders for those long, hot days in the sun (or cold ones in the rain). The plastic seat isn’t soft or padded, but it is molded for comfort. Lifting up the seat reveals a removable organizer tray, with three storage compartments below, as well as a roomy storage area for holding plants, pots, or other tools. This could just as easily be a garage or workshop buddy, given its large, wide-set wheels; tool clips; and rustproof poly construction. Just hose it off at the end of the day and set it upright for compact storage. Limited lifetime warranty.

Customer Reviews

Review date : 2008-06-26
When I am working in my garden my buddy goes everywhere with me.I love it. I can keep all my garden tools with me at all time. Rake and hose hooks right on the side. When weeding my back no longer hurts I sit on it is so easy to move while sitting on it. There is plenty of room for carring your plants inside. I store all my tools inside it when not in use. My only regret is I wish I had it years ago.

Review date : 2008-06-19
This product is very handy when gardening. If you have difficulty bending over and working on your knees, the lawn buddy is the perfect equipment to have. Just sit and row around while pulling weeds. The handy storage compartments are great for small gardening tools. No more walking back and forth to the storage shed to retrieve them.

Review date : 2008-06-16
This is great. It is smaller than I had imagined, but its size is perfect. It can carry most of your hand tools. The only problem is the build quality. It feels like a cheap toy car. Hope it lasts.

Review date : 2008-05-31
I would recommend this item to anyone. I use it for gardening, but since I am an older person, I use it for many things around the house to prevent my having to get down on my knees because it is very difficult for me to get back up. I love it.

Review date : 2008-05-29
Wow – one of the coolest things I’ve purchased for my garden. I wish I’d bought one 20 years ago. I have a large, meandering garden with uneven areas – this wonderful invention goes everywhere with minimal effort and I can now garden twice as much due to the back/muscle relief.

The only bummer….I found the same product at Home Depot for $8 less. Oh well, I really don’t care. The size, the quality, the roomy compartment under the seat, the fact that you can drag it behind you with the lid up…..all positives that add up to perfection. I love it. My back loves it. You’ll love it.