A shovel and rake are essential tools for soil preparation while tools like a garden fork and hoe can make the task significantly easier. ・A shovel or spade is primarily used to dig, turn and ...

Some common and popular garden tools that will address most home gardeners' needs include spades, shovels and hand trowels, leaf and garden rakes, hoes and mattocks, garden scissors, pruners ...

I braved the cold last week to survey the state of my tool rack and assess how useful some of my tools are that make ...

Putting it to the test Hand weeding half of a 10-by-20-feet garden took Wirecutter staffer Sebastian Compagnucci around 15 minutes, whereas using a stirrup hoe on the other half took seven minutes.