Southern Gardeners ~ gardening locally, sharing globally

By Walter Reeves
Here is my list of basic tools for beginning gardeners.
DIGGING TOOLS
Round point shovel - I like a long handle more than a short handle. It gives me more leverage when I’m turning over a new bed in heavy clay soil. Some folks, on the other hand, find a short-handled model easier to use.
Heavy […]

by Yvonne SavioCommon Ground Garden Program Manager
University of California - Cooperative Extension Service
Dreaming about buying that new “perfect” tool? Forget it. Recycling and inventing new uses for household items can be more productive and certainly less expensive. Some items can gain whole new lives as garden tools, and developing new uses for dependable old standbys […]