[Diana in Wisconsin]

"This is my rifle and this is my gun. One is for fighting and one is for fun!" Oh, wait! Wrong rhyme for remembering things, LOL!

[Free Vulcan]

I sure have enjoyed my broadfork and garden weasel. You can’t hardly beat a stirrup hoe for weeding.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“Another rust-prevention tip: Store cleaned shovels, hoes and other digging tools in a five-pound bucket filled with builders’ sand and a quart of oil. The oily, grainy solution will help prolong your tools’ life.”

I’d bet the EPA could and would fine you about 50 gross worth of shovels for this practice, possibly big time, if they found you spilled this on the ground. Sorry, not very smart.

[I_Like_Spam]

What’s a good vegetable that will grow in the shade and produce a decent amount of product in a small space?

Can tomatoes grow decently under those circumstances?

[Trod Upon]

What about the tool in the White House?

[mommya]

I just got a little tool called the Ames 7 in 1 Planter’s Buddy. It’s a useful little thing - a sort of serrated transplant trowel with a weeding tip.

My favorite tool is the straight hoe - also called stirrup hoe, saddle hoe, ratchet hoe , and other names. I see some other poster’s like it too.

The ground is so wet here right now - but I can’t wait to get out there.

[Arrowhead1952]

Here are two of my favorite tools to use. The first is for loosening really tough soil, digging holes for plants, or to loosen the soil in the yard next to trees.

This one is great for getting rid of small weeds next to plants.