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Comments (26)A thread worth bumping. I've been through a few different garden scoop / trowels. Some are heavy, some are flimsy and most handle very little soil, at least for me. My fav is an old, I guess antique or at least vintage, flour/sugar/feed store scoop. So comfortable. Moves a lot of soil. This one is made of sheet metal formed and welded so the handle is hollow. Very light, very strong. Never seems to rust, don't know why. It is galvanized but at least some spots the zinc must be gone. The metal is thin enough that it's easier to plow thru soil than thicker trowels. But this is strong, no flex at all. Due to the shape I think, every surface is curved. I scoop soil, rocks, you name it. The inside of the scoop is smooth, no bolt heads or even weld marks so no place for soil to stick and accumulate. The shape of the scoop keeps the soil from spilling out until you want to dump it. And to boot these are surprisingly cheap imo. I think I paid $5-10 for this a few years ago at Zinnias at Melrose. But I see them on Ebay a lot in the $5-20 range. So about the same price as a crappy trowel....See MoreWhat are your favorite garden tools and products?
Comments (29)Include me in the felco fan club. I just love felco pruners. The best. I have an OXO trowel with a serrated edge (you can see it on Amazon, where I got it)that is marvelous for digging and cutting thru roots at the same time. I give it to my gardening friends as a little present, and everyone raves. I live in rocky terrain (CT foothills), so I do love my pry bar for exhuming rocks. And for winter, I love my USA made ice chipper. I have to say, I never buy tools made in China -- if you buy the best, they will serve you the best (just my opinion) lucia...See MoreWhat are your favorite beyond-the-basics garden tools?
Comments (30)Fawnridge wrote, "One other critical tool(?) for the garden - hoses. Man, you can't have enough hose bibs. I now have 4 around the perimeter of the house and I'm still missing one for the entire northeast side of the garden. Every bib has a 50' hose with shutoff valve and heavy brass nozzle. Fawnridge, tell me more! I have been batting around the idea of adding more hose bibs. I've even bookmarked a few how-to sites, but haven't delved into the project. Are you plumbing them yourself with PVC? Did you use a 4x4 post in the ground or attach to the house? Please give details and a picture or two, if you can. I would be most appreciative. Here are some of my bookmarks. (To easily open a link, quickly click three times, right-click, and select Open Link in New Tab): http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23030205-Adding-a-hose-bib http://www.phoenixpermaculture.org/forum/topics/id-like-to-add-a-hose-bibb-or http://70.85.43.66/showthread.php?t=171924 http://www.pro-handyman.com/home-repair-articles/adding-a-hose-spigot/ http://www.ehow.com/how_5836579_connect-garden-hose-water-line.html http://www.terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?2388-support-for-hose-bib http://www.terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?25699-Adding-a-hose-bib-to-main-irrigation-line Carol...See MoreWhat's your favorite non-electric gadget or tool?
Comments (31)Ohiomom, my grandma's apple masher is, I think, an early kind of food mill. It's got a metal cone with holes in it, a stand for the cone, and a wooden pestle designed to fit in the cone. You quarter the apples, cutting out the cores but not bothering to skin them; cook the apples till soft, put a bowl under the cone, dump the apples in the cone, and use the pestle to force the cooked apples through the holes. The apple sauce slides down the cone and into the bowl. The skins are left in the cone, and you scrape those out and do another batch. Then you taste test the applesauce and sweeten/add cinnamon as you prefer, and either can or freeze. It also works with tomatoes for making tomato sauce, but you have to cook the sauce down afterwards to reduce the liquid. If you google "apple masher" or "apple saucer" you can find them on antique sites. The one linked below is very similar to mine except mine doesn't have the ring around the base, and mine is a bit larger. Here is a link that might be useful: This is very similar to mine...See Moregawdinfever Z6
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