Tools and Equipment

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Time-Saving Garden Gadgets

Plant dozens of annuals in a snap with this drill and auger combo Tested by Marti Neely When planting en masse, I need more power than my favorite trowel or…
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Novel Garden Tools to Get Excited About This Year

For at least 12,000 years, humans have been clearing brush, digging dirt, planting plants, cultivating, weeding, growing, and harvesting—in a word, gardening! And for almost as long, these same humans…
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Reader Tips for Simplifying Early Spring Chores

Here’s the scoop on top-dressing I prefer to top-dress my flower beds while my perennials are napping safely underground, but I often find myself doing this while the plants are…
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Essential Garden Tools for Spring

Prune effortlessly with these adjustable loppers A good pair of loppers can make spring pruning a breeze. However, most loppers seem to make even a strong person feel pathetically weak…
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Essential Hand Tools for the Desert Gardener

Some people are particular about the garden tools they use. Others take it less seriously and are content with the cheapest things they can find. I’m somewhere in the middle.…
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Readers Tips: Repurposed Tools in the Garden Used to Great Effect

Winning Tip: From the kitchen to the garden Several times a year a visitor to our garden is shocked to find a rogue steak knife pierced downward in one of…
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3 Dependable Garden Trowels That Get the Job Done

This three-pointed trowel doubles as a garden fork Tested by Marti Neely, FAPLD A tough trowel is a valued friend for every gardener. I was delighted to discover the DeWit…
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A Guide to Garden Watering Systems and Strategies

The crisis in water availability continues to make international headlines and has always been a topic of discussion for farmers and gardeners alike. However, increasing and prolonged droughts, heat waves,…
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Smart Watering Tools the Garden Pros Use

There are a lot of watering gadgets, tools, and products out there. It’s always great to learn from another gardener’s experience, so we asked some gardening experts about their favorite…
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Tough Garden Hoses That Will Last

For a traditional hose, try this flexible workhorse Tested by Susan Calhoun If you are a gardener, you have a hose. If you’ve been gardening for a while, you might…

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