My Top Three Gardening Tools

4/5/2016

Spring has arrived here in Bozeman and I've been planting greens in our greenhouse, starting tomato and pepper plants, and getting ready for the busy season ahead. As we move into the growing season, I will continue to share tips and insights for getting the most out of your gardens this season.

Today, I want to share this short video about My Top 3 Gardening Tools. When you get into gardening, there seems to be a tool out there for everything. From seeding, to aerating soil, to planting bulbs or pruning fruit trees, you could buy a specific tool for each task. The choices, not surprisingly, seem to be endless. Yet, you can get by in the garden with just a few key tools. The ones I go over in this video are tools that I use over and over again throughout the growing season. If you have a limited budget and can only invest in a few tools, these are the ones I would recommend you buy.

Then, I would love to hear from you. Please share your favorite gardening tools with me in the comments below. What tools do you use time and time again in the garden?

Happy Spring and I will see you soon!

Kareen

12 Comments

Julie link

4/5/2016 04:05:02 pm

My three favorite to gardening tools (in order) are a Japanese hori hori knife, clippers, and a pitchfork.

Kareen Erbe

4/6/2016 09:24:57 am

Thanks for mentioning the hori hori Julie! Yes, that is definitely a favorite for many!

EmilyS

4/5/2016 06:31:33 pm

rake (not knife), clippers, pitchfork.. Was this a test? :-)

4/6/2016 09:25:56 am

I'm curious what you mean by 'not knife' Emily. Tell us more!

Emily Sieger

4/18/2016 04:46:58 pm

crake, clippers, pitchfork.. Where's the knife?

4/19/2016 10:08:54 am

Do you use a hori hori knife in the garden?

Evan G

4/6/2016 08:15:03 am

I agree #1 tool pitch fork, absolutely necessary for well aerated compost, and much nicer than a shovel to your compost worms and wrist.

Now if you could get those top three tools with brass heads instead of steel you would really be set.

4/6/2016 09:22:55 am

Thanks for the input Evan. Do you mean copper heads instead of brass? Inspired by Viktor Schauberger? Yes, that would be ideal, if you have the budget!

Yvette C. Jenkins link

2/18/2020 02:23:06 am

Thank you for sharing video. it is informative and interesting.

Kareen

2/18/2020 08:34:04 am

You're welcome Yvette. Hope it helped!

Lewis Corey link

11/29/2020 09:38:45 pm

Hi, I just read your article. I have been looking for such an article for a long time. How long have you been gardening? I love gardening & my favourite gardening tool is machete.

11/30/2020 11:07:22 am

Thanks for reading the article, Lewis, and watching the video. Indeed, a machete is a great tool as well! I've been gardening for about 15 years. Thanks for sharing!

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