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Before diving head-on into gardening and buying expensive tools, consider these must-have essentials.Check out this great story by our friends at Fox News!
From gas-powered tillers to electric hedge trimmers, there's no shortage of power tools to help you maintain your garden. But while these tools can be helpful, you don't need a shed bursting with high-end gear to grow a vibrant garden. Instead, focus on the basics - these essential tools that every gardener should master before moving on to the more expensive gardening toys.
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Trowel and hand rake
Before you can plant a garden, you first need to do a little digging. A trowel and hand rake are two essential tools for planting small seedlings, breaking up clumps of dirt and weeding between your plants.
For bigger tasks, you're going to want to turn to a shovel and garden fork, the bigger siblings of the trowel and hand rake. Use these to loosen large patches of packed soil or dig holes for saplings.
While you can certainly get cheap trowels, shovels and garden forks, spring for something made from stainless steel or cast aluminum. These are garden tools after all, and you don't want them rusting away. You also want to make sure that they are sturdy. you won't save any money in the long run by buying something that will bend in half at the first tough patch of dirt.
To see what the other basic garden essential equipments are, head on over to Fox News!
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