Favorite Gardening Tools

What Garden Tools Do You Really Need - In this video I go over the basic tools that I use when gardening and then I go over a few that are also helpful occasionally. Leave a comment down below telling everyone your favorite gardening tools.

[denisekarres]

My favorite hand tools are a hori-hori and a “yankee weeder”. I use them every day for everything from getting crepe myrtle shoots (from an old tree - my nemesis) out of my lawn to picking individual weeds out of my flower border.

[pas]

I think you need to promote the hand pruners to must have from nice to have. I carry them on me whenever I’m working in the garden. There’s always something that needs to be deadheaded or lightly pruned and they’re much easier to carry as well.

[shribabu]

My favorite tool is a pick axe⛏️ it is a must have for clay and makes quick work of digging holes and cutting roots.

[Graycat]

A tool I use frequently is a soil knife. I clip its matching sheath onto my front pocket where it doesn't get in my way but is easy to grab. I use it to dig up weeds, dig small holes, very easily cut open plastic bags of mulch with the serrated edge, cut down plants by pulling the stems to the ground and slicing over them with the serrated edge. It has become indispensable to me in the short year that I have been using it. Plus nobody messes with even a petite old lady with a big knife hanging at her side.🤣

[rustynailmendlesohn]

Great great vid Jim. My favorite most often used tool is my Shuffle Hoe. Also a pair of safety goggles for certain pruning jobs, my retractable tape measure, cheap bamboo stakes and plant support ties. :)

[eccasampson]

I have a black thumb so I’ve been binging you for months. I went to dearness gardens and they are also fans of yours !! Thanks for teaching me !!

[miryana]

I do appreciate the fact that you never try to sell us things. That's just one of several reasons I love this channel so much. Hope the storm doesn't affect you. We are getting some rain/thunderstorms due to the tropical storm. Its been a really wet summer here in Atlanta. Thank you again for everything you are doing to educate us!

[paulineanderson]

This video is full of good information, impressed that you talk about only what we really need, the rest of the equipment is optional, thankyou Jim. Your planting backdrop looks lovely. Would you consider a follow-up video showing us how to sharpen tools; e.g. Hedge shears/hand pruner blades/, lawn mower blades- I once tried to sharpen my hedge shears with a file and made a complete mess of it (had to throw them out and buy new set), its the 'technique' that throws me off. Regards from Ontario, Canada, zone 5

[ashleighnelson]

A suggestion for the "nice to have" pile is a 5 gal bucket filled with sand mixed with used motor oil. I use it to clean my shovels after use, it cleans off the clay and lubricates the surface to keep the rust at bay 😎👍

[LitlPoot]

My top tools are: Hand held Japanese Weeder, a blade sharpening tool and, just this year, the quick connects for hoses - game changer !!! Also, a good multi-vitamin, a bottle of Tylenol/Advil/Aleve for all those aches & pains after a long day in the garden and a tub of Icy Hot !!

[greenthumbelina]

Jim, I have multiples of nearly all the tools you showed us except for the pole saw, Pro-plugger, and a tiller. The tools I use most during spring planting time are my cordless hammer drill, attached to a four-inch auger bit, and my Fiskars Big Grip garden knife, both of these are invaluable to me. Another tool I use a couple of times per year is my shrub rake, this small rake is perfect for cleaning debris out from under shrubs. However, the thing I absolutely can't live without is a bottle of 8 hr. arthritis pain relief acetaminophen! ~Margie

[mudchuk]

Hori hori! Hands down every single day.

[vln]

I have a suburban garden so it’s very small, I brought a hori hori knife, used it once 😅but boy does it look cool, I feel like a badass garden grandma 🤣😂😅

[samiam]

I use my Felco garden snips almost everyday and a watering can.

[donnahazlett]

I continue to learn so much from you. I love your honesty and transparency. Thank you for generously sharing your wisdom and time with us.

[GerberDaisy]

I love my Hoselink retractable hose. I have fibromyalgia and having my hose retract itself away has been a great help to me. And my garden hat!

[merryhaveman]

I can’t get by without a water wand to use on my hose for hand watering.

[ashleyamelia]

You're hilarious. Loved the commentary on your neighbors, very reliatable.

[karenpentz]

My favorite is the small Gorilla cart. I use it to move lots of things even though I also have a very small urban lot. Many garden carts are too big and bulky or just. plain poorly designed and I do not like wheelbarrows. I find they are too unstable for me

[colsen]

I love my half moon edger. It’s easier to use than the flat shovel and gives me a better curve. I hand water, so my watering wand is not only a back saver, it’s better at keeping water off the foliage and I’m also able to easily reach high hanging baskets.