Must-have tools for veg gardening

[Laura Hillier]

Hi Everyone,

All gardeners have a trusty tool, one that is never far from reach and has seen them through many growing seasons. So what is your must-have?

Answers may be edited and published in the November issue of GYO.

Laura

[Nicos]

Can we multivote please????

[Fleurisa]

I couldn't do my allotment without all the above mentioned! So I have voted Other

[rustylady]

Please can we make it multi-choice?

[Andypandi]

I think it would be hard to choose but this year I bought some veg inexpensive "dead heading" clippers. They are very small and simply made but I have used them so much for all my dead heading needs as well as using them to pick my toms, cucumbers and mongetout. I would definitely recommend them

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

All of the above and other.

[Florence Fennel]

I would certainly never go on the garden without my scissors. So handy for cutting twine, cutting compost bags open, cutting salad, cutting slugs in half .....

[jayjaybee]

Like all the others I couldn't or wouldn't bother gardening without all of those tools. Each one has its particular use.

[WendyC]

I bought an adaze after reading rave reviews on here and watching a few video clips. It was great last year for breaking up the ground on my new plot. I also use it for potato trenches and earthing up, allsorts really. Mine is the lightest one, double sided with a blade and two prongs on the other. Got quite good at picking out couch grass with the prongs last year!

[Aberdeenplotter]

In my view, the basic tool set for growing veg is a spade, fork, rake and hoe but the most important of the four is my hoe. I use it even if the ground doesn't look as though it needs any action and the end result is that I have very little tedious hand weeding to do. I have several hoes but my favourite has a 6" blade, is made of old steel, keeps a good edge and is worth its weight in gold

[Potstubsdustbins]

Growing in containers I have no use for a spade, hoe, large fork, etc.

So for me its a trowel, a hand fork, pair of scissors, a desert spoon and a bent dinner fork.......honest.

Potty

[The Allotment Shed]

The most used tool on my plot would have to be my trusty fork. A sharp knife would be a very close 2nd though

[Bigmallly]

For the last few years, my favourite tool has to be my long handled bulb planter, it's perfect for planting tatties & as yet have no reason to change my mind, just ask my glass back...........

[Creemteez]

I've voted "fork" - by which I mean my latest purchase from the local car boot sale. The size of a hand fork, but on a long handle. Perfect for keeping the top two inches of soil light so that new weeds can't get established. £2 well spent!

[veggiechicken]

My favourite is a "Cultiweeder" It has 3 prongs for breaking up the soil, but flip it over and its a hoe. I also use it on its side to cut a seed drill. Although I'm short, I fit it on a long handle to give me a longer reach without stepping on the beds. In theory, you can add other tools to the handle, but I've stuck with this one - although I do have a handversion of the Cultiweeder for close work.
Its so easy to use but so hard to describe - so here's a photo