Favourite gardening tool

[Sian Bunney]

Hello all,

For our October Allotment Inspiration pages, I'd like to know:
If you could choose only one tool to use on the plot, what would it be?

Let me know your ideas!

Sian

[veggiechicken]

A three-pronged Cultiweeder on a long handle, that can be flipped over to become a hoe.
I use it to rake, weed, hoe, cut a seed drill and backfill, prise out roots, pull down branches and scratch my back.........well, maybe not the latter, but it is very versatile

[Penellype]

I probably don't qualify as I don't have an allotment, although I do look after my friend's 3mx4m vegetable patch as well as my own garden. My most used tool in both places would have to be my hand fork, which I couldn't do without. Its so much more versatile and accurate than a trowel.

I would struggle badly without my secateurs though.

[Bigmallly]

My most used tool this year has been my long handled dibber. Basically it's an old spade handle with a length of tapered wood inserted, it's been a gods gift for planting Leeks.

[bearded bloke]

Hmmmmmm, just one is tricky, on balance probably one of the penknives that Mrs.BB has given me as presents, they are in the same draw so I take the one appropriate for the task in hand

[Bren In Pots]

The thing I reach for most is an old tablespoon, it's handy for putting compost in loo rolls, the handles a good dibber especially when potting on.

[Containergardener]

My hands ...I start with a tool but end up using my hands

[Small pumpkin]

My Japanese weeding tool

[Alison]

A simple small hand fork, useful to prize out weeds, dig up roots, harvest and aerate. I can't use long handles as I'm too clumsy and damage plants unless I'm close up!

[Cadalot]

Wolf Soil Miller

[rary]

A long handled hand fork, great for keeping the soil loose between plants and weeding

[happyhumph]

The one I use most is a hand fork that has slowly curved to fit my digging action. But can't live without Big spade & fork, folding hand saw, secateurs, loppers, & so many more. An old fashioned butter knife is also useful....

[Jay-ell]

Hard to say - today it was the crowbar closely followed by the bolt cutters.

[ConfusedRhubarb]

Poundshop gardening gloves!

[SusieG]

....... a dessert spoon in GH (saves getting too much compost all over the potting bench when filling smaller sized pots etc...)