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Questions tagged [tools]

For questions about the maintenance, usage, techniques, evaluating, and storage of gardening handheld tools. For questions about larger equipment or machines use the [equipment] tag.

For questions about gardening and tools and equipment that are handheld: maintenance, usage, techniques, evaluating, and storage. This applies to everything from trowels to walk-behind power tillers. Questions about the "best brand" or "where to buy" are off-topic and will be closed.

For larger machines and equipment use the tag.

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At what size garden does a backpack leaf blower make sense?

Our new house has about half an acre of land, including a large lawn surrounded by many mature trees. We're clearly going to need a leaf blower... Even in spring everything is covered in leaves, bud casings, etc. I imagine we need something quite…
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What's the thickest stuff a garden line strimmer can cut?

I'm looking at getting a decent petrol-powered strimmer for my large garden. I saw one that comes with interchangeable heads: line, rough-cut, and one more like a saw blade. The idea being they can cut thicker stuff from first to last. Other…
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How to sharpen garden scissors without dedicated tool?

Is there a simple way to sharpen garden scissors without using a dedicated tool for that?
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Why do landscapers constantly play with the throttle on a leaf blower?

I live in a condo complex which employs a professional landscaping service to take care of garden area around the house. They all use equipment that is powered by two-stroke engines: leaf blowers, chain saws, hedge trimmers, lawnmowers, lawn edge…
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What is the best way to channel an electricity cable under the lawn?

I need to channel an electricity (and network) cable under the lawn to an outbuilding. I understand it would be best to shield the cable to stop anyone from danger when digging in the future, but what is the best way to excavate the small channel…
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What type of clippers is suggested for berry picking?

I was watching a youtube video on picking sea buckthorn, and was wondering what type of shears they were using. Video about the tools I was wondering about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXy3w27_Zz8 another…
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How can I tell if a tool I'm holding is well made?

One time I purchased a hand trowel, it was pretty cheap so I didn't expect too much from it. But as soon as I tried to use it, the pressure from lifting the dirt out of the ground broke the wooden handle. Looking at it, it looked like it broke…
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What equipment do I need to transplant a 20' tall pin oak?

I knew a guy who moved 7 or 8 large (for moving) 20-35' pin oaks. He used a backhoe, digging out around the rootball, while leaving it intact. While this was successful, and the trees did very well, it completely wrecked all the surrounding land. I…
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Which tools should be regularly peened?

Peening is the process of striking a metal tool with a hammer to improve its durability and sharpness. My father recounted how, back in the day, he worked at a place where the foreman took all the picks and shovels after each shift to be sharpened…
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Tool name: Hoe with spikes

What is the technical name for this style of hoe? Source: Reddit The reason I ask is: I'm trying to find this style of hoe for sale in Ontario, Canada. But when I google "hoe", the results only have the spade portion of the hoe, not the spikes.
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Why don't professional lawn scarifiers have moss removal tools?

Why is it that professional lawn scarifiers don't have these moss removal tools?: The cheap ones have, but the expensive petrol powered Stihl and AL-KO doesn't. Husqvarna doesn't have a petrol driven to compare with.
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What type of "ladder" are these plants on?

What type of "ladder" are these plants on?
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What is this tool for carrying pots called?

Landscapers were using them to carry 2 5-gallon landscape pots in each hand.
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What to look out for when shopping for cordless chainsaw and/or hedge trimmer?

I am in need of a chainsaw to help cut down some dead branches of one of my trees (which is about 3 meter tall). While browsing the gardening power tools I notice this kind of 2 in 1 (chainsaw + trimmer) on a pole, cordless gadget. I am going to…
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Can I use antique kitchen shears for gardening?

I recently purchased a pair of antique shears intending to use them for pruning bushes and stems. When searching for information on the shears I found out they are antique poultry shears. Is there any reason they couldn't work well for gardening? My…
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