You go out into the garden and wonder where to get a magic pipe to blow and pick the berries. It sounds more real now than it did a couple of decades ago. Engineers have developed tools to make the gardener's life easier. At first glance they seem useless, but how indispensable they become!
Flat cutter or hoe Fokina
Designed to loosen the soil and remove weeds. Has a number of advantages:
- forms furrows and closes them after sowing;
- weeds and hills crops;
- breaks earth blocks.
Unlike a hoe, a flat cutter only cuts the ground and does not turn it over. Thus, moisture remains in the soil. A flat cutter is a godsend for a gardener and an indispensable tool for cultivating a plot.
Hand cultivator Tornado
The tool resembles a pitchfork, but twisted in a spiral. It is intended for loosening the soil to a depth of 20 cm. They are more often used for digging holes when planting small bushes.
Another name for a cultivator is a root remover. It dives into the middle of the weed and twists the long roots without cutting them. If you immediately destroy the pulled out weeds, the garden will remain clean longer.
Potato digger
The device consists of lattice teeth that plunge into the ground and dig up root crops. All that remains is to take a bucket and collect them manually.
The potato digger can be manual. Reminds me cultivator and performs the same functions.It is also called a universal shovel.
And the one that clings to a motor block or tractor. This one already makes harvesting easier. No need to dig anything manually, break your back. You just need to collect the already dug root crops in a bucket or bag.
A potato digger is also used to dig up other vegetables:
- carrots;
- onions;
- garlic;
- beets.
Bulb planter
The tool is a cone with a handle. It is immersed in the ground to the desired depth. Then it is rotated around its axis to grab a lump of earth. A hole is formed, where bulbous plants are planted.
At first glance, it will seem long and energy-consuming. But engineers have improved the device, and now there are several types of planters, one of which is spring-loaded. It does not need to be rotated around the axis, just press the button. With such a tool at hand, planting plants will go faster.
Trimmer
Another name is a brush cutter. It is designed for mowing grass. A compact mobile device that will mow even in hard-to-reach places. It fights vegetation, weeds, and takes care of the lawn.
Trimmers are distinguished:
- gasoline ;
- electric;
- battery.
Gasoline is considered profitable and durable. No wires or dependence on an outlet. Fill up with gasoline and mow the grass at the far end of the site.
And the gasoline engine also wins: it fights serious weeds and small bushes.
Secateurs
Garden tool for trimming plants. Similar in shape to scissors, only with one sharp edge. Makes an even cut without damaging bushes and trees.
For the process to go quickly, the pruning shears must be sharp. This is important for better healing of the cut branches.
Pruning shears make work on the site easier. The main thing is to choose it correctly. After all, plants have different thickness, rigidity, texture.
Root puller
Weeds are the main enemies of the gardener, especially sow thistle and field bindweed, when the root cannot be completely extracted. As a result, in a couple of weeks the weed grows again.
A root puller comes to the rescue. It is an elongated shovel, cut at the bottom. It penetrates to the maximum depth of the rhizome and extracts it entirely, without breaking it.
What is important is that such a tool does not leave holes and does not turn the bed inside out. Thus, you can not worry about the safety of the planted crops.
A bucket, shovel, rake, and wheelbarrow are also needed in the gardener's arsenal. But they will not make the work as easy as those mentioned here. After all, cultivating the land on the site can be made even more interesting. And you won’t have to wait in fear for sowing work.
