7 Essential Beginner Gardening Tools

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Follow this easy guide that shares 7 essential tools every beginner gardener needs for a thriving garden.

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Hand Tools A sturdy hand trowel is your go-to for digging planting holes and transplanting seedlings. Don’t forget a cultivator for aerating soil and a small hand rake for smoothing out planting beds.

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Pruners These are your trusty shears for keeping plants tidy and encouraging healthy growth. Opt for bypass pruners for clean cuts on thinner stems, and loppers for tackling thicker branches.

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Garden Fork To dig and divide plants, you’ll need a garden fork to help loosen roots and lift plants out of the ground. A good garden fork is like a mini pitchfork for turning compost, mixing amendments, and aerating compacted soil. It’s gentler than a shovel and helps air reach plant roots.

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Spade Shovel Spade shovels are great tools when you are digging and dividing plants. For serious digging, like creating new planting beds or removing stubborn weeds, a spade shovel is your friend. Its longer handle and deeper blade give you extra leverage for tackling tough terrain.

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Garden Shovel A garden shovel is your workhorse for digging larger holes, moving soil, and edging planting beds. Choose a lightweight one with a comfortable handle to save your back. They are great for heavy-duty digging and starting new gardens. But they are also perfect for adding compost and soil too.

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Garden Rake For all that fallen foliage and general garden debris, a sturdy garden rake is a must-have. Choose a leaf rake for lighter materials like leaves and grass clippings, or a bow rake for heavier stuff like twigs and small branches.

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Wheelbarrow And you’ll need a wheelbarrow for almost everything you do in the garden. From hauling soil and compost to moving plants from one side of the yard to the other, you’ll want a good-quality wheelbarrow.

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