garden hand tools

[Jen]

My daughter just received a set of gardening hand tools for xmas, and I'm not sure of the uses of each of them (there are 5 different types). I've always just stuck with a couple of favourites I prefer to use. But I thought it would be useful to know about their specific uses. I've tried googling, but nothing has really given me any clear ideas.

Jen

[Vox Humana]

I think you will know what to do with them instinctivly. You can always browse a catalog like Lee Valley Tools if you want to know what they are called or what category they are in.

[Tom J]

site will describe most of what she got, plus there may be one that is almost straight out from the handle with a flat blade with a V at the end for cutting dandelion roots and popping them out of the ground.

Tom J

[Travis M.]

.....and you have not been clear at all either.

[Stephen Henning]

Not knowing what you got, they could perhaps be: Trowel - Slices through soil to dig holes for planting. (shovel)

Cultivator - Easily aerates soil around plants. Thins seedlings and uproots weeds. (claw)

Planter - Neatly sized trowel for planting delicate seedlings and rows of small flowers. (narrow shovel)

Fork - Perfect for simple edging and loosening soil around plants. (fork)

Narrow Weeder - Sized for tending window boxes and plants with thin, delicate stems. (very narrow with V-shaped end for cutting roots)

Dibble - Forms perfect holes for planting bulbs and small plants. (conical)

[Jen]

They're the ones. Thanks