Tools for better gardening:On this site we offer the favorite gardening tools of gardener
Richard Cartwright--as well as those of other gardeners.To grow more and better gardens use drip irrigation! |
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To order any of the tools on this page, click on "PURCHASE" , which will take you to our ordering page where you can add the item to your cart and checkout. (To return to this page to continue shopping use your browser back button). EZ-DIGGERTM
The
EZ-Diggerr is a unique all-purpose garden tool of Korean origin. It
digs, weeds, and thins. Use it to dig holes for planting and
transplanting, open and close rows,
loosen soil around plants. The curve of the pointed blade allows soil to
be thrown to the side like a plow, making it easier to dig holes
and trenches. Pulling this tool is easier for digging and loosening soil than pushing a hand spade. The edges of the blade are used to level, mound and loosen soil and cover seeds. Use to tear up sod, remove heavily rooted weeds, turn dirt back from sidewalk edges and for defining bed edges for mulching. It will cut through
landscaping fabric to insert plants, grub out weeds, and move and
smooth soil and mulch. A versatile garden tool you won't want to be without. EZ-DIGGER $16.95    HAND SICKLE
This is my number one favorite tool!
I do a lot of weeding, by hand, and this tool is, without doubt, the best weeder I have
ever used! I insert the sharp finely serrated blade (14 points per
inch) into the soil to make contact with the weed's root. I can usually
lift the entire weed with its root completely out of the soil by an upward tug with the sickle while
pulling the above-ground part of the weed with my other hand. If the
weed has a deep taproot, I insert the blade to cut off its root far
below the surface and yank the
weed out. This handy tool is also great for trimming grass in tight
spots where the mower won't reach. I use the hand sickle for most all my
weeding chores and occasional trimming and dead-heading.
The very sharp steel blade retains sharpness even with a lot of digging
through soil. The yellow wooden handle makes this tool easy to find
when left in the garden.Hand Sickle $11.50 purchase GARDEN SHEARS This is my second all-around most used tool.
Its
sharp straight blades are great for dead-heading, detail pruning, and
other chores that require precision cuts. Great for picking fruit,
gathering vegetables, cutting buds and flowers. High carbon, pointed,
needlenose garden shears, 2" straight blade, 7 1/2" overall length. A light-weight
compliment to the by-pass pruner.Garden Shears $10.50  HORI HORI
Dig, weed, divide perennials, trans-plant. Beveled for shoveling and a serrated side for sawing.
Hori-Hori means “dig-dig”! These knives are multipurpose – weed, plant, divide perennials, even cut sod. They are beveled for shoveling and have a serrated edge for sawing. The blade is marked for depth measurement for easy planting. This tool has become a favorite amongst Master Gardeners! Vinyl sheath included.
This is a great additional tool to have in your gardening tool kit.   Long Handled Tools  HULA HOE or STIRRUP HOE The classic stirrup weeding hoe cuts on both push and pull stroke. Stirrup Hoe (54" handle ) $23.75  GRUB HOES Grub
Hoes are used to dig
and cultivate! Used around the world for centuries - because they are fast, simple, and effective. This very sturdy tool is ideal for digging and cultivating. Break ground for new gardens and raised beds. Remove or till-in sod. Trench for drainage or utility lines. The specially heads for these tools are angled for fast efficient digging and tilling. The 5 foot long Ash handle is made in the USA. The 6" (3 lb) grub hoe has the perfect design and weight to enable fast, efficient cutting through sod, hard soil, stems, and small roots. The best tool for trenching, it allows digging and tilling in an upright position that is much easier on your back than using a pick-ax, mattock and trenching shovel.
The 4" (2 lb) grub hoe features the efficient design of the wider tool, but its narrower width is ideal for working smaller gardens with less physical exertion. It is also the perfect tool for narrow trenching for laying irrigation or utility lines.  The Broot Garden Weeder,
a simple but effective tool, is designed to be a powerful weeder that
is strong enough to shear a wide range of weed/plant roots without
bending or breaking, and to be suitable for a variety of different soil
conditions. The Broot is much more powerful and can do many jobs that
its stirrup or hula hoe competitors cannot. The 8" wide working head is
made of strong sharpened steel which is bolted to a 54" ergonomicaly
contoured handle of 11/2" diameter select grade white oak.
The Broot Garden Weeder cuts roots best when the blade is slightly submerged in the soil (approximately 1/4" to 1" deep). The oak handle tapers down and then comes to a bulb on the end. To best grip the tool, the user should grab the bulbed end with both hands, interlocking the fingers, palms facing up and thumbs wrapping up over the top of the handle. Pull the bulbed end of the handle close to the center of chest with both elbows pointing out to the sides. Stepping forward, lunge arms straight out, pushing the working head through the targeted weeds. The Broot Garden Weeder $59.95 PURCHASE To see more garden tools or to find out more about drip irrigation please visit this website: |
 This
Broadfork is made in Indiana, U.S.A. designed by Richard Cartwright and
fabricated by a local master welder.  Multiple tine & spacing alterations are easily arranged on this tool.   Tine Arrangements: Aerating the soil with your broadfork once or more each year will greatly enhance the long-term productivity of the soil. If your soil is extremely difficult to till (as in heavy clay soils or new ground), it is easier to make several passes, tilling only a few inches deep in each pass. You may also want to start using the 4 tine setup. The 5 tine arrangement with 3.5" spacing is most commonly used for most soil types. The 7 tine configuration with 3" spacing may also be used for extremely fine tilling or for tilling in very loose soils. Also, using the 7 tines, spaced at 3” apart, you can harvest root crops if you insert along the row or at the edge of a bed and push the broadfork handle nearly all the way to the ground. The potatoes or carrots, etc. will be elevated to the surface for easy harvesting. ROOT CUTTER SICKLE Having the same, indestructible, stainless steel blade as the hand sickle above, the root cutter is more heavily serrated and will make short work of larger tap-rooted weeds and tree seedlings.  CAPE COD WEEDER   STEEL HOE/CULTIVATOR Sturdy multi-purpose gardening and landscaping tool. The companion to the Steel Hoe Pick (below) $14.95 PURCHASE
 6" WIDE GRUB HOE $29.95 PURCHASE   |
Own the
most versatile broadfork on the market! Using the Cartwright Broadfork Garden Tiller, with its interchangeable tines, is having 3 broadforks in one. (multiple tine and spacing arrangements are possible)
Features of the CARTWRIGHT BROADFORKTM The
Cartwright Broadfork is the toughest on the market! The unique
uni-body design assures strength with ease of use (your digging force
is transferred more directly to earth with less effort than in
broadfork models with verticle handles). The horizontal bar
handle is comfortable to use and assures ergonomically correct,
efficient soil-working movement. A boiled linseed oil finish on
the white oak handle
provides good grip and the finish protects the wood. The 13" hardened
tines will penetrate soil to an 11" depth and are easily
removeable with a hand wrench (should they ever bend)--avoiding the
expense and trouble of repairs by welding.
The broadfork is used to loosen soil in preparation for planting or for adding compost or other soil conditioners. It opens and loosens soil while minimizing damage to the soil's living flora and fauna that provide necessary conditions for optimal plant growth. You'll develop your own digging method or pattern with the broadfork, but I found it helpful to work backwards. By sliding the fork back a few inches after you finish the downward loosening motion...stepping back, positioning for the next insertion you avoid having to lift the fork completely out of the ground and move it forward each time you dig. Also, particularly if the soil is heavy clay, making two passes, working perpendicular to the first digging direction on the second, will assist in breaking up difficult soil.     For comments or suggestions about your favorite garden tool, please CONTACT US.
Italian Grape Hoe Fast and efficient weeding tool The Grape Hoe, with its sharp edge is primarily a weeder and soil mover. For digging, use the Grub Hoes. Weeding with a grape hoe is done by keeping the blade parallel to the ground, chop and pull the tool towards you in short strokes with the blade just under the surface of the soil. Coarse weeds, and even small woody plants, can be cut with a forceful chop of the grape hoe blade.  Italian Grape Hoe $28.95 PURCHASE STEEL HOE/PICK Strong and well balanced, this solid forged tool can be used as a planter or a weeder--and is especially effective for grubbing out stubborn perennial weeds and tree saplings or breaking up clay soil.  STEEL HOE/PICK $14.95 PURCHASE Heavy Duty MACHETE  24" Blade heavy duty Machete. PVC Handle. Canvas sheath with belt loop is included. $9.95 PURCHASE |
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