Basic Gardening Tools

Gardening would become easier if we have the right tools to use.  It is a must to have the most basic tools first before starting this hobby. There is no need to buy new and very expensive ones at the start. There are always second hand tools that we can buy on ebay or amazon. Once we have made sure already that this hobby is really interesting for us and we realized that we want to pursue it, then that would be the best time to upgrade our tools and buy new ones. Here is a list of some of the most basic gardening tools that you would need.

Gardening Gloves
Gardening gloves are very important in order to protect your hands while working in our garden.  It will also help prevent blisters to appear on your hands. Blisters are painful which would slow down your garden work. Your gloves will also help you make your hands comfortable to work with soil.  It is necessary to buy gloves that are washable as soil would make them so dirty. They need to be washed so you can use them again.

Knee Pads
There would be time that you would need to kneel for a few hours while working. This would be too painful on your knees if they don't have protection. Investing in a strong and good quality knee pads would be worth it. Knee pads will protect your knees and at the same time make you have an enjoyable gardening experience.

You would need a spade for digging the soil and a shovel for scooping loose materials in your little garden. Many people use those with a D-shaped handles as it is easier to lift what was dugged. Some people use them interchangeably but it would be up to you which one is more conveninet for you to use. Spade and shovels with slick metal surface makes it easier for the soil and other materials to slide off it easily.

Garden Trowel

A trowel is often considered as a hand spade or a miniature shovel. Its blade may be attached to the handle which has a lift or a curve like that of a shovel or straight, like that of a spade. It has a handle and a blade of polymer or metal.