The contents
- Shovel
- Forks, hoes, plows
- Rake
- Pruners, loppers, garden shears
- Saws, saws, knives
- Cultivators
- Small and other tools
- Non-standard tools
To work on the cottage and garden always requires a lot of different instruments. From a properly sized tool depends on the quality of cultivated land, the number of future crops and wasted effort.
The tools used in the cultivation of the land ↑
To apply the tool to work in the country correctly, you must know what it is, because it will be difficult to dig up the soil, for example, shovel.
Shovel ↑
The most necessary tool in the country, of course, is a spade.
Most often used sapper shovels and bayonet, the latter may be rounded and a rectangular bayonet.
Shovels are usually used when you need to gather something (for example, debris or snow), load, mix, or shovel. They look exactly the same as the scoop, only larger and with a long stalk.
Rounded bayonet shovel dug up hard ground, dig out the harvest, and it is possible to cut small roots, due to the sharpened end.
Rectangular bayonet spade used in the country for digging loose soil.
All kinds of bayonet spade is flat and completely vertical, only the top of the bayonet has curved in one direction edge – to rest feet while digging.
Shovel is usually made of steel, stainless steel and titanium. The latter are the most top quality, are light weight and dirt to the surface does not stick, but they are not cheap.
Handle shovels often made of wood. At the end can be added to handle Y-shape in order better to make an effort to sckopke solid ground. Importantly, the cutting was efficiently processed, with no protruding knots and splinters. It is not recommended to buy shovels with shanks, painted with varnish or paint, as they will slide in the hands.
Another type of shovel and drainage. Already from the name it becomes clear that it is used to create trenches and cleaning of debris. Its bayonet has an elongated shape with rounded edges and a rounded end.
A digging spade is used for digging small holes or transplanting plants.
Forks, hoes, plows ↑
Forks – another most essential tool for the garden. Forks with straight teeth can dig up solid ground, curved and long to lay down the hay, and short and curved to work with the compost.
Forks often dig vegetables, as less likely to cut and clean but difficult to spill and debris.
Among the important tools for garden and kitchen garden and the hoe (a hoe). It is used for weeding, hilling of plants, cultivation, break up the lumps and create the furrows. The design of the chopper consists of a handle, which planted the tip at a right angle.
At the time of purchase of the chopper, pay attention to the blade, it must be a minimum thickness of 2-3 mm.
The plane is a tool for the Amateur, someone besides him more than any other tool for giving is not, and someone he did not like, especially owners of very solid earth. It looks like a metal clip attached to the handle.
It is very important to purchase the original of this instrument, and not a fake that absolutely nothing can be done.
Fans of the cultivator and the Creator is recommended before using this tool for land cultivation in the country, read the instruction manual and watch videos.
Rake ^ a
Rake in the cottage and garden, leveled the ground after digging, break the earthen clods, picking up trash,.
A metal rake to produce straight and twisted teeth, as well as various widths. A rake with straight teeth may be easier to collect the garbage and twisted to loosen the ground.
Fan rake is used only for cleaning, for example, the grass and leaves.
Pruners, loppers, garden shears ↑
The total of these tools for the home and garden is a sharp blade. They must all leave behind a neat slice, bringing the plant harm.
The loppers – a tool for cutting thick branches. It sharpened both blades.
Pruning shears have bypass and persistent. In one of the bypass blade with a recess and the second convex. Such shears cut off the young branches. Hard pruning shear has one blade, and the lower part made in the form of emphasis. It is used for cutting dry branches.
Garden shears – a tool for trimming shrubs. They create masterpieces out of the bushes in a variety of spheres, pyramids or other shapes.
When choosing secateurs, pay attention to the manufacturer, as it is better to buy Finnish, Swedish or German instruments.
Saws, saws, knives ↑
Reciprocating saw, a hacksaw will help to remove the old Bush or tree. For any saw blade basic requirement – smooth cut. After sawing should not remain sticking in the bark or chips.
On spil is strongly influenced by the size of the teeth than they are smaller, the smoother will be the cut.
Reciprocating saw and a hacksaw have a rounded end so as not to damage the wood during sawing of the branch, and tapers to a.
You should always keep on giving and be sure the knife is very sharp. They can, for example, to harvest or to clean wound on the tree before treatment.
Cultivators ↑
Loosen the earth can not only shovel, but also a cultivator.
Hand cultivator – a few rotating discs (usually made in the form of stars) attached to the handle, and a special knife for trimming the roots. There are different widths.
You can purchase a gasoline or electric cultivator. They are available in different sizes and power. Lighter use in small areas with soft soil and heavy can be used on solid soil, and to it is attached a plurality of different nozzles.
Small and other tools ↑
Be sure to have at the cottage kits small tools. They will always need to work with seedlings and transplanting small plants.
You will also need the following tools:
- heads of different sizes for spot watering;
- hoses and sprinklers;
- gloves: thin rubber and very thick, for working with thorny plants;
- car (truck) for transportation of various goods (land, compost, bags, crop);
?It is important! The car must have a long handle. - buckets, garden rope, markers, pegs;
- sprayer for treating plants (it is desirable to have two, one for chemical processing, the other for the remaining funds);
- axe, hammer, nails, wire for tying plants;
- lawn mower or trimmer.
Innovative tools ↑
To unusual tools for land cultivation in the country are regcomp and potato «The farmer».
Regcomp called the wonder tool for the garden, as they can several times faster to dig the earth, while spending much less effort, and without straining your back.
It looks like a wide fork, but with a curved arm, to lean both hands. The lever is made of a hollow tube to lighten the weight of the tool.
Also there is a special step (strap), which will need to draw leg.
Regcomp width 60 cm, height 135 cm.
All construction is powder coated for corrosion protection.
Tool for garden and cottage «The farmer» replaces multiple types of tools (pitchfork, shovel, rake), and also makes it easier as you can dig without using hands.
The instrument has a special adjustment to change the target destination.
Storing garden tools ↑
Any gardening tool for the home and garden is well kept, then it will last for many years.
Preparation of tool storage consists of several stages:
- purification of dirt, grass, or other debris;
- drying out (every detail of the instrument must be thoroughly dried, so the wooden parts will rot and metal will not corrode);
- lubrication of metal tools with oil.
Handsaw, pruning shears, saws it is best to store the covers. If there is a petrol saw or cultivators, it is recommended to drain the fuel.
An important role plays the way of tool storage. It is desirable that each tool was suspended.
Storage space must be absolutely dry and dark.
Garden organizers ↑
To avoid wasting time looking for the right tool, you need to make or buy special organizers and shelves for storage.
Board organizer has long been used in the kitchen, in the office and for storage of garden tools it is perfect. It has many cells in which you can put small tools. Due to its small design, it can be hung anywhere.
Wall garden organizers can have not only the cell, but and shelves. There is also a boxed Tarot with a large number of boxes.
In fact, most planners can do with their hands.
For example, wooden pallets can be used to store large and long tools (shovels, pitchforks). In order that the pallet is not dropped, its better to fix to the wall.
Various hooks will also help to keep the tool. Hook takes up little space and put it absolutely everywhere.
On the shelf with the cutouts will be convenient to store tools with different handles (for each instrument can be cut).
To time at the cottage have always been fun, choose the tool that suits you. Pay attention to its quality and price, so with the low price, the tool quality can be.
Observe safety precautions while using sharp and cutting objects. For the correct usage of a complex tool always read the instructions.
