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Last post 01-10-2012 2:22 PM by Sammy86. 17 replies.

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  • 17/02/2012 01:34 PM
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    I've just posted on my blog www.wellywoman.wordpress.com about my cold frames and how they have made a real difference to me and how much I can grow. What piece of gardening kit would you not be without?

  • 17/02/2012 07:58 PM
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    • kaydee
    • Perthshire
    • 15 Feb 2009
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    Left-handed pruning shears & a bag of Rootgrow. Best K

  • 18/02/2012 02:50 PM
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    • miranda
    • Oxfordshire
    • 17 Nov 2004
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    My Felco #12 secateurs, they are the best. 

  • 18/02/2012 07:55 PM
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    • Snark
    • Suffolk
    • 12 Jan 2011
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    My big red eats anything petrol shredder.

    For the Snark was a boojum you see
  • 23/02/2012 12:33 PM
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    • Andre
    • Rochdale Lancs
    • 19 Feb 2012
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    My rotasieve to get all the big bits out of my compost.

    Cheers

    Andre
  • 28/02/2012 04:54 PM
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    • Julie
    • London
    • 28 Apr 2009
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    decent trowel

  • 27/03/2012 09:18 PM
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    • Lonnwy
    • Margam
    • 17 Jul 2009
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    My Felco secateurs (can't remember what no. I've had them so long!) and my Wilkinson Sword long handled secateurs, they're sort of long loppers but only one handed, they're fantastic for pruning apple trees up ladders (...I'm up the ladder, not the tree!!), but I've only seen them in one place and only once, I WISH they'd bring them back into production! All my customers want a pair, but I can't supply them as I can't find them anywhere, not even on the WS website! :-( I'm being paranoid about looking after my pair of long handled secateurs ... cos I don't know if I'm ever going to find another pair ever again!! :-O Any advice would be fab!! Lx

  • 27/03/2012 09:29 PM
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    • sue1002
    • Ipswich, Suffolk
    • 06 Sep 2005
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     I've got a pair of the WS one handed long pruners which regularly get used when pruning the Photinia.  I got them in a sale at B&Q about 6 years ago and they're still going strong.

    sue1002
  • 10/05/2012 05:05 AM
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    • Gairdner
    • Midlothian, Scotland
    • 10 May 2012
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    Lonnwy, I don't know if you've seen Darlac's Snappers? They are basically long reach, one-handed, cut and hold pruners. They won't go through proper thick stems but are pretty good. I have a 1.5 metre set and they're invaluable. I got mine here: http://www.garden-gear.co.uk/larger-tools/darlac-snappers/. If you have however seen these then I apologize. You should check www.fredshed.co.uk for reviews of innovative, hard working and long lasting tools. He sometimes features new tools that catch the imagination and really do work. Great bloke too. Graeme

    Aye, but that'll never grow up here....
  • 16/05/2012 12:58 PM
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     My bright yellow Puncture proof wheelbarrow wheel that i bought online....no surprise punctures :-)
  • 18/05/2012 07:26 AM
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    • ceredig58
    • Ceredigion
    • 15 May 2012
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    I couldn't live without my garden claw. Not the most popular tool around to other folks, but it is priceless to me.

  • 24/05/2012 08:05 AM
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     My husband would say the mower, but I have to say my secateurs
  • 10/06/2012 09:02 AM
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    I would agree with secateurs, I was given some for mothers day and they are fantastic - easy grip - although I am not needing that quite yet! and do the job just fine.

  • 10/06/2012 11:20 AM
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    • madmuncher
    • Nottinghamshire
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    Ohh..my scythe, love it. I've got all manner of motorized machinery but they are all loud and 'smelly'.

    With scythe I can sit down first to give it a 'lick' of stone and prepare myself for the task ahead. I can enjoy the outside sounds and smells without disturbing living things and get work done and work out in all in same time.

    It is something so satisfying when working with 'old' tools that are actually better than many of the 'new' ones..Big Smile 
  • 10/06/2012 01:03 PM
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    • miranda
    • Oxfordshire
    • 17 Nov 2004
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    Agree with you wholeheartedly about the scythe, madmuncher. I have one too and I love it. I read once about a man who was using his scythe on his new allotment - the other allotment people asked why he didn't use a strimmer and after some talk, a race was organised between strimmer and scythe. The scythe won. 

    I am also fond of my very old fashioned turf lifting spade, which is like this one, only better.