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Maintaining a garden involves many different tasks for the various types of plants, soil and problems that can occur. For each of these different tasks, there are different garden tools available to make the job easier. For the beginner gardener, trying to make sense of all the different types of gardening tools available can be very confusing.

Here is a brief overview of to help you with your purchase of garden tools to fit your needs. Hand garden ToolsThere are many different types of hand tools for gardening. For a start, you will need at least a trowel, a cultivator and a weeding tool. You can usually buy beginner-gardener sets which will give you the basics you need to get started. Once you start spending more time gardening, you will probably want to get more hand tools to make the tasks easier. Trowels come in different sizes with various shaped tips. Cultivators can be very basic for small spaces or you can get larger ones that will save you a lot of time in large gardens. They also vary in blade length. There are many different weeding tools which mainly vary depending on the angle and shape of the blade. Look for hand tools which have forged-steel blades. There are many different types of handles such as wood, metal, resin and plastic. Choose a handle type which feels comfortable. However, all handles should be strong and lightweight. Upright garden ToolsIf you have a large garden, you will save yourself a lot of time and labor by investing in upright garden tools. Some of the most basic upright tools for gardening are those with long handles, such as various types of gardening shovels.

There are also many affordable upright gardening tools which have wheels and reduce the amount of effort you need during tasks such as cultivating. Look for blades that are made of forged steel because they are strong and last long. garden tools which have treads or turned top edges make pushing the tool into soil with your foot easier. Keep in mind that while long handles are great for reach and leverage, they are not good for small spaces. Wood and fiberglass handles are usually the best choices for long handles because they last long and absorb shock. While metal is the strongest, it transmits heat or cold and vibrations. Cutting garden ToolsGarden tools for cutting are very specific but they can be broken down into some basic categories. Pruners come with two main types of blades: the by-pass blade is for living plants whereas the anvil blade is good for cutting dead plants and wood. Shears vary by sizes and have long, flat blades used for cutting grass or hedges. The largest cutting garden tools are loppers which can be used for cutting branches up to about two inches around. If you need to cut larger branches, then pruning saws are a good tool. Saws with more teeth will give you smoother results.

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