Okay, so I’ve been meaning to get my garden in shape, and I finally decided to bite the bullet and invest in some decent tools. I went with the “grenebo gardening tools” set – seemed like a good balance of price and quality, you know?
First things first, I unboxed everything. It came with a trowel, a hand rake, a weeder, a cultivator, and some pruning shears. They felt pretty sturdy, which was a good start. The handles were some kind of wood, looked comfortable enough.
Testing Things Out
I started with the trowel. My flower beds were a mess, so I needed to dig up some old plants and make space for new ones. The trowel went into the soil pretty easily. It wasn’t like cutting through butter, but it didn’t feel like I was going to break it either. I managed to get a few plants out without too much trouble.
Next, I used the hand rake to clear away the loose leaves and debris. This thing was lightweight, so it was easy to maneuver. It did a decent job of gathering up the mess, though I had to go over some areas a couple of times to get everything.
The weeder was up next. I have these annoying weeds that keep popping up between my pavers. This tool has a forked end, which is supposed to help get the roots out. I stuck it in the ground, wiggled it around a bit, and pulled. Some weeds came out easily, others were a bit more stubborn. It definitely took some effort, but it was better than trying to pull them out by hand.
Then I moved on to the cultivator. I wanted to loosen up the soil in one of my raised beds before planting some vegetables. The cultivator has these three pointy tines. I dragged it through the soil, and it did a pretty good job of breaking up the clumps. My soil is kind of hard, so it took a few passes, but it definitely made a difference.
- The trowel worked good!
- The hand rake is also good.
- The weeder is hard at first, but it worked well.
- The cultivator did a good job.
Finally, I used the pruning shears to trim back some overgrown bushes. The blades seemed sharp enough. I snipped off some branches, and they cut through pretty cleanly. I didn’t try anything too thick, but for small branches, they worked just fine.
The result is pretty good, my garden looks really good now!
