Add Photo to Journal
|
|
| Photo Credit: Frank Tansey |
| The long, hooklike blade of the CobraHead® makes digging targeted plants easy, even in tight planting situations. |
In most of my life I’m a gadget freak. But when it comes to gardening, I’m pretty basic. When Learn2Grow® asked, “What’s your favorite garden tool?” my answer was quick and easy: a trowel. Give me a trowel, a hose and an occasional hoe for weeding, and I’m usually good to go. Most of the time when I leave my garden, I do so with dirty hands.
Now I must confess that I have a new favorite – a tool that some might call a “gadget,” and one with an unusual name: the CobraHead®. Anyone holding this interesting tool might be mistaken for “Captain Hook,” given its long, curved, steel blade (although you don’t see too many pirates out in the garden). It’s easy to grasp, comfortable to hold, and it helps me work the soil. Whether weeding, loosening rocky terrain or digging out old plants, I now have the leverage to easily complete the task at hand. My garden is either a rocky, native-grass, deer-infested area in front of the house or a square-foot, raised-bed, fenced-in, mostly-vegetable-garden in the back. When I got the CobraHead, I went to work in the rocky front yard first. I quickly learned that the tool works well for creating a new planting area in such conditions. It easily cuts through rough ground to loosen soil and small to midsize rocks. And I can add amendments and prepare the planting hole far easier than working with my trusty trowel or spade.
|