I've recommended some of these items in years past, but garden favorites are garden favorites.
From AM Leonard:
Not very classy looking, but these gloves do the job, you can wash them — and they're cheaper than most. The more you buy, the less you pay. I order them every couple of years in lots of one dozen. Of knit cotton and latex, they're also cooler in hot weather.
Soil Knife – Weeder
I love this versatile tool … since I bought mine several years ago, I've never used anything else to plant bulbs or 4-inch potted plants, or to weed. You simply can't be without one. Stainless steel blade with depth markings at one inch intervals. And the orange handle makes it visible in the garden.
From Gardener's Edge:
Hoe Rake
There's a seven by nine inch head at the end of this 54 inch rake — you can use it for grading, raking, grubbing — and much more. Handle of northern ash, the head is carbon steel. And it also comes in a shorter version.
From Gardener's Supply:
Floating Row Covers
I've been using these for years to protect tender plants out in the garden — and the tarragon growing in a window-box type planter on my deck. I've never lost anything when I've used them in very cold weather. And the old cat loved to hide under them, fondly spying birds, though he was far too large to ever move fast enough to get one.
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