Omg I was JUST researching this to figure out what basics I could really use as I get more serious about my gardening. Thank you so much for reading my mind and making this video!
One of my favorite gardening tool is an old screwdriver I found in the garage after we bought our house. It's long and sturdy and I use it to remove weeds from my garden. I also use it to dig in and loosen up the soil when I am planting small new plants. Awesome video and great tools from Corona!
I’m a minimalist when it comes to garden tools. Love to get my hands in the dirt though. My go to tools are shovels and prunes. Maybe a couple others if needed.
We just finished our raised beds and are planting in them this weekend. My husband has all of these tools in the shed! Woohoo!! Not sure I should admit this but the pruning shears...yea those are in our junk drawer inside bc I always thought they were some kind of pliers.
I love garden tools. I love the wheel Barrell and the oscillating hoe. The sharpen is very handy. i need to get one of those. I could probably use it in the kitchen as well. Your video makes me want to go out and get all the tools. I am sure I could find some use for them. Thanks.
When kevin said I am somewhat tall and a bit lazy. I thought no you are far from lazy lol you have a whole beautiful garden that you tend to. Great video!
One other thing to mention is storage space. I have both, a rounded spade, and a square one, but I got the short type with the stirrup handle. Not only do they store in smaller space, but I take the square one in the car trunk, if I get stuck in snow.
You should make a new series in which you go and help new gardeners correct gardening mistakes. "A Garden Makeover" if you will Love your channel🧡 Keep doing great stuff 👍
My Corona brand Ratchet Pruner is the one of my absolute favorite tools. I use it for hacking back the invasive vines and shrubs that have invaded the forest around my yard. It fits in my back pocket and easily cuts through branches bigger than my thumb.
One tip *I* have to share: I really love stainless steel tools. I'm, if I'm honest, kind of lazy and careless, at times, so I absolutely love having tools that don't need to be babied, that can never rust no matter what. Fully stainless steel tools don't necessarily cost that much either, which I was pleasantly surprised by. Definitely a worthwhile investment, if you ask me.
@@WildnUnruly Par for the course in this part of Canada. Green energy -- Germany's solar panels covered in snow, windmills not working either. Fired up the coal plants. Should see the pictures of helicopters dumping buckets of deicing fluid on windmills to try to get them going
Looking great at your new spot! Great gardening advice for the newbies! I have to chime in for more of the advance gardners out there, imo the following tools cant be matched after years of running a commercial landscaping business and nursery you learn what works and last..... Felco 2 cant be beat! King of spade ( one piece blue welded deep spades..cuts through anything) ...brentwood wheelbarrows , little more upfront cost pays off ten fold with quality tools. Seed supply stores and Amish farms around here in Lancaster Pennsylvania has the cream of the crop tools for anyone demanding quality. Skip Depot and Lowes lets kick it back to the little man..lol!!
I love hearing experienced gardener's opinions on tools. I'm a beginner, and I have my pruners from my houseplants that will do double-duty, my rake, my hose, and my spade (that pointed shovel). Just moved in the last 4 months, didn't get my first bed done until after the first frost. C'mon spring!
I've been building out my own custom raised garden bed for a month, and I can't wait to use it. Sometimes you just have to be patient. Good luck on your garden.
@@maggiemanzke7926 I'm zone 10B, but right now we are prepping our yard and building out a lot of raised bed gardens, so we really don't have much growing yet.
I'm growing in an apartment with a 2nd story balcony, but I'm in Gatineau, Quebec. This winter has absolutely sucked, very low light, constant freezes and thaws, I lost many indoor plants before I got a grow light. Anyways right now on my balcony I have a hemlock tree, a spruce bush, a pine tree and a lavender plant, all about 4 feet tall with the pot. Only real gardening tools I have are a couple pointy sticks and a Fiskars' knife/shears combo thing, but my greatest ally so far has been vermiculite lol
Good to know that Corona makes a little blade sharpener. If you purchase loppers, make sure they have a hinge on them. They will truly be your best friend and you won't have to use as much of your own torquing power to make cuts. The pitch fork is helpful when sod busting.
If I recommend one thing it would be the stirrup hoe. Mine would even dig in a 1/2 inch and cut off roots and weeds barely came back. Even works to till up a small trench for seeds! Amazing tool!
I LOVE the Corona FS 3214D ComfortGEL Leaf & Stem Micro Snips. I got them for Christmas, and I have found it to be my new guilty pleasure to pinch pentas with it
One of my fave and most used tool is a Hori Hori, but I love the more knife style version over the trowel style such as the one from Niwaki, dig, cut, chop or use to make seed drills. The perfect garden tool.... Loved the video Kevin... I do need to invest in an oscillating hoe this year
My mom bought me these adorable mini shovels and rakes for my birthday (they are literally the size of a pencil) and I use them even though it’s not practical because they are so cute.
I wish I could send you some of my leaves. I have four monster maple trees and it takes me like six hours at least once sometimes twice in the fall to rake them to the curb. Luckily the town crew picks them up. I saved a little and put on my garden. Just need bags of composted manure on top now. 🖤 Hey I just noticed you're almost to 1 mil! How exciting!!
I'm glad I stumbled upon this...thank you. I have most of them but I call them different names...😆 I'm glad you brought to light their real names. I'm getting an osalating hoe tomorrow..can't wait, never seen one of those.
Since i ditched edged raised beds, got myself tools to work the soil and to weed. Much quicker than pulling every weed by hand. My set of essential tools: cutter mattock for deep decompaction and also useful for digging out bushes etc 3 tine cultivator for regular decompaction/weeding/de-crusting between rows 1 tine cultivator for fine weeding work between plants soil tilther and soil prep rake to make and maintain rows before planting. the back of the rake is actually useful, unlike those cheap and heavy rakes. secateurs mainly for cutting woody stems medium size snips that do most of the cutting and trimming of plants planting knife, which can dig planting holes or to cut off tough thick stems like cabbage syphon injection system. i just have the hose connecting kind for now. sure beats mixing fertilizer and carrying one watering can at a time. with a well chosen set of tools and methods, you have more time to do what's most important, keep new plant starts coming and keep them moist. also keep garden clean of debree and sick plants etc. Keep a bucket each for green and non-green rubbish collection. might sound like a lot of work but is not. each job is done efficiently. no more wasting time making composts, collecting and chopping compost materials, or making silly potions of unknown nutritional efficacy.
For me a retractable hose reel is an essential tool in the garden. I grew up not knowing what it was until I got my own place and the previous owner had retractable hose reels installed. I am never going back to a traditional hose.
Some one gave me a pair of Corona pruners. Never heard of the brand nor did the person who gave them to me. When I researched the brand I was surprised that somebody would give away these pruners. Pruners had a ding, must have been used to cut wire. I was able to file it down and they work fine. Great tool for anyone with arthritis in their hands.
2:12 bypass pruners - beter for green part of plant, non bypass pruners ar beter for wooden part of plant (mostly busches/roses). It is worth considering the "force transfer" model, especially if it will be used for woody parts.
For new gardeners having to cope with heavy clay soil, a mattock is extremely handy, as spades or shovels will be hard work. A kink-resistant hose worth splurging on, don't frustrate yourself by thinking you're saving money on a cheap hose. Totally agree that the best garden watering is done by hand, not automated. If your soil is hygroscopic, give it a light sprinkle to break the water tension, then return later to give it a deep soak. To save water, water the feeder roots of shrubs or trees, not the base of the plant, & wait till they droop before watering to toughen them up. If you're on a strict budget, you'll get by using scissors for tip pruning or cutting salad leaves/fruits. Loppers are great, but if cutting back very dense bushes, it's difficult to get the handles open enough while wanting cut out larger branches. As you've pointed out, pruning saws are very useful but I've sped things up using a cordless reciprocating saw, which is a popular multi-purpose handyman tool anyway. Your dual wheel barrow is the ultimate, but would be pricy. Maybe use a log carrier until funds allow, rather than waste money & risk injury with cheap barrows. For the elderly (like me), you'll love grippy gloves as you won't have to grip as hard when pulling weeds etc. If you're absent minded (like me), dexterous cut resistant gloves will save you some flesh. They're readily available from on-line safety outlets & very reasonably priced. In the interest of economy, don't buy anything that's sold in larger pots, or if you have to, give the pot a squeeze to check if it's root-bound. 👍🇦🇺
Nice video! I love garden tools, chinese tea ware, and musical instruments! My tips: Go with biointensive beds and opt for a square shovel for digging those. Include a digging fork or broad fork
My favorite is my old big bucket, to carry tools round the garden, to hold the weeds while weeding from place to place, to put cuttings in and then lug them to the compost heap or to collect moulding leaves where there are too many and use as a cover elsewhere to cool plants cooler.
About the last tip, in the words of Chef Jacques Pepin, blade edges are made of teeth, so when you use your knife, the teeth get out of whack. You are not sharpening the blade, you're keeping it sharp by re-aligning the teeth. Eventually, the teeth get worn out and you need a grinding stone (coarse, medium, fine...) and spend some time to groove in new teeth. One of my best tools: a notebook. Everytime I think I'll remember...
Thank you so much for this video! I have always wanted to get a break down of the best basic tools you should have, the differences between them, and how to keep them sharp. Happy New Year!
About a year ago I saw you using the Oscillating Hoe and had no idea what it was! I ended up buying a Dutch Hoe and using it in a similar way. It is so much more satisfying than pulling small weeds :) Best investment! I am also considering buying a cultivator to turn compost. Not sure which will be the best one though (how many prongs, shape of them, dual head with spade on the other side).
Hey Kevin! A request for a neem oil episode. I have used it with some success and am sure I am missing information about it. I’d love to hear what more you, The Epic Gardener, can add. 😊 Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge on so many topics!
Went to a volunteer camp for teens. There was a distinct lack of tools for ground clearing. Really wish I had that folding saw, but *sigh* my 4 knives did well enough. Had to sharpen them after though.
You need to keep all square spades sharp... NOTHING replaces that in my landscape business... NOTHING. It is the best digging shovel when sharp, it has the best control of all shovels. Only use a round point shovel when moving bulk gravel once in awhile!
Thanks for the video! I've got to get one of those folding hand saws! Also, I'm putting in a brand new raised garden in my backyard! I would not feel so confident about it if it wasn't for you and Laura from Garden Answer. I'll be sure to tag you and her on IG when I post pictures. Thanks so much for all you do!
Was looking forward to seeing what tools you have! Im a big fan of the dutch hoe over the oscillating hoe. A bit more robust and can really power into thick stemmed weeds.
Great really helpful suggestions. I've got most of the basics but certainly take taking care of them for granted. Still some more I need to get. I LOVE loppers. 😁 Thanks for sharing.
Your garden is looking great! Can I ask a dumb question? I have mulch on my plants (thanks for the tip), when you fertilize, do you move the mulch or sprinkle the fertilizer on top of it?
@@epicgardening I prefer to sprinkle on top. Some of the fertilizer, particularly the nitrogen, is temporarily taken up by the mulch and becomes slow release. Also it saves me time with a 1 acre lot with an orchard.
the shed looks like a whole different place without those trees behind it, great video, very helpful. like i need to add more tools to my collection, though...??!
If you have waning grip strength, "aviation snips" are a good, force multiplying alternative to pruning shears. You want the yellow handled ones; they cut straight.
Bro, the tool EVERYONE forgets about in these lists, is one of my favorites. The bucket!
So true!
I don’t even have an outdoor garden but I can’t resist an Epic Gardening upload! 🌿
Love that!
@Amethyst aka the garbage lady - I’m actually going to plant a few things this spring and I’m really excited!
I wasn't really interested in tools either but your videos are so relaxing!
Atleast do a container garden this year and youll be so so happy! A few pots is enough to put a smile on your face on a not so good day ;)
Do it. There is nothing like the peaceful stress that comes with worrying about your plants 24/7
Omg I was JUST researching this to figure out what basics I could really use as I get more serious about my gardening. Thank you so much for reading my mind and making this video!
You bet!
One of my favorite gardening tool is an old screwdriver I found in the garage after we bought our house. It's long and sturdy and I use it to remove weeds from my garden. I also use it to dig in and loosen up the soil when I am planting small new plants. Awesome video and great tools from Corona!
Was literally just out working in my yard today wondering when you would make a vid like this!
Got you covered!
I’m a minimalist when it comes to garden tools. Love to get my hands in the dirt though. My go to tools are shovels and prunes. Maybe a couple others if needed.
Can't go wrong w/ that!
Hoe, spade shovel, prunes, Japanese hand hoe/sickle, lopper for my trees, and a bucket gets me by just fine.
very educational video. I got started thinking what I bought was not practical... thanks for the advice
I picked up a 7 yard Gorilla cart and it's the best tool I've bought in years
we are starting next week. cant wait.
As a newer gardener, this video was really informative, thank you Kevin💖
Just received another 7” Quicksaw as my neighbor admired my other one so much that I just had to gift it to her! Great tools!
So generous!
Snow shovels work great for light materials as well.
Almost at one million subs! I have recommended you to a lot of the people I know that have a garden or want to start one.
Congrats!
Awesome, thank you!
I love your planters, i bet a pond full of koi fish would be amazing
I'm loving the pumpkin on the pedestal... I have no idea why
We just finished our raised beds and are planting in them this weekend. My husband has all of these tools in the shed! Woohoo!! Not sure I should admit this but the pruning shears...yea those are in our junk drawer inside bc I always thought they were some kind of pliers.
I love you, you are so awesome!!😇❄🐈🌻🌲🥥🏵🥑🥥🍑🍊🍉🍏🍎🥭🥭🍍🍓🥝🍅🥕🍆🥔🌶🌽🥒🥬🧄🧄🧅🍄thank you for teaching us🍏💜🦮
The fan rake is also called a spring tine rake and the other rake is called a fixed tyne rake.
Super slick paint job on the shed doors, i look forward how they're used as a green screen.
Thank you, you are awesome!!!wow your dragon fruit are beautiful 🌻☃️🥑💜
I love garden tools. I love the wheel Barrell and the oscillating hoe. The sharpen is very handy. i need to get one of those. I could probably use it in the kitchen as well. Your video makes me want to go out and get all the tools. I am sure I could find some use for them. Thanks.
When kevin said I am somewhat tall and a bit lazy. I thought no you are far from lazy lol you have a whole beautiful garden that you tend to. Great video!
Thanks 👍
I thought the same...you’re not lazy; you appreciate efficiency!
Could you do a video about identifying what plants need by color, texture, etc.? 🌱🌿
Hi Kevin, My best gardening tool is a Personal Gardener. 😊🤣Love the simple practical vid. cheers
LOL wish I had one
One other thing to mention is storage space. I have both, a rounded spade, and a square one, but I got the short type with the stirrup handle. Not only do they store in smaller space, but I take the square one in the car trunk, if I get stuck in snow.
Shovel, cutlass, garden hose, bucket. If you have these you're good to get started
Your channel is so helpful for someone starting to get into gardening! thank you!
I'm so glad!
Now I don't have any job . I'm planning 🤔 to become a gardener so this video is useful for me .😊😍
You should make a new series in which you go and help new gardeners correct gardening mistakes. "A Garden Makeover" if you will
Love your channel🧡
Keep doing great stuff 👍
One million! YAYYYY! Congrats!
1.hand trowel-used for loosening the soil around the growing plants.
2.water hose-a flexible tube which carrie water and used to waterplants
I have never had a rain wand that doesn't leak. However, I am getting that sharpening tool. Needed that last year!!
Dried tree leaves help compost and are a fantastic covering mulch to retain moisture.
Great video. I love to bake and I bake a lot of breads. Now, thanks to you, I can grow my own wheat like my native cherokee ancestors.
If you sharpen the leading edge of your round tip shovel it makes it a giant horihori. It also helps a ton digging through roots or clay
My Corona brand Ratchet Pruner is the one of my absolute favorite tools. I use it for hacking back the invasive vines and shrubs that have invaded the forest around my yard. It fits in my back pocket and easily cuts through branches bigger than my thumb.
Love that thing!
One tip *I* have to share: I really love stainless steel tools. I'm, if I'm honest, kind of lazy and careless, at times, so I absolutely love having tools that don't need to be babied, that can never rust no matter what.
Fully stainless steel tools don't necessarily cost that much either, which I was pleasantly surprised by.
Definitely a worthwhile investment, if you ask me.
Carbon steal that are coated work too right?
A pair of scissors, a watering can, and a screwdriver are all I own for my garden and Ive had no issues this year.
I think you missed the snow shovel. Oh wait, SoCal.
I have one! Use it for soil moving
Lol... his videos make me just a bit jealous that way... growing zone 3 Canada and all its difficulties!
@@WildnUnruly Par for the course in this part of Canada. Green energy -- Germany's solar panels covered in snow, windmills not working either. Fired up the coal plants. Should see the pictures of helicopters dumping buckets of deicing fluid on windmills to try to get them going
Looking great at your new spot!
Great gardening advice for the newbies! I have to chime in for more of the advance gardners out there, imo the following tools cant be matched after years of running a commercial landscaping business and nursery you learn what works and last..... Felco 2 cant be beat! King of spade ( one piece blue welded deep spades..cuts through anything) ...brentwood wheelbarrows , little more upfront cost pays off ten fold with quality tools.
Seed supply stores and Amish farms around here in Lancaster Pennsylvania has the cream of the crop tools for anyone demanding quality.
Skip Depot and Lowes lets kick it back to the little man..lol!!
Appreciate the tips!
@@epicgardening
Thank you for your awesome videos!
Keep crushing it!
It’s word “corona” on the wheelbarrow in the gardening video that I’m watching to prepare for the next pandemic food shortage for me 😅
I love hearing experienced gardener's opinions on tools. I'm a beginner, and I have my pruners from my houseplants that will do double-duty, my rake, my hose, and my spade (that pointed shovel). Just moved in the last 4 months, didn't get my first bed done until after the first frost. C'mon spring!
I've been building out my own custom raised garden bed for a month, and I can't wait to use it. Sometimes you just have to be patient. Good luck on your garden.
@@Pixics I'm in US Zone 7b, and I'll be starting some seeds indoors in March. Where are you, growing region-wise? I'd love to share experiences.
@@maggiemanzke7926 I'm zone 10B, but right now we are prepping our yard and building out a lot of raised bed gardens, so we really don't have much growing yet.
Very good information. Thanks for sharing.
It's so helpful for an beginner, many thanks for making this film ☘️☘️
You hit one million
Great reel. Thank you sir.
I'm growing in an apartment with a 2nd story balcony, but I'm in Gatineau, Quebec. This winter has absolutely sucked, very low light, constant freezes and thaws, I lost many indoor plants before I got a grow light. Anyways right now on my balcony I have a hemlock tree, a spruce bush, a pine tree and a lavender plant, all about 4 feet tall with the pot. Only real gardening tools I have are a couple pointy sticks and a Fiskars' knife/shears combo thing, but my greatest ally so far has been vermiculite lol
Vermiculite is super helpful!
Good to know that Corona makes a little blade sharpener. If you purchase loppers, make sure they have a hinge on them. They will truly be your best friend and you won't have to use as much of your own torquing power to make cuts. The pitch fork is helpful when sod busting.
Well said!
I definitely need to get myself some sharpeners.
If I recommend one thing it would be the stirrup hoe. Mine would even dig in a 1/2 inch and cut off roots and weeds barely came back. Even works to till up a small trench for seeds! Amazing tool!
Couldn't agree more
Please do a video showing your personal garden journal(s) for the bullet journalers and planner enthusiasts! Thanks for all you do and share :)
You bet!
I just love this show, I have learned so much 🙋🏻♀️
I LOVE the Corona FS 3214D ComfortGEL Leaf & Stem Micro Snips. I got them for Christmas, and I have found it to be my new guilty pleasure to pinch pentas with it
One of my fave and most used tool is a Hori Hori, but I love the more knife style version over the trowel style such as the one from Niwaki, dig, cut, chop or use to make seed drills. The perfect garden tool.... Loved the video Kevin... I do need to invest in an oscillating hoe this year
Where I come from, a cutlass is prime in the garden. It chops, digs, cuts, and keeps intruders at bay.😁
LOL love it
My dad gave me a cutlass for my 14th birthday. I keep that thang SHARP🔪
I would love the hose video! I am looking to upgrade and would find it very helpful.
My mom bought me these adorable mini shovels and rakes for my birthday (they are literally the size of a pencil) and I use them even though it’s not practical because they are so cute.
Safety Sally here : always throw a load on a shovel, or fork, BEHIND you 😂✌️ Awesome info for so many applications
Good call!
Consult Carl Spakler for proper and safe garden fork usage.
Every time I watch your videos, I think of Property Brothers. You sound just like them.
I wish I could send you some of my leaves. I have four monster maple trees and it takes me like six hours at least once sometimes twice in the fall to rake them to the curb. Luckily the town crew picks them up. I saved a little and put on my garden. Just need bags of composted manure on top now. 🖤
Hey I just noticed you're almost to 1 mil! How exciting!!
Thank you for sharing. 👍❤️🇺🇸
I believe the anvil pruner is for dead wood & by-pass are for live stems, branches, etc.
I'm glad I stumbled upon this...thank you. I have most of them but I call them different names...😆 I'm glad you brought to light their real names. I'm getting an osalating hoe tomorrow..can't wait, never seen one of those.
Since i ditched edged raised beds, got myself tools to work the soil and to weed. Much quicker than pulling every weed by hand.
My set of essential tools:
cutter mattock for deep decompaction and also useful for digging out bushes etc
3 tine cultivator for regular decompaction/weeding/de-crusting between rows
1 tine cultivator for fine weeding work between plants
soil tilther and soil prep rake to make and maintain rows before planting. the back of the rake is actually useful, unlike those cheap and heavy rakes.
secateurs mainly for cutting woody stems
medium size snips that do most of the cutting and trimming of plants
planting knife, which can dig planting holes or to cut off tough thick stems like cabbage
syphon injection system. i just have the hose connecting kind for now. sure beats mixing fertilizer and carrying one watering can at a time.
with a well chosen set of tools and methods, you have more time to do what's most important, keep new plant starts coming and keep them moist. also keep garden clean of debree and sick plants etc. Keep a bucket each for green and non-green rubbish collection.
might sound like a lot of work but is not. each job is done efficiently. no more wasting time making composts, collecting and chopping compost materials, or making silly potions of unknown nutritional efficacy.
I see I have to shop for some tools!
For me a retractable hose reel is an essential tool in the garden. I grew up not knowing what it was until I got my own place and the previous owner had retractable hose reels installed. I am never going back to a traditional hose.
Same here
Some one gave me a pair of Corona pruners. Never heard of the brand nor did the person who gave them to me. When I researched the brand I was surprised that somebody would give away these pruners. Pruners had a ding, must have been used to cut wire. I was able to file it down and they work fine. Great tool for anyone with arthritis in their hands.
I really like that retractable hose, having to loop around the hose everytime is a pain.
2:12 bypass pruners - beter for green part of plant, non bypass pruners ar beter for wooden part of plant (mostly busches/roses). It is worth considering the "force transfer" model, especially if it will be used for woody parts.
For new gardeners having to cope with heavy clay soil, a mattock is extremely handy, as spades or shovels will be hard work.
A kink-resistant hose worth splurging on, don't frustrate yourself by thinking you're saving money on a cheap hose.
Totally agree that the best garden watering is done by hand, not automated. If your soil is hygroscopic, give it a light sprinkle to break the water tension, then return later to give it a deep soak.
To save water, water the feeder roots of shrubs or trees, not the base of the plant, & wait till they droop before watering to toughen them up.
If you're on a strict budget, you'll get by using scissors for tip pruning or cutting salad leaves/fruits.
Loppers are great, but if cutting back very dense bushes, it's difficult to get the handles open enough while wanting cut out larger branches. As you've pointed out, pruning saws are very useful but I've sped things up using a cordless reciprocating saw, which is a popular multi-purpose handyman tool anyway.
Your dual wheel barrow is the ultimate, but would be pricy. Maybe use a log carrier until funds allow, rather than waste money & risk injury with cheap barrows.
For the elderly (like me), you'll love grippy gloves as you won't have to grip as hard when pulling weeds etc.
If you're absent minded (like me), dexterous cut resistant gloves will save you some flesh. They're readily available from on-line safety outlets & very reasonably priced.
In the interest of economy, don't buy anything that's sold in larger pots, or if you have to, give the pot a squeeze to check if it's root-bound.
👍🇦🇺
Totally agree on a Mattock!
A matlock will give you a good workout. It is an awesome tool to have.
For my small Garden I have all those tools except a Wheelbarrel. I think I will be getting a small one this year. Thanks for the vid!
Nice video! I love garden tools, chinese tea ware, and musical instruments! My tips: Go with biointensive beds and opt for a square shovel for digging those. Include a digging fork or broad fork
Nice haircut by the way. I was also wondering if you could make another propagation video
Yes I will!
Just found your channel for the first time, really good video thanks for uploading and thats me subscribed!
My favorite is my old big bucket, to carry tools round the garden, to hold the weeds while weeding from place to place, to put cuttings in and then lug them to the compost heap or to collect moulding leaves where there are too many and use as a cover elsewhere to cool plants cooler.
Bad ass video, top quality! thanks you so much 🙏🏻
About the last tip, in the words of Chef Jacques Pepin, blade edges are made of teeth, so when you use your knife, the teeth get out of whack. You are not sharpening the blade, you're keeping it sharp by re-aligning the teeth. Eventually, the teeth get worn out and you need a grinding stone (coarse, medium, fine...) and spend some time to groove in new teeth.
One of my best tools: a notebook. Everytime I think I'll remember...
Thank you so much for this video! I have always wanted to get a break down of the best basic tools you should have, the differences between them, and how to keep them sharp. Happy New Year!
Checking in from North County San Diego. Thank you for this very helpful video.
About a year ago I saw you using the Oscillating Hoe and had no idea what it was! I ended up buying a Dutch Hoe and using it in a similar way. It is so much more satisfying than pulling small weeds :) Best investment! I am also considering buying a cultivator to turn compost. Not sure which will be the best one though (how many prongs, shape of them, dual head with spade on the other side).
I am here to say congrats on 1 mil. It hasn't hit yet but I want to be the first to say it because I am like that. 😜
The shed is such a great backdrop for you!
Thanks!
Congrats, Kevin for reaching 1M milestone!
Galing 🙌🏻 😎🍻
A trowel is the best tool ever invented 😄
Hey Kevin! A request for a neem oil episode. I have used it with some success and am sure I am missing information about it. I’d love to hear what more you, The Epic Gardener, can add. 😊 Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge on so many topics!
Went to a volunteer camp for teens. There was a distinct lack of tools for ground clearing. Really wish I had that folding saw, but *sigh* my 4 knives did well enough. Had to sharpen them after though.
You need to keep all square spades sharp... NOTHING replaces that in my landscape business... NOTHING. It is the best digging shovel when sharp, it has the best control of all shovels. Only use a round point shovel when moving bulk gravel once in awhile!
All great suggestions! Can't wait to get back into my garden in the next few weeks!
thanks for sharing! I have most of the tools you listed and will add the rest to my gardening wish list
Thanks for the video! I've got to get one of those folding hand saws!
Also, I'm putting in a brand new raised garden in my backyard! I would not feel so confident about it if it wasn't for you and Laura from Garden Answer. I'll be sure to tag you and her on IG when I post pictures. Thanks so much for all you do!
Your so close to 1 million subs and all of these tools 🧰 I have and I find this addition tools very common even if you aren’t a gardener XD
Was looking forward to seeing what tools you have! Im a big fan of the dutch hoe over the oscillating hoe. A bit more robust and can really power into thick stemmed weeds.
I like AM Leonard tools especially their soil knife. I've used mine for 8 years in a professional setting and it still is great.
AM Leonard tool company is about 47 miles from me.
They also make a really nice hard rake.
Great really helpful suggestions. I've got most of the basics but certainly take taking care of them for granted. Still some more I need to get. I LOVE loppers. 😁 Thanks for sharing.
Loppers have different uses the anvil style I believe is for dry hard wood
I just realized we need a lefthanded pruning shear
Maybe you can get one at the Leftorium?
Felco do a full range of them!
I got a left handed wheelbarrow!
I just realised you have the same raised beds as “self sufficient me” !
Your garden is looking great! Can I ask a dumb question? I have mulch on my plants (thanks for the tip), when you fertilize, do you move the mulch or sprinkle the fertilizer on top of it?
I'd move and then recover
@@epicgardening Thanks!
@@epicgardening I prefer to sprinkle on top. Some of the fertilizer, particularly the nitrogen, is temporarily taken up by the mulch and becomes slow release. Also it saves me time with a 1 acre lot with an orchard.
the shed looks like a whole different place without those trees behind it, great video, very helpful. like i need to add more tools to my collection, though...??!
1.hand trowel-used for loosening the soil around the growing plants
2.water hose-a flexible tube which carrie water and used to water plants
If you have waning grip strength, "aviation snips" are a good, force multiplying alternative to pruning shears. You want the yellow handled ones; they cut straight.