Garden Claw update

[holleegee]

I don't know if anyone remembers my post about buying the "Garden Claw" for my Grandma. (The post was lost last week.) Well I bought her one and then I borrowed it (Ha Ha!) I tried it out and was very surprised at how good it works! I worked for about a half hour last night and got a spot about 4X6 done! (I know a tiller would be a lot faster but I like to do things by hand.) I was very surprised at the quality of my dirt (this will be my first garden here.) I dug up at least 10 worms!!! At my old house we had a postage stamp yard and a tiny tiny garden with clay soil but our soil here is black!! Anyways I plan on "tilling" up the dirt and then putting a layer of rabbit berries and then starting my "lasagna" garden. (I know you don't have to till up the ground of a lasagna garden but I had to try out the garden claw.) I think I'm going to see if the lasagna garden spot that is tilled works better than the lasagna garden spot that is not tilled. I was afraid my back would hurt today but so far it doesn't. Now I have to return it to my Grandma (she is going to use it for inbetween rows in a tilled garden.) Thanks for listening!

[momlaffsalot]

Hmm, now I wanna go and buy one. See what you've done? I wish I could try your grandma's out first to make sure I like it though.

[Mid Tn Mama]

I like to dig up weeds in my garden and replace with veggie seedlings. I'll bet that claw would do a good deed pulling up dandelions and plaintain in the garden--those are the two I really worry about. Everything else is easily pulled and I let things go until I need it.

[ceresone]

wish it would work here--sounds good! but--with our rocks, not to mention clay, dont think it would work for me--

[KRH]

I have one and it does a decent job in the clay and a good job in nice garden soil. My only complant is the handle even at its longest setting is too short to be comfortable for me.

[Wildtim]

It works great in the garden and i've used it when digging post holes, there I use it to loosen the soil around rocks so i can pull them out and keep digging.

[Turkeyfether]

Where do you get one of those? Is that the brandname,"GARDEN CLAW" ?

[holleegee]

Originally Posted by Turkeyfether

Where do you get one of those? Is that the brandname,"GARDEN CLAW" ?

I bought it at Walmart but they should have them at hardware stores. The brand name is "garden claw gold"

[Turkeyfether]

thanks!

[mama2littleman]

Originally Posted by Turkeyfether

Where do you get one of those? Is that the brandname,"GARDEN CLAW" ?

Before you lay out a bunch of cash at Wally world, check the local thrift stores and yard sales. Sometimes you can pick one up for a song.

I have two (one for me and one for my 5 year old), and I really like mine.

Nikki

[wvpeach1963]

I've used my garden claw for about 5 years now and love it.

I got mine at Odd Lots, or Big Lots. $9.99 best tool I ever bought.

Mine is solid steel , not height adjustable like the ones you see on TV.

But just perfect for short little me. I use it everywhere.