You are no longer that young boy who never ran out of energy. But your garden doesn’t care about that and it’s still there requiring some solicitude. Turning the ground would be one. It helps to mix the nutrients in the soil, loosen it, and provide much-needed aeration. Important things. Here are some tools to make this task easier, and therefore your life!

1. Wide fork

That’s basically your own personal gigantic dirt spinning fork. It is sometimes referred to as a U-tool. With its powerful spikes you stab the ungrateful mother earth and yank her back to loosen the dense earth. This provides the aeration, giving your soil the drainage that a healthy lawn should have, and of course the water will go where it is supposed to (no puddles). Easy peasy.

2. Hoes

Real men use hoes. If you are a woman, skip this paragraph. Hoes to vary so there are many options here. The purposes of use also vary and include weed control that comes from messing up the soil around your plants, making nice round trenches for planting seeds, hilling, cutting unwanted enemy plants, and other things. No matter which one you choose, make sure it looks good on you and your hands, because it can give you horrible whelks! I would recommend wearing gloves, but then you wouldn’t be a real man, would you?

3. Peaks

This may sound old school Viking, but there are reasons why people use them. Rocky soils are one. If that’s your case, get ready! Using its pointed end will also go a long way in removing tree roots.

4. Rake

Rakes can do a lot of things. They are the manual version of the harrow. Perfect for leveling the ground, removing grass, slightly loosening the ground. There are also leaf rakes, specially designed to help you with leaf cleaning, which are worthy of adoration if you have a lot of trees in or around your yard.

5. Shovel

Finally here it is. Behind every successful garden is a shovel. Digging out has never felt so masculine. The shovels also have different types. The straight blades are for denser soils and require a well-developed technique so as not to break your fragile waist while you are turning the ground. There are slightly bent ones that provide the opportunity to dig. Ideal for planting holes and some funeral related events.

6. Shovel

A cousin of the shovel, this guy will give you the best compost turning experience, where possible. You’ll dig beds with ease, and you can even use this great edging tool! Oh my!

7. Rotary cultivator

Now we are talking! This baby will do it almost alone. Great for everything mentioned above, basically. It is quite easy and you will get quality results. I said rather because if it is a bigger rudder, it would take a degree of upper body force. You can also spread a little manure on top before tilling and thus fertilize the soil at the same time. When using this pious device, be careful not to destroy the soil surface by doing too much tillage (because with a beast like this it could happen).

8. Spreading fork

Great for mixing compost, loosening the soil, and turning the soil. I mean, if the devil uses it for his hell gardens (I guess), then it must be quality stuff. It is similar in use to the shovel, but practice shows that you would prefer the fork in most cases, because its tines make it easier to pierce the ground (more pressure in the area, yey physical). It also avoids the root of the weed, and the stones are not a hindrance like they are to the shovel. If the tines are wider and flatter, the fork would be ideal for harvesting potato tubers and the like.

9. Palette

That’s the hand-sized version of the shovel. Use it for weeding, digging, mulching, and planting in small areas.