At Random for June 11, 2010
m fond of the list because it avoids the obvious temptation to assume that there must be a Top 10 of everything when a humbler Top 7 will do. I was also impressed by the list&rsquo. I know that spring is on its way each year, for example, when a fresh batch of e-mails begins to arrive from publicists promoting garden seeds, new varieties of tomatoes and hydrangeas, or yard tools meant to make digging and cutting a breeze. My must-have list would also include a good whetstone for sharpening the pruning shears, and perhaps a file to keep an edge on the spade and the hoe. ll sharpen our tools over the winter, but somehow, I never do. m more likely to note the passing of seasons from what arrives in my in-box than from what&rsquo. d change on the Top 7 list except to note that if you&rsquo. The seven must-haves are, in no particular order: a long-handled spade, some garden tines, a rake, a hoe, a trowel, some pruners and a wheelbarrow. All seven of the tools would have been familiar to my grandparents &mdash. tools for anyone wanting to start a vegetable garden. s dispatches was a notice from a tool company listing the top seven &ldquo. s sensible notion that an amateur can grow vegetables without the latest novelty gadget or designer pesticide.
2TheAdvocate on 11.06.10 | File Under Garden Tools | Comments
