Somehow I overlooked the chore of cleaning and sharpening tools over the winter. Now that spring is here, I'm finding myself spending time tracking down tools, giving the handles a good oil, and tracking down Dave to put an edge back on a hoe or two. With 6 people who use our tools, they get a good workout!
As I was going through the process, I looked around our tool shed and wondered abut the other gardeners here on ATP. Let's break it into teams:
Team Tool Hoarder: This is for those who have a lot of tools. After all, there's a tool for every job imaginable (and some created, I'm convinced). If your tool shed looks like mine, you have several types of hoes, a different shovel for every job, every kind of weeder on the market, and several trowels from which to choose.
Then, we have Team Tool Few. I've heard of such people- those who have just one shovel, one trowel, and maybe a weeder. These tools, though few, do all of the work one needs, so why waste on more?
I admit, while "my" (and this is a married "my") tool shed is stocked full of tools, and I'm more than confident that we'll "need" another or two not yet in the collection, I have my favorites. In my heart, I'm Team Tool Few, as I have one or two tools for the flowers, and my favorite hoe for the veggies. I leave the rest for others in the family.
Over to you- tell me about your tools.
~photo thanks to paulgrow~
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Team Too Few by Mindy03 | Nov 3, 2016 8:59 PM | 1 |
Tool hoarder! by Dutchlady1 | May 5, 2014 5:51 PM | 12 |
Too many tools by ge1836 | Dec 8, 2013 4:42 PM | 10 |
In between by wren | Mar 7, 2012 11:52 AM | 1 |
Enough by Aguane | Mar 5, 2012 10:07 AM | 1 |
Probably too many by ViolaAnn | Mar 5, 2012 7:36 AM | 0 |
I like to try new tools occasionally ... by SongofJoy | Mar 4, 2012 4:34 AM | 0 |