TOOLS WHICH MAKE GARDENING EASY 



there is always more or less digging to do. For 

 digging celery, I have found a small spade to be 

 much better than those of the standard size, but 

 if one has only a little celery it would not be worth 

 his while to get one. If it is necessary to spade the 

 garden rather than plough it, by all means do it 

 with a spading fork. It has four or five strong 

 prongs. The difference in weight between this and 

 a spade is considerable, so that by its use one saves 

 himself from lifting a good many pounds while 

 digging over the garden. Besides, it is much easier 

 to push into the ground. 



A good garden line is indispensable. Get a good 

 linen line and keep it on a reel. One hundred feet 

 of line and a first-class reel will cost about $1. 

 Keep it dry, or dry it out if it becomes wet, and it 

 will last for years. 



For weeding small plants like onions, radishes, 

 and such like, a hand-weeder is useful. There are 

 two types : one is like a hand with bent fingers and 

 the other is a narrow band of iron bent at a right 

 angle. I have used both with equal success. 



A cart or wheel-barrow, or even both, will be 

 found necessary. The best kind of a cart for the 



small garden is one which has a platform with a 



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