Broke my trusty trowel...need a replacement

[huntoften]

I've had a great trowel for the past 6 years...planted a lot of tomato and pepper plants with it. I gave it a slap on the side of a bed this evening and it snapped in half.

Anyone have any great advice for a replacement trowel?

[kygreg]

Maybe you should try different ones until you find one you like. That would be the "trowel and error" method. Ouch.

[Suze]

I have a trowel that is one contiguous and rather thick piece of metal - no welds, and I think that is the way to go if you really want a trowel to last a very long time. It has a thick red rubberized or some plastic grip coating on the handle - no idea exactly what the material is for the handle (likely some composite), but that grip has also held up rather well, and I've had this trowel and used it very heavily for many years.

On the back side I see the following engraving "Corona CT 3010"

Anyway, best trowel I've ever had.

http://www.gemplers.com/product/CT30...4&ci_sku=CT301

This is rather similar, if not the same.

[Fred Hempel]

I used to use trowels. Then my kids bought me one of these for Xmas 2 years ago. I will never trowel again.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/garden/p...04&cat=2,51810

[Sherry_AK]

Fred - I have one of those too! In fact, since I kept misplacing my original knife, I ordered two more (1 stainless and 1 "regular") because it made me nervous thinking I might not be able to find mine. They do blend in with dirt! I got mine from Lee Valley as well. A great tool.

And, although I use my knife way more than my trowel, I have a Cutco trowel I'm very fond of.

http://www.cutco.com/products/product.jsp?itemGroup=304

Sherry

[Worth1]

I jumped on a a lopper and hedge shears a while back because they said hand forged made in the USA.
Now all I see sold by them at HD is made in china.

But I just looked at their site and they have the same stuff I bought.

HD is not selling top end garden tools anymore.

Here is there link direct to what you want maybe.

https://www.coronatoolsusa.com/hand-garden-tools-2

Worth

[habitat_gardener]

Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

I used to use trowels. Then my kids bought me one of these for Xmas 2 years ago. I will never trowel again.

I use my hori hori for everything! It's my favorite tool. I even bought a stainless steel one in case I lose my original one.

[Worth1]

OK I found the ultimate garden trowel it is pricey but will last a life time I'm gonna look at more stuff and see what they have.

Ok I looked it is nice to see the still make some of this stuff out of something besides sheet metal.
They have trowels out the gadzoo


http://www.gardentoolcompany.com/cat...en-Hand-Tools/

Worth

[matereater]

Great site Worth! thanks for the link. I've been looking for a new Cultivator for quite some time now, seems like most all local stores these days are just selling the elcheapo forged aluminum crap.

[ContainerTed]

Several years ago, I broke the "el cheapo" model I had at that time. Aggravated at the break, I was on a time-line and didn't want to break to go to the store right then. Looking through available candidates in the old toolbox, my eyes settled on a brick layer model with a rounded end and arrowhead shaped body. It makes a perfect, cone-shaped planting hole in my finely tilled garden soil. I use plastic cups for most of my seedlings, and that gives me a root ball that fits the holes. Haven't thought about using anything else since.

The trowels built for brick layers are thin-bladed, wooden handled, and tough. I'll never buy anything else. Even my little friend (Mr. Arthritis) complains less.

Ted

[remy]

I have to say for anyone who has tennis elbow/golfer's arm the Radius ergonomic tools are the best. http://www.radiusgarden.com/garden-t...ory/hand-tools
They are well made and I can tell the difference when I use them and a regular trowel. I also have their transplanter and I love that too. http://www.radiusgarden.com/garden-t...o-transplanter
Remy

[cloz]

I use the Corona transplanter, a Farberware ice cream scooper (chrome started coming off so I moved it from the kitchen to the garden)and The Hook. Don't know who made the hook (guess it's a cobra type cultivator) but I love it. I use it for everything in the garden. The scoop and trowel are cast and hence won't bend. All the .98 cent specials bend every time I use them (my mother-in-law has a bunch of them)

[huntoften]

Wow...excellent suggestions...except for Greg...very punny!

Worth...i might just drop $40 on one of those...very nice.

Remy...the ergo ones look good as well...maybe one of those too

Ted...the idea of a concrete trowel just might be a good one also.

Well...maybe the Trowel and Error method isn't so bad after all. I have a feeling I'm goign to end up with 5 trowels hanging in the shed and one will become a favorite.

[desertlzbn]

I plant my seedlings in the "beer cups" and I have found for my soil a bulb transplanter is the perfect thing to get the exact amount of soil out with.

[huntoften]

Well..my trowel quest has begun!

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-6452-tr...l-purpose.aspx

Is what I ordered today...had to order some stuff from Johny's anyway...why not give it a go? I'll post up with a review in a week or so.