Work on the ground is not easy, so it is very important to choose the most convenient equipment that can not only perform the required amount of work, but also greatly facilitate its implementation.
Spade with oval holes
Spade with holes - A handy tool in the garden and in the garden plots. This tool is used during the digging of tubers and digging the earth, loosening of individual sections of soil.
This shovel has a pointed bucket of 210 x 280 mm in size with narrow oval-shaped holes made in it. Thanks to these openings, the lumps of soil do not stick to the bucket; large roots and stones are retained when digging.
This greatly facilitates the work, since it is not necessary to often bend down and remove everything adhered by hand from the bucket. In addition, because of the holes, the shovel has less weight, and when working on large areas you will be less tired.
This shovel is convenient for digging the garden with any kinds of soil, as it digs and loosens at the same time. The tool is made of hardened steel and covered with a protective layer against rust.
Important! Working on the ground, do not forget about the parasites in it. If you get injured while working, treat the wound with an antiseptic to avoid possible infection with a fungus or other infection.
Spade Tip Forks
Pitchfork-shovel have, in addition to the teeth of conventional forks, one located on the edge of the bayonet. This tooth is different from the rest of the greater width and sharpness.
The tool is indispensable when digging heavy types of soil, as its design allows you to not make a lot of effort at work. The bayonet of this shovel easily enters the layer of earth, and behind it the rest of the teeth.
In the process of digging, for example, potatoes, the vegetable remains on the forks, and the ground slips back. You do not need to bend over and pick up the potatoes with your hands; you can transfer them to the wheelbarrow with one hand movement. In addition, vegetables are not damaged, as when working with a shovel.
Usually, pensioners work at the dacha plots, people are elderly and not always strong in health, so the question is, the better to dig the ground in the country, it sounds sharp.
When working with such forks, there is no need to sit or lean often, the strength of the arms and shoulders is involved in the work, and the loin is not loaded. For older people, this is a very important moment. The less you get tired, the greater the scope of work master.
Shovel with a wheel
If the question arose how to quickly dig a garden, pay attention to the invention of the monk Gennady. This wonderful tool looks like a shovel with a steering wheel. An enterprising monk, on the basis of a common shovel, designed a unique inventory for a vegetable garden from the following elements:
- stainless steel pipe with a diameter of about 2 cm;
- tip from a conventional shovel;
- device with a spring for adjustment;
- bicycle wheel.
This homemade plow allows you to plow the land several times faster than a shovel. Having a turning way of work, the tool does not load the lumbar part of the back and is applicable to dense layers of soil.
Its length is adjustable, and the width of the bucket scoops up twice the layer of earth, compared with a conventional shovel. Due to the fact that when you turn the steering wheel, the earth leans to the side, you do not need to bend over and remove the clods. It is quite convenient when planting garden crops. People suffering from radiculitis will appreciate this adaptation.
Ploskorez Fokina
Ploskorez Fokina - it is a hoe of an unusual type with a plate bent in some places. This inventory is suitable for many types of work. You can spud, weed and loosen it.
Outwardly, Fokin's flat cutter looks very simple and straightforward. This is a flat wooden stick with a metal "hoe" of irregular shape, bent in several places. However, it is these bends of the plate that allow you to perform various types of work, from weeding to hilling.
The main advantage of the flat cutter is that its regular use improves the quality of the soil. When loosening, the earth receives the maximum amount of oxygen and nutrients, is saturated with moisture, so the problem of how to make chernozem loose, at least, ceases to be intractable.
It is convenient to work with the tool; it replaces a number of other garden tools, such as a plow, a chopper, a cultivator, a pitchfork and a rake. Small ploskorezami can be reached even in remote places.
This tool can form the beds and level their surface. Loosen and weed, getting rid of weeds. By working as a scythe, you can remove the roots of parasitic plants.
If you have clay at the site, a flat cut when digging can serve as a pick. When planting seeds, it can be used for digging grooves, in addition, it can spud plants, remove grass, scoop up dry branches when cleaning the plot and trim strawberry whiskers.
Important! Leaving the flat cutter for the winter period in the storage area of the inventory, process it with an anti-corrosion agent.
Spade Tornado
Tornado collapsible designwhich is convenient when transporting the tool. It consists of: 
- central metal rod;
- pivot handle;
- working part with sharp teeth. It is noteworthy that the teeth are counterclockwise. All parts of the tool are connected with bolts and nuts.
During operation, the tool is placed vertically with the teeth in the soil, then it is turned with a handle a full turn. The teeth are completely submerged in the ground, and the effort is minimal..
Some gardeners call this cultivator female shovel. This is due to the fact that to perform the work does not require much effort.
Spade Tornado - is a multifunctional device for tillage. With this tool you can perform the following actions:
- Loosen the soil in the garden.
- Dig up areas for planting.
- Treat the soil around trees and shrubs.
- Remove weeds from the soil.
- Weed between the rows of beds.
- To clean the beds, pick up dry grass and garbage.
Did you know? The ancient Slavic peoples used such a tool for work on the land as a harrow. A log with branches was used as a harrow, therefore they called the harrow-harrow. Then came the tools of iron. The harrows were used for weeding from weeds and moistening the soil by loosening.
Miracle shovel
The design of this tool consists of two forks working towards each other. The former take over the soil and dump it on the second pitchfork, thanks to which the soil is dug up and loosened, and the clods of earth are broken on the rods. At the same time it is not required to bend and break lumps manually.
The width of the ground at the shovel is about 40 cm, and the depth is up to 30 cm. This digging device allows you to capture large layers of soil, breaking them at the same time, without much effort. In addition, digging, you also remove the weeds, throwing them aside, again without effort and tilting.
Interesting! Historians claim that our ancestors Slavs discovered iron about a thousand years BC. With the advent of iron and tools for farming out of it, the possibilities of processing large areas of land have increased.
Flat cut Genius
In this article, several original tools and abilities are considered, but before choosing what to dig the ground, let's talk about another tool, popularly called "Genius".
This flat cutter has a metal blade with four cutting teeth on the edge and a convenient wide handle. "Genius" in the work is able to replace the usual shovel, glanders and pitchforks. Ploskorezom can be cut and clean turf, weeds and dry roots.
It is convenient in work between rows of beds, on flower beds and with shrubs. The tool can clear and prepare areas for planting.
When loosening the soil weeds are removed along with the root, which allows you to forget about them for a long period. In addition, the soil layers do not turn over, which keeps the microorganisms needed by the soil, and moisture, along with nutrients, in place.
It is easy to work with “Genius”, its design does not carry the load on the spinal muscles when working, which allows you to work longer and be less tired.
Before you dig the ground, make sure that the height of the tool fits your height. Best of all, when the height of the cutting below your shoulder is 10 cm, if it is an ordinary shovel. In other cases, measure by the elbow bend: the height of the tool should be at the bend level.
