10 Garden Tools Our Grandmothers Couldn't Dream Of

2025 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:41

10 garden tools our grandmothers couldn't dream of

More recently, the arsenal of gardeners and gardeners was very limited - they had shovels, pitchforks, hoes, secateurs, scythes and some other tools at their disposal. As a result - attacks of sciatica, stretched muscles and foul language in the range. Fortunately, the modern market is able to please us with numerous adaptations that greatly facilitate farming.

Content

• 1 10 garden tools that would be our grandmothers dream

  • 1.1 Garden gloves with claws
  • 1.2 Fruit picker for berries
  • 1.3 Gardena Ground Fruit Collector 03108
  • 1.4 Garden swing bench / kneecap chair
  • 1.5 Miracle Shovel
  • 1.6 Seed dispenser
  • 1.7 Cordless brush cutter
  • 1.8 Pole cutter
  • 1.9 Foot lawn aerator
  • 1.10 Drip Irrigation Kit

10 garden tools that would be our grandmothers dream

On Yandex. Market, you can find many devices that will make your work on earth faster and more comfortable.

Garden Gloves with Claws

This type of gardening gloves performs the following tasks:

• protects hands from cuts, scratches and dirt;
• allows you to loosen, huddle and dig out where a larger tool will not pass;
• suitable for transplanting indoor plants, it is especially convenient to pry the root with claws;
• when harvesting, gloves will protect hands from injury from thorny plants, for example, thorns on cucumbers, zucchini stalks, etc.

The gloves are made of polyester and rubber, and the right one has plastic claw-shaped attachments that make this device multifunctional. To clean the instrument, rinse it under a strong jet of water.

The average cost of such gloves is about 200 rubles

Garden Genie Gloves with claws are a hit on Yandex. Market in this category

Fruit picker for berries

The berry picker usually consists of fine tines and a harvest container equipped with a lid and handle. Holding the handle, you run the device along especially densely glued branches and pick berries that do not fall out due to the special design. Such a unit has the following advantages:

• harvesting is 3 times faster than manual;
• berries are harvested whole and there is less loss in comparison with manual picking;
• hands do not scratch on sharp branches and thorns.

The average price of fruit pickers for berries is about 300 rubles.

According to Yandex. Market, the most rated is the Park Berry Picker with a plastic flap

Ground fruit collector Gardena 03108

The ground fruit collector is part of the Gardena combisystem, therefore it does not include a handle, but it can be ordered separately. The device is a structure of a rounded container attached to the handle, which consists of flexible plastic rods. With the help of the machine, you can collect fruits ranging in size from 4 to 9 cm in girth, simply by rolling it over the soil.

Device advantages:

• you can pick fruits from the ground without bending over;
• the design allows you to pick up the crop even near the root of the tree;
• no need to bend over even to pour out the fruits;
• the special fastening of the handle ensures that there is no wobbling during work.

The average price of a device on Yandex. Market is 2300 rubles.

Ground fruit collector Gardena 03108 is one of the elements of the Gardena brand combisystem

Garden swing bench / kneecap chair

This fixture usually consists of a plastic seat / knee pad and legs / handrails. The side parts, which are the support of the structure, are usually made of metal, and the seat is made of dense plastic. The device can be folded, thus making it very compact and easy to transport.

On your site, you can use a flip bench to do work that requires constant bending while sitting. If you need to bend especially low, you can turn the structure over and, resting your knees on the plastic base, do what you need. In this position, the legs turn into handrails, on which it is convenient to lean when standing up, this is especially useful for the elderly and people with joint diseases.

The average cost of an upside-down bench is 1600 rubles.

The hit of sales among the upside-down benches on Yandex. Market is the folding garden bench (upside-down) NIKA 56x30x42.5 cm

Miracle shovel

This garden tool is essentially the simplest cultivator. It consists of a frame and two opposite forks. According to the manufacturers, even a child can use the miracle shovel in terms of minimal effort. The peculiarity of the device (and the main difference from a conventional shovel!): You do not need to raise your leg to press the forks into the ground, you just put your foot over the frame and push down.

With the help of a system of levers, the soil is loosened without wrapping, moreover, you do not have to constantly bend over and straighten. Thanks to this, you spare your spine as much as possible, while at the same time the abs, back and shoulder muscles are strained to a certain extent.

The average cost of such devices is 1,300 rubles.

The most popular model on Yandex. Market is the Miracle shovel forged Mole 480

Seed dispenser

The seed dispenser is a small container with a closing transparent lid. On the side there is a groove along which the planting material rolls out and falls into the ground. The lid (calibration disc) on the sides has recesses of different sizes - depending on the diameter of the seeds, you turn it with the right side to the “spout”. The size of the planting material can vary from 1 to 10 mm. Such a device allows you to dose the seeds during planting, throwing them evenly, and at the same time prevent losses.

The average cost of such devices is about 80 rubles.

Most often, on Yandex. Market, they purchase the 6-position model GRINDA dispenser for seeds

Cordless brush cutter

The cordless hedgecutter / cordless shear is a very handy tool for shaping hedges. The lithium-ion battery allows you to work autonomously for about an hour. The special shape of the blade, reminiscent of a fern leaf, will allow you to give a beautiful shape to the shrub, even cutting sharp corners well. The set of the device always includes a charger, sometimes special rubberized gloves are also sent. In some cases, the handle is already rubberized so that the device does not slip in the hands. The kit may include a grass clipper depending on the brand. The design also allows you to select the speed of rotation of the blade.

The average cost of cordless brushcutters is 5,000 rubles.

The most popular on Yandex. Market is the battery hedge trimmer Enkor AccuMaster AKM1870 49270

Pole cutter

The Pole Pruner is a very useful tool when you need to prune tree branches. The device allows, standing on the ground and, without using a ladder or stepladder, to shorten the branches to the desired height. The device can be mechanical, run on electricity, gasoline or a battery. It consists of an extension rod / handle and blades, but, of course, depending on the type, the design may become a little more complicated.

It is clear that the cheapest and most inconvenient device is mechanical, which is a kind of scissors with very long handles. The use of such a pole saw requires considerable physical effort. In the three remaining varieties, you simply pick up the device, press a button, and trim off excess branches.

Note that the petrol-powered pole saw has great power, but its weight is quite significant. In addition, it emits a lot of harmful exhaust gases, requires a special mixture of oil and gasoline, and also cleaning after each trim. Electric and cordless pole saws are more convenient and practical, but their price will be higher.

On average, you will have to pay about 5,000 rubles for a pole saw.

At the top of the Yandex. Market ranking is the GARDENA Pole Pruner 12001

Lawn foot aerator

The device is a pair of spiked shoe attachments. The base is thick polypropylene with fasteners, which, due to the good length, can be worn on any shoe. The thorns are usually made of steel, there are about 20 of them. For work, you fix the aerators on the shod feet and slowly walk along the lawn, trying not to miss anything. This procedure makes the soil looser and allows the lawn grass to better absorb oxygen and nutrients. By the way, repairmen often use such a device for arranging self-leveling floors.

On average, you have to pay about 400 rubles for a foot lawn aerator.

The most impressive rating on Yandex. Market belongs to the MATRIX PALISAD 64498 foot aerator

Drip irrigation set

Drip irrigation is needed in cases where:

• a uniform flow of water to the roots of plants is required;
• limited amount of water;
• a certain temperature of the liquid is needed.

The system got its name because it includes a kind of droppers, in which water is under slight pressure. The standard set includes:

• container for water;
• irrigation tape or hose;
• tee for connecting elements;
• coarse water filter;
• the end of the main valve.

The average cost of a set for drip irrigation is 1,700 rubles.

The most rated, according to Yandex. Market, set for drip irrigation Zhuk, for 30 plants

My father-in-law has been watering their huge garden with a hose for decades, spending 3-4 hours a day tossing it over. But once a colleague of her husband's dad advised him to spend money on drip irrigation and not suffer. And now parents are in utter amazement that they have a lot of free time, less water bills, and a much better harvest.

Supporters of personally grown vegetables and fruits often abandon farming after facing the negative consequences of working on the site with primitive agricultural tools. The devices we have listed may well make you fall in love with working in the garden and in the garden again, as well as enjoy the fruits of your labor without sciatica attacks.