• Pick ax: for breaking up hard soil and mixing in amendments.
• Pitch fork: for digging and turning soil or compost.
• Garden hook: for weeding, making seed rows, working in compost.
• Soil scoop: for planting.
• Long-handled, four-pronged cultivator: for loosening soil and working air around plants.
• Long-handled spade: for transplanting; for digging holes.
• Flat shovel: for moving materials, such as sand or compost, from a container or wheelbarrow to a bed.
• Wheelbarrow: for transporting anything large, heavy, or unwieldy around the garden; for mixing up soil amendments.
• Loppers: for cutting large branches.
• Hand pruners: for trimming/pruning smaller plants.
• Garden hose: for putting water where you need it.
• Watering can: for smaller jobs.
• At least two pump sprayers: for foliar feeding and control of pests and fungus.
• Metal rake: for making rows, and leveling and cleaning soil.

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