Garden Guru Dandelion Weeder Tool with Ergonomic Handle - Titanium Coated Stainless Steel Weed Puller for Planting, Weeding, Flower and Vegetable Care in Lawn Garden Yard | Rust Resistant

I have dandelions. I also have birds that like to plant some sort of acorn all over my yard. I know they are storing food for winter, but they forget about it and then I find them when they start to sprout. They are difficult to remove because of the long tap root they send down into my clay soil. (It isnt soil, its just clay). This tool has a very comfortable ergonomic handle that allows me to stab it into the ground and then pry these blasted weeds out by the root (best if done right after a heavy rain so that the ground is soft). Ive had a weeder like this before that allowed me to dramatically reduce my dandelion population, but the tip on this tool is sharper and the length is longer which makes it superior in performance (better leverage). I got out several of the blasted bird-planted acorns in a few minutes. Its very satisfying to rip weeds out by the root and know that they have died before they can reproduce.

You have a lot of hand shovels, or scoops, to choose from. Lets see how well this scoop will work for you by having a look at my experience. Pros: 1) The product description says this shovel has a stainless steel scoop. In all honesty, I didnt think this was true. Even if it was true, I anticipated they used the cheap kind of stainless steel that would be attracted to a magnet - the kind that would rust. I WAS WRONG! To my surprise, the scoop of this shovel is not attracted to a magnet at all. The scoop is made of high quality stainless steel. I am truly surprised - and delighted! I think this is unusual and points to long use without rust on the scoop. 2) Ive had hand shovels in the past with such thick scoops that I couldnt press them into the soil. Stainless steel is strong, even when thin, and this hand shovels scoop is both strong AND thin. Have a look at the photo I attached. Thats a US dime in the shovels scoop. The scoop is about half the thickness of a dime. I found the scoop easy to press into amended soil, and I think this is important. Indifferent: 3) The golden, titanium coating seems unnecessary to me. The great quality stainless steel of the scoop should take care of itself, and the titanium will probably come off with use, anyway. More than the scoop is coated, though. The scoop connects to the plastic handle through a rod and its attachment, which are attracted to a magnet and are welded onto the back of the scoop. Maybe the coating will help keep those from rusting, but I think this is of minor value. You dont insert the rod into the soil, and it should dry pretty fast when washed, anyway, so Im indifferent about this feature. Cons: 4) How will you use this shovel? Will you be scooping sand? Fertilizer? Compost? Peat? Planting soil? Soil amendments? Pea gravel? If any of these is your application, stop reading and order this shovel. This shovel holds a very generous volume and will work well for you. BUT, if youre trying to dig into hard clay soil, or through tough clods of dirt, you wont like this shovel. For clay soil a shovels edge needs to be thin AND the shovel needs to be narrower so the clay doesnt encounter a large area to push back against. Being a generously sized shovel, it was difficult for me to push it deeply into my unworked clay soil. If you will be working with hard soils, look for another shovel. 5) I found the distance from the handle to the end of the shovel to feel a little too long. I like that this hand shovel had such a large capacity, but when fully loaded I found it a little unwieldy. Maybe thats just me, and, of course, I dont have to fully load it, so this is a minor quibble. So is this shovel for you? If it is, get it and I hope it lasts a long time for you. One last note: you are reading a Vine review, which means this product was sent to me without my having to pay for it. I never believed Vine reviews, I felt people would say anything to get free stuff. The Vine program, at least for me, is a little different: I only get what I go out of my way to ask for, and everything I get is reported as income to me, so Ill have to pay income taxes at what will probably be reported as list price. I may actually lose on the deal. But its about to be April, its time to go back into the garden, I wanted this product, its something I use, I never saw a shovel with a stainless steel scoop before while I have a couple of rusted hand shovels from past years, I didnt know it existed before I saw it available for review, and, hopefully, my experience has been a help to you.

I have a long-handled gardening fork, but I wanted a hand gardening fork as well. Sometimes you need a short handle for the more heavy-duty gardening tasks. For instance, you can easier tackle pulling up weeds as well as loosening up soil when you can get closer to your work. I use my long-handled fork more for light duty, such as raking around flower beds. The Garden Guru is a fine quality hand fork; it’s rust resistant and has titanium-coated stainless steel for durability. The tines are wider and sturdy, enabling the fork to better slide underneath weeds and yank them out. The ergonomic handle has finger grooves and thumb depression for comfort and provides a better grip. Garden Guru comes with a lifetime warranty, and any gardener would be proud to own such a fine gardening tool.

I have been an avid gardener for over 40 years and this is by far my new go to tool. Super strong and wider than most. It makes it so easy to loosen roots to remove weeds. I am a little leary of the hard plastic handle as that is where many tools fail when the handle fails to hold the forks. It seems sturdy enough but time will tell. I do like the rubber type grip on the handle to keep your hand steady on the tool.

I got the scoop and its a good size, can transfer about a mug full of dirt, great for adding soil to plants. The handle is comfortable to grip and so far the welding shows no sign of weakness. Unfortunately, I tend to be skeptical of a lot of manufacturing claims... cannot attest to the titanium plating on this, but I do not plan on keeping it out in the elements to test how rust resistant it is. The stainless steel is solid and no bending so far with use. I looked up Garden Guru products and they are an established brand here with thousands of reviews, so you can trust their products. Every so often there are a few manufacturing defects, but they have a very good 90 day warranty with no questions asked, which makes me feel confident about purchasing from them. The price and quality of their titanium coated line of products is very comparable to big box garden store tools. I think I will buy a trowel from them for spring gardening this year as well.

My wife bought this to repot some her plants and for future gardening projects. It is quality construction and it is bigger than I expected. She REALLY likes them and I do too. She got the matching hand shovel too. It is a great set....

This weeder is well made and just what it should be for getting in dandelions. I got one last year whose work end was so narrow it could barely be used for anything. This one is so much better. I also got the matching trowel which comes up on the same feedback page which turned out to be surprisingly large compared to most of the garden trowels you will find out there. Very solid and well constructed, too.

Very nice tool to have for gardening

This is great forked tool for loosening the soil. When your down there on your hands and knees, you need a variety of hand tools. This one comes in handy when the soil is dry and hard. The sharp tines can be stabbed deep and then levered to breakup and loosen the hard stuff. It can be used in other ways, but loosening hard soil is its specialty.

This is a great tool for weeding in mid to harder grounds. It is strong enough to be used for some of the deeper rooted weeds.