Best gardening tools on Reddit
128 reviews from r/gardening, r/BuyItForLife, r/GardeningAustralia and 7 more subreddits
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#1
Felco
4.7
(13)
"Big buckets are great for various tasks!"
"Easier to use than the cheap ones and last longer."
"Felco Pruners are heavy duty."
"Felco pruners are also very good."
"I've maintained them well, replaced the blade once and that's it."
"Hori knife and Felco #8s gets 90% of the gardening done."
"Felco #2 bypass pruners are great."
"Great pruners for cutting fresh flowers."
"Felco secateurs, clearly the GOAT."
"Well made and comfortable to use"
#2
Fiskars
4.5
(12)
"Good for getting through roots and transferring."
"Same as above."
"Lifetime warranty and comes with handy tools."
"I adore my Fiskars standing weeder tool. It is so satisfying to pull up big dandelions by the roots."
"I have a pair of Fiskars loppers I’ve had for 35 years and they still work great."
"The one I always carry around with me is my Fiskars multi-purpose garden shears."
"The Hori Hori is a versatile gardening knife with a forked end, perfect for weeding and grabbing roots."
"An awesome tool for all types of weeding, turning over soil, making rows, planting, etc."
"Loved everything I've gotten from them."
"Pruners"
#3
Ryobi
5.0
(8)
"Started with a lawn mower, whipper snipper and leaf blower."
"Then pruning saw."
"Started with a lawn mower, whipper snipper and leaf blower."
"Started with a lawn mower, whipper snipper and leaf blower."
"Then added hedger."
"Then a drill."
"Now planning to get a circular saw."
"Works a treat and batteries seem solid and long lasting."
#4
Okatsune
4.3
(6)
"Best and last pruners you’ll ever use. Japanese steel with red and white handles."
"They're razor sharp, robust as hell, and easy to use."
"Okatsune 230 headge shears are recommended."
"Okatsune 205 headge shears are good quality."
"Okatsune 201 scissors are also excellent."
"Okatsune 200 scissors are highly regarded."
#5
Niwaki
5.0
(4)
"A joy to use."
"Well worth the money. Niwaki oil for the moving parts and you should have them all for a very long time."
"Always been a fan of Niwaki for anything sharp."
"They sharpen and clean really well, which is half the battle."
#6
Hori Hori
5.0
(3)
"I also love my hori hori knife."
"Easy to carry, great for planting and weeding, looks cool."
"90% of what I do in the garden, I do with my Hori Hori."
#7
ARS
4.7
(3)
"LOVE the squeeze to unlock feature. Several sizes available for the best hand fit."
"So satisfying to snip with. Also appreciate that these and the above have an open metal coil to minimize rust in hard to scrub places."
"ARS is just as good as Felco, arguably better."
#8
Corona
4.0
(3)
"My Corona hickory handle loppers have also lasted for decades."
"I've had my Corona classic pruners for 25 or 30 years. I just keep sharpening them, and they keep on trucking."
"Corona tools are also not professional quality."
#9
Hori
5.0
(2)
"Hori knife and Felco #8s gets 90% of the gardening done."
"Incredible and incredibly versatile, wonderful for everything from digging out dandelion roots to planting bulbs."
#10
Radius
5.0
(2)
"This is the best little trowel for removing weeds close to shrubs and trees without damaging the trunks."
"Handiest tool in my shed. Great for tough roots but has lots of functionality."
#11
Silky
5.0
(2)
"Absolute best quality"
"Silky pruning saws, spare blades available, very well made."
#12
Japanese Company
5.0
(2)
"I received new pruners from a Japanese company. I can't wait to try them in the spring."
"I hope to order a knife from the same company next birthday."
#13
Japanese
5.0
(2)
"You never realize how useful it is until it's in your hand."
"Fabulous for weeding in smaller beds."
#14
Lee Valley
5.0
(2)
"This thing is amazing, can weed the garden in about 5 minutes."
"A mid length hand cultivator, my most used tool as a professional gardener. Weeding, fluffing mulch etc, and gives you extra long reach under prickly shrubs etc."
#15
Gardeners Supply
5.0
(2)
"Awesome"
"Top quality"
#16
Burgon & Ball
4.5
(2)
"Learn how to put an edge on spade/hoe/etc"
"One big difference between cheaper tools and stuff like Burgon & Ball is how sharp the tools are."
#17
Stihl
4.5
(2)
"I recommend 2stroke or battery over 4stroke."
"Stihl for engined stuff, but their new electric range is excellent."
#18
Makita
3.0
(2)
"The XGT range of gardening tools is well worth the investment, especially considering the shipping options available."
"Prices for the XGT range are significantly higher in the UK and Ireland compared to Australia."
#19
Garden Ninja
5.0
(1)
"Have a look at a japanese hori hori planting knife."
#20
Lucko
5.0
(1)
"It's excellent for cleaning up beds fast-- I love it for being able to get into the small spaces between plants in my cut flower bed."
#21
Nejeri Kama
5.0
(1)
"Nejeri Kama Weeding Sickle will change your life"
#22
Grampas
5.0
(1)
"It's simple, easy, and works...what else do you need."
#23
Terracotta
5.0
(1)
"I used empty wine bottles in terracotta watering stakes for when I had a balcony full of plants."
#24
Gorilla
5.0
(1)
"It's much easier to handle big loads and move across uneven ground."
#25
Kinsman Garden
5.0
(1)
"Having 2 tools in one is nice, but the main reason I like it so much is because it is one solid piece of metal."
#26
Fabletics
5.0
(1)
"The thin jacket from Fabletics provides excellent sun protection while gardening."
#27
RootSlayer
5.0
(1)
"Makes digging almost effortless."
#28
Wolfgarten
5.0
(1)
"She loves them so much, I'm not even allowed to touch them!"
#29
Old Plates
5.0
(1)
"Old plates work well as a saucer for plant pots to sit on."
#30
Sawzall
5.0
(1)
"My sawzall has really come in handy for removing unwanted/overgrown shrubs."
#31
Wolf-Garten
5.0
(1)
"I really like my Wolf-Garten multi-head stuff for space saving."
#32
Honda
5.0
(1)
"Honda or Stihl multi tools are great quality and really modular - heaps of different heads and job applications."
#33
Milwaukee
5.0
(1)
"Cuts a bush out in seconds, delimb about 20 branches a minute."
#34
Samurai
5.0
(1)
"Chopped down a dead bush with it today and it was a breeze."
#35
Multi-Use
5.0
(1)
"Great for digging and malleting."
#36
Nisaku
5.0
(1)
"Excellent quality. No rust (and I live in the tropics). They are great for taking out weeds with taproots, cutting open bags of soil or mulch, making holes for transplants, etc."
#37
Rogue
5.0
(1)
"I’m a big fan of the Rogue hoes that I’ve bought."
#38
Lee Valley Hardware
5.0
(1)
"I love it because it has wonderful leverage, cuts weeds, digs holes and does just about everything I need."
#39
King of Spades
5.0
(1)
"High quality nursery spade."
#40
Glaser
5.0
(1)
"All are well designed."
#41
Dewit
5.0
(1)
"I’m a big fan of some Dewit hand tools."
#42
Cobra
5.0
(1)
"I use the Cobra Hand Cultivator constantly for transplanting on our market farm."
#43
Dollar Store
5.0
(1)
"They’re light weight, so they are less tiring and don’t trigger my carpal tunnel issues as much."
#44
Tomcare
5.0
(1)
"Save your back and knees."
#45
Spear And Jackson
5.0
(1)
"Well worth the money. Get linseed oil to oil your handles after cleaning at least annually."
#46
Tubtrug
5.0
(1)
"I use my tubtrug buckets all the time as they can be used as watering cans, carryalls, weed buckets."
#47
Gardena
5.0
(1)
"A sharp tool also makes gardening safer by reducing the need to use excessive force."
#48
Be the Bee
5.0
(1)
"The Be the Bee electric pollinator lets me get crazy pepper harvest even without their help."
#49
Starbucks
5.0
(1)
"Starbucks cups with the dome lid work great for keeping humidity in when you’re rooting something in perlite or moss."
#50
Chinese Takeout
5.0
(1)
"Plastic Chinese take out containers are also great for maintaining humidity."
#51
Treadlite
5.0
(1)
"Love it! It's a beast!"
#52
Maddock
5.0
(1)
"Great for weeding, planting, digging ponds, roots, etc."
#53
Sun Hat
5.0
(1)
"My red face otherwise…"
#54
Soaking Hoses
5.0
(1)
"Waters from the roots, reduces powdery mildew chance, great on hot days, I’m not baking like a potato."
#55
5 Gallon Buckets
5.0
(1)
"Great seats, weeding buckets, watering devices, etc."
#56
Long Loppers
5.0
(1)
"Eat my dust, Himalayan Blackberries."
#57
Fiskar
5.0
(1)
"All high quality plastic, so never snaps, never rots and never rusts."
#58
Dutch Hoe
5.0
(1)
"I use my Dutch hoe frequently in the garden."
#59
4 Prong Manure Fork
5.0
(1)
"Most of the remaining 10% of my work is done with my 4 prong manure fork."
#60
American Bonsai
5.0
(1)
"American bonsai are expensive but the highest quality gardening tools I have ever owned."
#61
Sneerbor
5.0
(1)
"Durable very high quality stainless steel gardening tools"
#62
Wolf Garten
5.0
(1)
"I love my wolf garten tools."
#63
Draper
5.0
(1)
"Both going strong"
#64
Ox Tools
5.0
(1)
"Bright blue in colour"
#65
Agway/Country Max
4.0
(1)
"Get metal ones. My kids get really frustrated with anything plastic."
#66
Bulldog
4.0
(1)
"Bulldog make good tools."
#67
FIL
4.0
(1)
"The shovel by FIL is well-designed and effective."
#68
Harbor Freight
4.0
(1)
"Not too bad and very reasonable price."
#69
Toro
4.0
(1)
"I've had other brands before as well. They're all about the same. Electric, corded. Just get one that has high cfm."
#70
Ozito
4.0
(1)
"The leaf blower is powerful enough without annoying the whole suburb and the hedgetrimmer is good but you have to keep the blades clean."
#71
Zero-G
4.0
(1)
"I like that it is flexible, light weight, and 'deflates' when not in use which makes it easy to store."
#72
Bahco
4.0
(1)
"Bahco is also a strong competitor in the bypass pruner market."
#73
Gardening Tools
3.0
(1)
"Quick recharge is a good feature, but the 6-hour recharge time is not ideal."
#74
Chinese
1.0
(1)
"Chinese gardening tools, including Felco knockoffs, are considered junk."
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