Hand tools for use on your vegetable patch

Hand tools may have a wood, plastic, fiberglass or metal handles. Metal is heavy but strong. Wood, plastic and plastic are the lightest but least strong and heard-wearing.

Tools to consider
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Spade - for digging
Fork - for digging and turning over and breaking up soil
Hoe - for weeding
Rake - for leveling out soil
Trowel - for planting
Pruning shears - for pruning
Lopping shears - for high branches

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