Betsy, you are are gal after my own heart. When I get attached to something you have to pry it out of my hands. lol I have a hand shovel taped together with duck tape DH keeps trying to throw out. But my favorite is a garden claw that I had DH put an extra long handle on so I can reach under the bushes with it.

My favorite tool?? the the "Homer Bucket" from HD, yup that big orange bucket upside down keeps my butt off the ground. When I am weeding or planting I just haul soil and whatever to the site, dump it and then place my butt cushion on the bucket to work from. When I am done, all litter, weeds and empty pots go into Homer to carry back to the potting bench. OK so it ain't a "real" tool, but it works for me!!

Homer most certainly is a tool - it helps you get the job done! And that's a great idea. I just happen to have a Homer in the garage. Now I just need to find a cushion to put on it. Thanks for the tip!

Katkin, your claw sounds very useful too! We sure are a resourceful bunch. And I will never get rid of my fork either!

Mine is the heart hoe !

I recently had the Master gardeners bring in their favorite tool and each share why.We had a ball,some of them were more like weapons!I love my weed dragon and plain old well worn wooden shovel.
But the most important thing is my hat!
NO wait -I think it may be the phone,just in case I've fallen and can't get up LOL!

My favorite? My colander. Cain't veggie garden without it :)

I carry my small rug everywhere. I place it on the ground,kneel and,no I'm not gonna pray toward mecca. I begin
to weed.My poor knees prefer this method. I've tried my weeding cushion and my knee pads. Did not care for them.
Felix

Hey Felix! I carry a big old towel around to sit on when I weed. I have one of those foam knee pads too but it's not big enough for me. I'd rather plop down on my butt and that knee pad is not quite big enough for that! LOL!! I used to just sit on the ground but a couple of months ago I got bit by a spider and it caused quite a nasty wound on my leg. Bad enough that I had to see the doctor for treatment. I was getting rather worried that I was going to loose quite a bit of flesh and have a big old hole in my leg permanently. It's okay now but there is a scar.

Thanks for the stories all. GP, I would have enjoyed your lesson and seeing everyone's favorite "weapon"!

Betsy

Hmmm, I may have to try this bucket idea. I can't get down on the ground anymore, so I bend over to weed. A couple of hours of that and my hip joint is really sore.

Betsy, I hope not, but if you get bit again, get some ammonia on it right away. A chemist/gardener told me about that years ago and it is a life saver. The ammonia counter acts the venom in any bite.

Kathy, the ammonia queen!

Hi Kathy. I did apply ammonia right away. But this needed more than that. I was bit on the calf and by evening my entire leg from the knee down was swollen and hot. My toes looked like little cocktail weiners. I took this picture about an hour after it happened. It looks good here! I should have taken a picture a few days later but it was ugly!!! Ammonia does usually work wonders though - especially on ant bites. I have one of those pens/sticks that I keep on the patio. It's called After Bite.
Betsy

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Betsy do you know what kind of spider was it?

My daughter,Jennifer, bought me a gardening wagon a couple years ago. The kind one can sit on it. My belly gets in my way and I can't reach the weeds. Best way for me is to kneel.
Felix

I bought a sturdy plastic stool thats about 6 or 7" high that I sit on when I'm weeding in the garden or potting up plants. It's the perfect width and height and works great since I can't stay on my knees or stand in one place too long without my knees locking up. I have loose knee caps due to being born with my legs twisted outwards until it looked like my feet were backwards (had to where leg braces when I slept as a baby in order to fix them).

My other favorite tool is my parents digging pitch. It was given to them by some family friends and is one of the really good quality ones. It takes a lot of force to bend one of it's tines unlike the ones they sell in the chain stores. I'm constantly borrowing the thing since it's great for loosening up the soil around a weed's roots without damaging tree roots or any nearby good plants.

My favorite is similar to the bucket but the height is adjustable and it rocks with you as you lean forward. I got it as a gift last year. It also has a cushion option with pockets that hold all the small tools. I love this thing!

Here is a link that might be useful: garden seat

OUCK Betsy, that was one nasty spider!!

Joan that's a cool seat. I want to get one of those tractor seats on wheels, but Dennis thinks I'll roll down the yard! So Homer has to do the trick, I can't get down to the ground, and Kathy, this body don't bend any more either!