After being flooded out by Hurricane Flo in the Coastal Plains of NC we are currently trying to rebuy a number of items lost during the flood. Our entire lawn has to be resodded with Zoysia since it all died but we have someone handling that. We also lost many of our foundation plantings after 6 feet of water overran our property (and home) covering the ground for almost a week. We will be gradually repairing the damage as we cannot afford to redo all the landscaping this year.

Now I need some good hand tools to weed out all our beds that have been overrun with weeds. My hand tools were very sturdy and dated back to the 70's. All except for my Red Pig right handed hoe that I loved that I have since rebought. Now I cannot seem to decide what to buy for the remainder of my hand gardening tools. I want something that is a good investment that will last. I certainly don't want to invest good money only to find hand tools that will bend or break . I am willing to purchase items individually but prefer to buy a set for convenience. Something that is worth the money, but not so out of reach because we have so many items to replace right now.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!