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Uses of garden tools and equipment

There are many field management practices that are done on crops, such as pruning, pest and disease
control, watering among others.
The effectiveness and efficiency of these practices require the use of appropriate tools and equipment.

Curved blade panga

Used for cutting grass, weeding and slashing.


N/B slashing means making a sweeping cut

Axe

Used for felling trees

Mattock
Used for removing roots and large stones

BladeJembe/Hoe

Used for cultivating land or weeding crops


Fork jembe

Used for removing roots and large stones,


Breaking heavy soils,
Digging hard soils.

Shovel

Used for lifting soil


Applying manure

Wheelbarrow
Used for transporting heavy loads in the farm

Watering can

Used for irrigating seedling in the nursery


N/B:irrigation is the sufficient application of water to plants artificially

Spring balance
Used for weighing farm produce in small quantities

Rake

Used for leveling prepared land


Removing weeds from the farm

Soil auger
Used for making holes and soil sampling

Knapsack sprayer
Used for spraying chemical solutions
N/B:spray means liquid sent in the air in tiny drops

Sprinklers

Used for irrigating plants overhead

Hose pipe
Used when moving water in the farm for animals or plants

Garden shear

Used for trimming hedges and shrubs

Secateurs
Used for pruning soft branches of trees

Garden trowel

Used for lifting seedling from the nursery bed

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