The Test Setup
There are two things most gardeners dread. One is an overgrown, under-maintained garden filled with weeds and roots. The other is hard, thick clay. To evaluate The Radius Garden Hand Tools I used them in both of these situations.
I first tackled an unkempt raised planter garden that had grown wild for the better part of the summer. The soil was a typical container garden soil that had not been tilled in quite a while. Weeds were growing out of control and the soil was compacted and tight with roots of various thicknesses.
Next I dug into a patch of red clay to simulate tilling and bulb planting. I dug into both wet and dry clay.
The Results
The Radius Garden Hand Tools passed with flying colors. The Radius handle proved its benefits. The aluminum/magnesium alloy proved its strength.
The Radius Garden Trowel dug in compacted soil without causing great strain on the wrist. It passed through the freshly tilled soil with the greatest of ease and would be a great tool for re-potting. It also handled clay well.
The Radius Garden Bulb Trowel worked almost as well as the regular trowel when used as a regular trowel. It really shone when used for its specialized purpose, making a small deep hole. With the narrow blade it could really chip through dry clay as well as form deep holes in wet clay and garden soil.
- Digging With the Radius Garden Bulb Trowel
- Measuring Bulb Hole Depth With the Radius Garden Bulb Trowel
The Radius Garden Cultivator made short work of tilling and aerating compacted soil. The shape of the tines also made it easy to grab roots and pull them out. The hammering action achievable with the Radius handle allows you to break up compacted soil and dry clay more efficiently than a traditional cultivator.
- Tilling Soil With the Radius Garden Cultivator
- Digging Deep With the Radius Garden Cultivator
- Weeding With the Radius Garden Cultivator
The Radius Garden Weeder is my new favorite tool. This remarkably designed tool lets you pop weeds up, pull weeds out or slice through roots with the serrated edge. It makes short work of a weed infested bed and can even dig a bulb hole in a pinch. The V shape of the blade also makes a great channel for sowing seeds, a feature that is enhanced by an added groove and seed well.
The entire line of Radius Garden Hand Tools proved to be well designed and built with quality. They get my approval to be called ergonomic.
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