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Which  of These Garden Rakes Do You Need?

Which of these garden rakes for which Job?  This is a serious question because using the wrong tool will create more work for you - and make that work more difficult.  So here are the kinds of rakes all lumped together to give you a sense of what's important in a rake and how you might best use one.

Garden rakes and flat rakes take some beating for breaking down soil to a fine tilth that has been previously dug over by a spade or a fork.  They are both ideal for removing stones and general debris, covering over seedbeds and earthing up.
They both can be used for spreading compost or fertiliser.

If you grow vegetables or have closely planted flowers or shrubs a border rake will be needed

Use a leaf rake for scarifying and clearing leaves from a lawn

To sum up - which do you need?


For a small flower garden a border rake is all that is needed

For a large flower garden, a garden rake for all general rake work is needed. And if you grow vegetables or have closely planted flowers or shrubs a border rake would also be ideal

For a vegetable garden, a flat rake or a garden rake is a must for earthing up, preparing seedbeds, covering seedbeds and spreading compost or fertiliser

If you have a lawn then you will need a leaf rake for scarifying and clearing leaves



That's about it,  all you need now is to decide which ones you want.

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