tools for the more mature person
treehugger80
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I've got a gardening group of more mature people (70 yr old +), but some are starting to struggle with some tools (grip strength decreasing, difficulty digging etc.)
I was wondering if anyone out there uses tools for the more mature person and if they do would they recommend anything in particular?
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There is usually some good advice on a website recommended by another forum member. It has reviews for tools and the guy who runs the site also has a disability.
http://www.fredshed.co.uk/homepage.htm
I hope this helps.
It’s pricy but I cannot reccomend the burgon and ball ladies groundbreaker spade highly enough, slices through the ground like it’s butter and I have terrible rubble clay soil. They also have lightweight Topiary Hedge Shears that I found too light for me but if weight is a problem for you then they would be perfect.
My neighbour is in her mid 70's and uses what are basically long handled trowels and forks. Our soil is light so they are enough to break up the surface.
I used a friends Kent & Stowe Garden Life spade and it was so light it was such fun to use.
http://www.kentandstowe.com/Our-products/Digging/Garden-Life-Stainless-Steel-Digging-Spade
http://www.kentandstowe.com/Our-products/Digging/Garden-Life-Stainless-Steel-Digging-Fork
http://www.kentandstowe.com/Our-products/Cutting/Garden-Life-Bypass-Loppers
http://www.kentandstowe.com/Our-products/Lawn-Care/Garden-Life-Stainless-Steel-Lawn-Leaf-Rake etc
Their Garden Life range is 40% lighter than stainless steel (for the fork and spade). I was trying to find a website with all of their range in one place, but they seem to have changed their website for the worse, but I think a lot of their tools are available in that range, you just need to go through each section to find it.
Hope that helps.