tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090836288987201219.post8688651284644739955..comments2009-11-29T19:23:14.346-06:00Dave Townsendhttps://profiles.google.com/117351605910985633640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090836288987201219.post-15347906103480451192009-11-29T19:23:14.346-06:002009-11-29T19:23:14.346-06:00Hi Dave<br /><br />I am not convinced about garden multitools, but a good pair of scissors does help!<br />I do a lot of gardening and i am not convinced by the weed burners, as i feel the weeds that are eaily despatched can be easily pulled or dug out, but those which are more stubborn like the dandelion which have tap roots, dont seem to be bothered by having the top pulled , ripped or burnt off, they seem quite happy to recover and emerge to taunt the gardener.<br />Your previous readers comment said he liked a good comfortable trowel, which i would agree with, but have not seen many around that i felt were good and comfortable, so i made one myself and used it for some time before people started to ask where they could get one just like it. I am now getting ready to produce the new trowel and fork, so any comments would be welcome, its called the Terrafirma tool. cheers<br />AlanAlanhttp://www.terrafirmatools.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090836288987201219.post-31160447530508073412009-11-29T13:33:57.762-06:002009-11-29T13:33:57.762-06:00Wow, Dave, a Leatherman pruner would be tempting! But I have to say, there&#39;s great satisfaction in putting together my own multitools. Like you, my Fiskars pruner/lopper is probably my favorite pruner, outranking my iconic Felco pruners. My ideal garden multitool isn&#39;t a multitool at all but a sturdy canvas tote containing the Fiskars pruners, a sturdy and comfortable trowel, a propane flame torch to kill weeds between stones, bricks, and concrete slabs, a plastic grocery bag and a pair of Latex gloves for pulling noxious garden weeds and diseased plants and disposing of them, a second bag to hold non-invasive weeds and spent plants for the compost pile, and a Ziploc bag to contain any pests---at least, any pests not already serving as food for beneficial insects---until I can toss them in the chicken yard. Oh, and one of those great field guides that not only identifies weeds but discusses any beneficial uses as food, medicine, wildlife food, or ornament, so I don&#39;t throw something away that actually earns its keep.our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com