Ergonomic Gardening Tools
We hear a lot about ergonomic tools lately, tools that place less stress on the worker and more on the tool. Gardeners can sure benefit from tools designed to, as About's Guide to Ergonomics says, "fit the work to the user instead of forcing the user to fit the work." Here are some gardening tools he tested out for us.
NRG's line or Radius Garden Hand Tools is quite impressive to look at. But what will they be like to work with, does the handle do all it says it does, and is it ergonomic? About's Guide to Ergonomics checks them out.
A pictorial of the correct way to work with these ergonomic gardening hand tools.
The Radius Garden Trowel from NRG got a 5 star rating and a resounding "pleasure to use".
Another positive for the radius garden hand tool line.
The curved handle once again makes an unnatural movement less stressful on the hand.
The weeder made it through testing with flying colors.