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Gardening in Comfort
By admin | August 12, 2007
Gardening might seem like a good way to relax and unwind, but it can be stressful on the body. For those with arthritis the act of bending over or working from ones’ knees can be very painful. There are several tools that one can use to ease the aches that associated with gardening. Joe the expert from the DIY Network recommends these 3 tools.
Ergonomic hand tools for the dirt: Radius Garden (www.radiusgarden.com) is a company that develops gardening tools to make gardening easier. Currently, they offer two trowels, a weeder and cultivator in their Natural Radius Grip hand tool line.
These may be the most non-traditional, traditional tools you’ll ever see. Each features a bright green, uniquely arched handle designed to encourage a neutral wrist position. These tool designs use the most current research into human factors and tool usage to maximize power while minimizing hand and wrist stress.
Multi-purpose bench: Ergonomic cutting and digging tools are great but do little to help an aching back. A multi-purpose portable bench may be the solution.
The flat, padded surface allows you to comfortably work from a kneeling position and when you’re ready to stand up, the sturdy handles provide support. Flip it over, and you have a padded bench.
These handy benches are readily available for around $35. They’re strong, lightweight and fold flat when not in use.
Self-winding hose reels: One of the ongoing struggles in my garden is winding up the hose each time after use. It’s tempting to let the big snake lay wherever. Hose reels provide an easier way to retract and store them, but you’re still utilizing a lot of effort.
Now, there are hose reel versions that use the power of water to wind the hose for you. Appropriately called the “No-Crank” hose reel (www.no-crank.com), they’re the only hose reels on the market to offer hands-free rewinding of garden hoses. These reels use a patented water-piston engine to rewind the hose.
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