"Made-It-Myself" Garden

Made-It-Myself Garden FARM HOME Miscellaneous Terry Morgel Avon Minn recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a couple of low-cost gardening tools he invented Sickle section hoes “I made these hoes from used sickle sections My wife likes to use them in her flower garden ” says Morgel “Two of the hoes shown are equipped with double sickle sections welded to a large flat washer A 4-in length of 1-in angle iron is welded to the washer a little off center so the handle will be centered The handle is attached to the angle iron with 3/16-in bolts I used 3/4-in dia electrical conduit for the handle but you could also use wood “The other short-handled hoe uses a single sickle section welded to an L-shaped metal bracket which is screwed to a 1-ft long wooden handle ” Plastic barrel garden markers Morgel made long lasting garden markers by cutting apart a 20-gal plastic barrel He says the markers won’t rot and can be used year after year He used a table saw to cut up the barrel Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Terry Morgel 37313 Co Rd 3 Avon Minn 56310 ph 320 363-8802

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