This document describes common garden tools and their uses, as well as safety tips for tool use and storage. It lists the most commonly used garden tools, including rakes, shovels, hoes, forks, trowels, wheelbarrows, and shears. The document provides instructions for properly cleaning and storing tools after use to prevent damage and injury. It emphasizes using the right tool for the intended purpose and wearing protective equipment while gardening.

1. GARDEN TOOLS AND
THEIR USES
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2. ORNAMENTAL OR VEGETABLE GARDEN

3. Gardening Poems for Gardening Kids
Every child who has gardening tools,
Should learn by heart these gardening rules.

4. He who owns a gardening spade,
Should be able to dig the depth of its blade.
He who owns a gardening hoe,
Must be sure how he means his strokes to go.

5. But he who owns a gardening fork,
May make it do all the other tools' work.
Though to shift, or to pot, or annex what you can,
A trowel's the tool for child, woman, or man.

6. 'Twas a bird that sits in a branch of a tree,
Who sang these gardening songs to me.

7. The following are the most commonly used garden tools.
used for collecting dried leaves, grass and dirt.
RAKE

8. used to break, mix, cut and transfer soil to other places.

9. used for mixing manure

10. - used for cultivating or digging the soil.

11. used for cultivating, weeding or loosening the soil around the plant

12. used for cultivating the soil around the plant

13. used for chopping roots when digging or making a trench

14. used for carrying tools and
garden soil from one place
to another
used for cutting tall grasses;
dried branches, leaves

15. used for digging big holes

16. used for watering plants
used for spraying diseased
plants attacked by pests

17. used for sharpening tools

18. used for measuring the
size of plots
used for cutting wood, trees
and grasses.

19. After using the tools in the garden, clean each one of them and store
them properly. For proper care and maintenance of tools and equipment,
observe the following:
1. Tools should be kept in their proper places.
2. Clean and dry the garden tools after using and before keeping them.
3. To prevent any untoward incident, place the sharp –edged and pointed
tools in a cabinet.
4. To avoid getting hurt, do not play with garden tools, for they
might get broken.
5. Wipe for the metal parts with oil to prevent rusting if the tools will not be
used for a long time.
6. Repair any broken tool at once to save time.
7. Sharpen the tools so that they will be in good condition and ready for
the next use.

20. Garden makes good use of some
basic tools. These appropriate basic
tools are means to carry out specific
functions to accomplish a task. Tools
make gardening much easier and
more convenient.

21. In using any of the tools and equipment for plant,
remember to practice these simple health and
safety practices.
1. Have the right tool for planting trees
and fruit trees.
2. Use the right tool for the right purpose.
3. Wear the proper attire when planting.

22. I. Identify the term being described in each
statement. Write your answer on the line.
1. ___________ used for collecting dried
leaves, grass and dirt.
2. ____________used to break, mix, cut and
transfer soil to other places.
3. ____________used for mixing manure
4. ____________used for cultivating or digging
the soil.

23. 5. ____________used for cultivating, weeding
or loosening the soil around the plant.
6. ____________used for cultivating the soil
around the plant
7. ____________used for chopping roots
when digging or making a trench

24. 8. ______________used for carrying tools
and garden soil from one place to another
9. ______________used for cutting tall
grasses; dried branches, leaves
10. _____________used for digging big
holes