This document provides descriptions of various hand tools used in horticultural operations. It describes what a bolo, crowbar, pick-mattock, grab hoe, spade, shovel, rake, hand throwel, and wheelbarrow are used for. The bolo is used for cutting tall grasses and chopping tree branches. The crowbar is used for breaking up rocky soil and digging trenches. The pick-mattock is used for breaking up soil, removing weeds, and cultivating soil.

1. MHARRIANNE VHEL BANGSAL
Teacher
HAND TOOLS
USED IN
HORTICULTURAL
OPERATIONS

2. Is used for cutting tall
grasses and weeds and
chopping branches of tree.
BOLO

3. It is a straight
steel bar flattened
and slightly bent at
one or both ends,
used as a lever.
CROWBAR

4. This tool is commonly used when
you’re trying to break up rocky soil
and dig trenches. The pointed end is
ideal for breaking up the soil and
the (large horizontal blade) end is
mainly used for clearing out
trenches and move earth and soil.
Pick-Mattock

5. It is a garden tool with a thin
metal blade and along handle
that is often used to break up
soil, remove weeds and to
cultivate the soil.
Grab hoe

6. Is used for removing
trash or soil, digging
canals or ditches,
and mixing soil
media.
Spade

7. is used in removing
trash, digging loose
soil, moving soil from
one place to another
and for mixing
soil media.
Shovel

8. is used for cleaning
ground and
leveling topsoil
Rake

9. Used for loosening the
soil around the growing
plants and putting small
amount of manure
fertilizer in the soil
Hand Throwel

10. are used for
watering seedlings
and young plants
Springklers

11. is used for hauling trash,
manures, fertilizers,
planting materials and
other equipment.
Wheel barrow

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