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Fixing my favorite garden tool 🌿 🛠︎
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Fixing my favorite garden tool 🌿 🛠︎



I’m so happy that I have my favorite garden tool back!
Here’s the how-to video I referred to: https://youtu.be/hAe41Qukk58
How to clean and sharpen your tools: https://youtu.be/xXzwra0vj2s

My favorite tool: https://bit.ly/dixterspade
(If sold out there, try here: https://bit.ly/dixtergardenheir)

I got the replacement handle from Garden Tool Company, where I originally ordered the spade from.

My name is Erin and I love sharing inspiration and information with real-life gardeners. I live and garden in southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5b.

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44 Comments

  2. Judit

    I have to admit, I couldn't wait to see 'THE' footage again, because it was just so funny I couldn't stop laughing at the first time 🤭😄 I felt sorry for the tool and for you though! Happy to see it is healthy again 😊 Greetings, Judit 🙋

  3. JC Pendleton

    A girl and her tools! Love it. Reduce, reuse & recycle, great job. I would have done the same thing. Erin you are a rock star. 🤩

  7. Tammy Winter

    Well done! I watched the video on cleaning and sharpening, I have never done that, but I will apply your good advice, thank you

  10. Tammy Houshour

    Well ain't you something 😉 so happy you get to have your favourite tool back. I felt so bad for you when you broke it.

  12. MS Maddox

    Good job Erin! I was so afraid you were going to hit your thumb with the hammer when you missed! 😮

  14. Susan Nixon

    I remember the incident vividly! I have a very similar tool & it is my garden workhorse. I actually started treating mine a bit more carefully after seeing yours snap. I’m guilty to using it as a lever for those stubborn roots & clay! Good to know it can be repaired!

  16. AttnDefDis

    I'm super curious what the cost of a new tool versus the cost of just the handle was. Unless, I missed that somehow.

  18. Stephanie Warren

    Watch Erin’s fumbling video or some random instructional video?

    No brainer…glass o’ wine in hand aaaaand……….GO Erin! 🍷 👀

  19. Nothing Personal

    Omg 😆 I laughed so hard when you broke your favourite tool, and only because I can so relate. F-bombs included😆 But I just laughed allllll over again. Good job Erin 👍👍👍 keeping it real 💕

  20. B Ellison

    Turn it into a muddler! Sand it smooth and muddle that mint for a delicious mojito👏🏼

  21. Kim Japinga

    That definitely looked like a professional job. Was Mr. More Patient in the background coaching you? I know my husband wouldn’t be able to resist. 😀

  26. Kathryn Mettelka

    Wonderful to see you taking care of your tools. I'm over 70, which meant that in public schools boys were required to take shop while girls took home economics. In retrospect, the stereotyping was awful, but we were too brainwashed to question it. Now I think all of us, regardless of gender, could have used some skills training.

  27. Helen Evans

    Erin i know i shouldnt but i laughed so much. It made me think of "the 2 ronnies" sketch "four candles".😂😂.

  30. Green Thumbelina

    Yep, I'd save that handle too! I'm sure you'll find another use for it in the future. I remember the video when the handle broke, and I probably uttered the same expletive as you did when it happened.🤣~Margie

  31. jvcyt298

    Please, next time, just get your husband to do it, and you just can stick to gardening.

  32. Greg Lee

    I love your ability to laugh at yourself. We all take ourselves far too seriously but you’ve got a great sense of humour.

  33. Manon Coutellier

    My favorite tool is from Lee Valley ( Ho Mi short or long ) I wish I knew how to add a picture. Worth looking on their site. I have offered many to my gardening friends!!!

  34. Betsy Maltby

    Impressive! A labor of love plus a new dibber! Now I have to check all of the handles on my tools (and sharpen them). 🙂

  36. Karol Gordon

    Erin, thank you for sharing the real world of gardening! I love all your videos and your way of showing us more than just the fun parts of gardening.

  38. Lizette Rivera

    So very relatable! I chuckle every time I see this clip – of course not at your misfortune but how very real your reaction is and one that I've had too many times to count! Thanks for showing us the fix – appreciate it & your videos!!

  41. Linda Rose

    You’re actually not “impatient.” I would have tossed it after I broke it. 😆 Good job!

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