Most hand-held garden tools have evolved over centuries so it's unlikely that you'd be able to create something totally new - however, having said that, there are several "new" areas relating to gardening where tools haven't been created to deal with some of the problems which arise with - say - slippery decking and weed infested patios and paved driveways.
If you could create a battery operated tool which could be connected to a hose pipe when necessary, I think it could appeal to people who want to be able to scrub these areas quickly and easily, and keep them clean without the use of chemical weedkillers.
hi mistertiler I correct my self not 6foot as I said about five 4 but best thing since sliced bread saves your back no end the fork was a tipe of beet fork end put a bit of pipe on end and mate welded it I used a mop stick or dowel 1 and half thick used a rasp to fit it tight 2 screws works well
@ michael mpc: Thanks for the information - I'll add it to the list, ahaha.
@ hypercharleyfarley: Just so I understand, the tool attached to the end of the hose - would it act as some form of pressure converter so that a high-pressure washer could be made from an ordinary water stream?
@ Hazel -- + michael mpc: Nice and simple - I like it! Yeah that's what I was thinking - maybe some sort of telescoping mechanism that extends and retracts and then uses the little ball stops to hold a position. Although it'd have to be quite thick because the hollowed out parts might bend due to the force applied when dealing with a rough patch of earth.
This really is one interesting project - I've been going through ideas but it seems people have already beat me to them; even the adjustable hedge/shrub trimmer, ahaha. I also had this idea where you place markers in the soil which monitor the moisture content and then depending on how much water a section would need, a sprinkler can spray it when necessary so everything is maintained without the user having to excessively worry but alas, that's been done too.
Does anyone have any obscure gardening practices that come to mind?
As always, thank for the information; it really is very useful - please keep adding things you find interesting.
Hello again - there are pressure washers already - well known make's name begins with "K". They are quite expensive to buy in the first place, and as most people are (or will be in the relatively near future) on a water meter, water useage needs to be minimised to reduce overall costs.
What I think is worth trying is some sort of battery operated fairly heavy rotary-type scrubbing brush (with tough bristles) at the end of a long-ish (adjustable length?) handle - a bit like a paint roller. The handle could have clips to take a water hose if/when necessary. People who have decking find that it gets very green and slippery during the winter months - and even in summer, given the wet weather we've now had in the UK for the past two and a half years. Decking and patios need much more maintenance than people sometimes realise - as do block-paviour driveways. These features are more likely to be found in suburban gardens than at countryside properties, and the householders are more likely to be younger and less-experienced gardening-wise so are likely to be more willing to try new things, as well as "gadgets". They probably have less free time than older people to look after their garden and outdoor space, so would look favourably at a tool which saved them some time as well as energy. Older people would probably value a tool which they could use as often as they felt they needed to, and which didn't need too much physical effort on their part.
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Michael mpc is that a typo or is it correct? a 6 foot spade! how the hell do you use a thing like that?
Most hand-held garden tools have evolved over centuries so it's unlikely that you'd be able to create something totally new - however, having said that, there are several "new" areas relating to gardening where tools haven't been created to deal with some of the problems which arise with - say - slippery decking and weed infested patios and paved driveways.
If you could create a battery operated tool which could be connected to a hose pipe when necessary, I think it could appeal to people who want to be able to scrub these areas quickly and easily, and keep them clean without the use of chemical weedkillers.
hi mistertiler I correct my self not 6foot as I said about five 4 but best thing since sliced bread saves your back no end the fork was a tipe of beet fork end put a bit of pipe on end and mate welded it I used a mop stick or dowel 1 and half thick used a rasp to fit it tight 2 screws works well
could do hazel a adjustable to go up and down like a walking stick type
@ michael mpc: Thanks for the information - I'll add it to the list, ahaha.
@ hypercharleyfarley: Just so I understand, the tool attached to the end of the hose - would it act as some form of pressure converter so that a high-pressure washer could be made from an ordinary water stream?
@ Hazel -- + michael mpc: Nice and simple - I like it! Yeah that's what I was thinking - maybe some sort of telescoping mechanism that extends and retracts and then uses the little ball stops to hold a position. Although it'd have to be quite thick because the hollowed out parts might bend due to the force applied when dealing with a rough patch of earth.
This really is one interesting project - I've been going through ideas but it seems people have already beat me to them; even the adjustable hedge/shrub trimmer, ahaha. I also had this idea where you place markers in the soil which monitor the moisture content and then depending on how much water a section would need, a sprinkler can spray it when necessary so everything is maintained without the user having to excessively worry but alas, that's been done too.
Does anyone have any obscure gardening practices that come to mind?
As always, thank for the information; it really is very useful - please keep adding things you find interesting.
Regards,
A.K
Hello again - there are pressure washers already - well known make's name begins with "K". They are quite expensive to buy in the first place, and as most people are (or will be in the relatively near future) on a water meter, water useage needs to be minimised to reduce overall costs.
What I think is worth trying is some sort of battery operated fairly heavy rotary-type scrubbing brush (with tough bristles) at the end of a long-ish (adjustable length?) handle - a bit like a paint roller. The handle could have clips to take a water hose if/when necessary. People who have decking find that it gets very green and slippery during the winter months - and even in summer, given the wet weather we've now had in the UK for the past two and a half years. Decking and patios need much more maintenance than people sometimes realise - as do block-paviour driveways. These features are more likely to be found in suburban gardens than at countryside properties, and the householders are more likely to be younger and less-experienced gardening-wise so are likely to be more willing to try new things, as well as "gadgets". They probably have less free time than older people to look after their garden and outdoor space, so would look favourably at a tool which saved them some time as well as energy. Older people would probably value a tool which they could use as often as they felt they needed to, and which didn't need too much physical effort on their part.
Hi Hazel, I think Monty Don always recommends Hazel poles when he grows his giant sunflowers.