Wilcox All-Pro Stainless Steel Trowel

I use this to poke aeration holes into the composting garden waste in my outdoor garden composer. Its long handle means that I don’t have to bend down too much or stick my arm too deep into the bin. Works well. Would also work well for planting bulbs or garlic cloves in the garden. It is a simple tool, but works for me.

Very well made!

My opinion of this digger keeps going up. It is strong. The leading edge is reasonably sharp. In the pics here it looks like there are narrow openings in the leading edge but mine is totally together there, not open. So that's good. I use mine in lawn turf, and in the bark beds, and in the totally rough unfinished part of the yard. You can push it down past the flattened part and right up through the part that is round - just depends on the dirt down at that depth. If I run into a rock down there, I can wiggle it around to try getting past it. So far I have never bent this thing. It's also a good lever type tool for lifting the lid off of my septic tank. I can pry up one edge of the lid, lift it up, and flip it over, all in one motion with this tool. Then I can flip the lid back on with it when I'm done in there. The leading edge is just sharp enough to kind of dig into the plastic lid material a little, giving you like a grip on the lid, which helps when adjusting the position of it. Pretty handy. No sign of any rust on mine. Probably never will, being stainless. So it still looks nice. Oh yeah, the red handle makes it easy to find when you leave it lying around in the grass!

Very good piece

I originally bought one of these shovels around 12 years ago at a botanical garden shop I visited in another State than the one I lived in. The 14” is my favorite. It is very strong and sturdy, and since the edges are somewhat sharp, it makes a good weeding tool as well as a digging tool. My first one lasted around 5 years before the edges became worn, but the shovel was still very useable. The grip never peeled or pulled away. I personally did not like the leather hanging piece because it got in the way, so I cut it off. If you like to hang your tools it will last forever too. I recently had to buy a new one because my husband lost one. Glad I can get it on Amazon with free shipping since I am a prime member. This is the only trowel/ hand shovel we use. Once you use one, you will never want anything different.