Customer Reviews:
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 Being able to do it myself: Priceless! January 17, 2005
Diane Kistner (Tallahassee, Florida)
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I planned to use the Garden Claw for stand-up cultivation of my raised beds, and it will be great for that; it's perfect for SFG-style beds.
But this is the best part: I've discovered it's perfect for helping me dig post holes for my grape and kiwi trellises. I'm a 4'10" disabled woman with bad knees and a bad back. I just don't have the upper body strength to ram a post-hole digger into the clay soil in our fescue-matted field, and the two big, strong men in my household always have something more pressing to do.
I discovered the Garden Claw makes a circular hole that's just a tad wider than the post-hole digger does, and I can loosen six or more inches of clay soil and roots in no time. Without strain! Then I can use the post-hole digger to lift out the loosened soil, or I can just spade it out into a bucket for use somewhere else. As weak as I am, I can get two 2-foot holes dug before I have to rest.
I've been frustrated because I've been too broke to pay someone to come put these trellises in and worried because I know the vines will be here before I know it. Thanks to the Garden Claw, I can put in my trellises all by myself! It paid for itself the very first day. So far, I'm delighted with it.
Mechanical Logic of the Design December 3, 2005
R. Shrum (San Jose, CA United States)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is in response to "Cashmere Cat's" review.
Actually, the Garden Claw *is* designed for "righties".
True, when using the tool ones does indeed turn in a leftward motion. The design was made that way because most people are right-handed, and the mechanics involve pulling with the left hand and pushing with the right. Since more power is exerted via pushing (hence the phrase "putting your weight behind it"), and the majority are right-handed, the design makes perfect logic.
Also, less exertion required = less chance of strain or other injury.
 A handy little garden tool April 16, 2006
R. M. Handel (Pennsylvania, USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this to help me through the clay soil in a garden I just created. The ground was hard as a rock and the Garden Claw went through it pretty easily. It was a workout, yes. But well worth it. The ground is in great condition now for planting.
 Good tool for the small job May 26, 2006
R. Howell (Medford, OR)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm not into gardening. I bought this for the small areas I do need to work in. It's a good tool for those small areas but I wouldn't think of using it for anything large. It's a fairly simplistic design - a pipe, the handle "S" curve, and the spikes. Two bolts and nuts hold it together and there is a height adjustment if needed. It works well in the soil but beware of hard ground, it just won't penetrate without the ground being watered-down. I got mine at the local hardware store for around $35, and I feel the price is too high but I'll get the use out of it. My biggest concern is with long term durability, those two bolts look like they will need replaced too quickly.
great product June 6, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this producta couple years ago and have used it often. It makes digging holes to plant my roses sooo much easier.
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