Saturday, 26 July 2014

8 great gardening tools for people with disabilities

The act of gardening offers many benefits to our planet and its vast population. It is an activity that connects us to Mother Earth gives us two prismatic environments and food goods, and is often a source of relaxation for most. In short, gardening positively affects our overall well being, both inside and out. However, the hobby, though very beneficial, requires a lot of bending, pulling and other very physical movements, so it is difficult for people with disabilities. So "I dug around" (haha!) Looking for some resources that may be useful for people with disabilities.
Here are 8 garden tools to help simplify gardening:

1 Deluxe Tractor Scoot:

This is ideal for people with back problems or struggle is exhausting. The Gardener's Supply Scoot by allowing people to work from a seated position thereby facilitating their back and knees. The newest luxury version is more comfortable and easier to use with a long handle that allows users to extract as a wagon. Once the handle is retracted, locked in a vertical position to serve as a sturdy handle. The Scoot includes heavy duty tires and a swivel seat height adjustable. It also has a basket to keep the plants and under the seat is a tray where the tools can be conveniently stored.

tractorscoot

2 Ergonomic Pallet:

Gardening often strains' wrists and hands of an individual, ultimately causing fatigue and stress. Radio Hand Trowel has a comfortable, ergonomic grip to provide more influence; also includes a sheet of aluminum which is both strong and lightweight.

Ergonomic Trowel

3 Ergonomic Cultivator:

The ergonomic tiller is similar to the flat above the latest ergonomic handle to reduce strain on the wrists of one. It is a precision tool that helps you work in tight areas. It is also very light and very strong so it is easier to push and pull as needed.

Garden folding spoon 4:

Garden Buckets are used for holding clippings while walking in the garden; also may be used to hold the hard drawn herbs soil, fertilizer, plant or tools. To make it easier gardening, garden buckets should be lightweight and durable. If you are an avid gardener, a collapsible cube can be ideal. It is lightweight, durable, and can be disassembled for easy storage.

gardenbucket

5 Long Weed Grabber:

Pulling weeds is tedious and effort of individuals, both with and without disabilities. Fortunately, there are several useful features such as the Fiskars Uproot Weed Remover tools to simplify this task. Its 40 "long handle makes weeding easier for anyone who has trouble bending or kneeling. Has a lightweight aluminum shaft and an easy-eject mechanism on the handle, eliminating any need to bend


FISWEEDPULLER


6 Rake adjustable tines:

The rakes are useful for all sorts of things like sorting seedlings and soil for planting, or heavy lifting and cleaning of grass clippings and more. The standard leaf rake has a perfect cleaning grass blades broadheads, but big fan of teeth does not help in smaller areas. A rake with adjustable tines can multitask lawn, raking leaves to level beds of smaller plants.

7 Extendable Lopper:

Yet another tedious task includes cutting branches. Often the branches are too high making them unattainable without the use of a ladder (which is obviously a bad idea for someone with a disability.) Extensible Loppers like Fiskars Extendable Handles Bypass Lopper, offer extension between 24.5 to 37 inches making these unattainable, attainable places. This particular lopper offers a twist-lock mechanism so it is easy to lock the blades while reaching. It also has padded handles so it is easier to hold, and a bumper that absorbs shocks for a more comfortable grip.

loppers


8 Bright Duct Tape:

Tape is an affordable tool with endless possibilities. In addition, the bright tape is especially useful for people with low vision who love to garden. Often gardening tools can be mixed into the soil making them difficult to find, making it a potential danger to the step by step and more. A simple solution to this problem is to wrap the handle of a tool with fluorescent tape.

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