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CathyA
4-15-12, 11:12am
I'm looking for gardening tools that don't cause me alot of pain.

I'm going to buy some power loppers. I also have long-handled rakes, small tools with fat handles, a bunch of reacher tools, and a few others.
Do any of you have garden tools that you particularly like, if you have arthritis (hand, knee, foot, back, etc.)?

Anyone have those gloves that are supposedly good for hand arthritis? They are expensive, but if they help, I'll consider them.

Wearing any glove is good, because it keeps my fingers from having to close as tightly around a tool handle.
I just recently bought a fairly cheap "wheelbarrow" of sorts that has 2 wheels and a handle, which works well. Its more like a tub on wheels with a handle.

I'm also looking into the Fiskar's pruning stik. Anything that keeps my fingers from hurting is good.
Any favorites?

Its really hard becoming so incapacitated. I used to be so strong.