Carson Valley Living April 2014 | Page 19

tools you

need this

WHEELBARROW

Again, look for

rugged construction,

because you are

bound to haul plenty

of rocks. No-flat tires

can prove invaluable

with the number of

"goathead" thorns you'll

run across.

LEAF/THATCH RAKE

If you're going to spend

the money, might as well get something dual-purpose. The steel tines are strong enough to help remove the thatch from your lawn in the spring, but broad enough to rake in the leaves in the fall.

DIGGING BAR

What the Hulo-Ho is to Nevada gardens, the digging bar is to Gardnerville Ranchos back yards. It's strong enough to leverage deep-rooted plants and small tree stumps and sharp enough to cut solidly into the rock-laden dirt. Don't dig a hole without one.