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Garden trowel
A kind of trowel · also called gardening trowel, hand trowel
About
A garden trowel is a compact hand shovel roughly one foot long, designed for digging small holes and scooping soil.
Garden trowels are much smaller than standard shovels, built specifically for one-handed work close to the ground. Unlike flat masonry trowels used for mortar, garden trowels feature a curved, scooped blade for moving dirt. Sizes can vary slightly, but blade widths typically stay around 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) so gardeners can dig precise holes without damaging nearby roots.
From Wikipedia
A trowel is a small hand tool used for digging, applying, smoothing, or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material. Common varieties include the masonry trowel, garden trowel, and float trowel.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a garden trowel?
- A standard garden trowel is 11.8 inches (0.3 m) long, 2 inches (0.05 m) tall, and weighs 0.57 pounds (0.26 kg). This makes it about the length of a standard ruler and light enough to hold comfortably in one hand.
- How much space does a garden trowel take up?
- About 1.27 cups (300 mL), the volume of its body.
Weight
9.17 oz (260 g)
- Space it takes up
- 1.27 cups (300 mL)
- Length
- 11.8 in (30 cm)
- Height
- 1.97 in (5 cm)
Quick answer
A standard garden trowel is 11.8 inches (0.3 m) long, 2 inches (0.05 m) tall, and weighs 0.57 pounds (0.26 kg). This makes it about the length of a standard ruler and light enough to hold comfortably in one hand.
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