Garden Hand Tools: The Only 5 You Need

You don't need much to garden—just soil, seeds, and a few garden hand tools. Here are the 5 essential tools, plus tips on how to use them. Which garden hand tools do you really need. You don't need much to garden. You don't need a tiller, you don't need wood raised beds, and you don't need fancy gadgets. All you really need is soil, seeds, and a few garden hand tools. Today we'll run through my top 5 gardening tools, and you'll get an idea of how to use each in the garden. Garden Hand Tool #1: Shovel. A shovel is the most basic of gardening tools. With it you can dig a garden bed, chop roots, bury compostable materials, and fight zombies.