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| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 13 customer reviews )
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
gardener's helper Jul 22, 2010
By L. Morrett
I bought this because I needed to spend a little more to get free shipping but I have to admit this scoop is one of my favorite tools for the garden. Whether I need to scoop out compost or mulch for the garden or just spread it around my plants this is just the ticket. I plan on ordering more because my husband keeps borrowing it from me.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Very well made, and works great Aug 25, 2010
By Dr. Wilfredo M. Viray
"Wally"
I bought this to scoop Miracle-gro garden soil on garden. It can hold more soil than my trowel and it has become my new favorite tool.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Birdseed Aug 17, 2011
By C. G. King
This dandy scoop fills a need for me that has nothing to do with gardening, although I can see that it would be great for filling small pots. I was interested by another reviewer's comment that the scoop was smaller than expected and I've had a devil of a time finding something to scoop bird seed into a particular tube feeder without scattering it all over the place so I decided to give it a try. This is perfect. It is no bigger around than a standard sized soup can although the scoop part is somewhat taller. Because of the rounded shape it holds a good amount of seed and deposits it into the tube of the feeder quite effectively. I need several scoops to fill the feeder, but the seed goes reliably into the feeder and not all over the ground.
One of my feeders is constructed so that I can use a canning funnel for filling, and another is bigger around so a regular scoop works fine, but this one has defied efficient filling. Although I tried the bird store scoop that has a lever to open so the feed will funnel down the hollow handle into a narrow tube feeder, I found the larger sunflower seeds often created a log jam over the small opening and stopped the flow and even at best, the process was tedious and slow so I've been searching for a scoop that was smaller around than normal but had a decent capacity. This one really fills the bill.
All my plant containers are large enough that a bigger scoop is more useful, but this would be good for smaller pots for say, kitchen herbs, as it's only about 3.5" across. I can also see it would be handy to scoop and fill my small dog's dish with kibble from its storage bucket, so I may purchase a second one for that purpose. The handle on this scoop, at 5.5" is long enough for even a large gloved hand to hold and maneuver easily, and a slight depression in just the right spot to use as a thumb pad helps with leverage. The whole thing is the same sturdy plastic and won't mind being left out in the weather, plus will rinse clean easily.
Bottom line: This scoop's narrow mouth fills some unexpected needs really well, but if you want to fill large gardening containers you may want to look for something bigger.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Nice Scoop, but smaller than expected Jul 30, 2011
By J. Hanson
I have a fiskars hand shovel, but what I really wanted was a larger soil scoop with more capacity, this isn't it. It was smaller than I expected. It's very well made, I do like this material for hand tools (lighter), and if you do not already have something to transfer soil for smaller job I recommend this scoop. I can transfer more soil with my hand shovel so this one hasn't seen much use at all.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Useful Apr 15, 2010
By Paul F. Lutton
Handy tool as a scoop, used to distribute bird seed for which it seems perfect.
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