5 Root Slayer Alternatives for Gardeners Who Fight Roots
July 17, 2026
The Radius Garden Root Slayer is a popular tool, and fairly so. But if you're searching for an alternative, you probably have a...
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Practical digging, planting, and tool advice from the Spear Head Spade family. Real techniques, honest comparisons, no fluff.
Spade vs Shovel: What's the Difference and Which Do You Need?
July 17, 2026
Most of us grew up using the words interchangeably. The thing leaning in the garage was "the shovel," and it did everything fro...
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Fall Is for Planting: How to Transplant Shrubs and Perennials in Autumn
July 17, 2026
Somewhere in your yard there is a plant in the wrong place. The hydrangea that outgrew its corner. The perennials slowly being ...
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Ergonomic Gardening: Tools and Techniques That Save Your Back, Knees, and Wrists
July 17, 2026
Nobody gardens for fifty years without learning a few things about their own body. The gardeners we talk to every day (most of ...
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Dividing Perennials: When, Why, and How to Do It Without Killing Them
July 17, 2026
Perennials are generous plants. Leave them alone for a few years and they'll double, then double again, until the clump that st...
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Spear Head Spade vs Root Slayer: An Honest Comparison
July 17, 2026
If you're shopping for a root cutting shovel, you've almost certainly run into two names: the Radius Garden Root Slayer and our...
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Spear Head Spade vs CobraHead: Different Tools for Different Jobs
July 17, 2026
If you arrived here expecting a fight, we have to disappoint you. Plenty of tool comparisons pit two products against each othe...
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How to Cut Through Roots When Digging (Without Wrecking Your Back or Your Shovel)
July 17, 2026
Every gardener knows the moment. You're two inches into a planting hole, making good progress, and then the shovel stops dead. ...
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