{"product_id":"mini-garden-spade","title":"Spear Head Spade 30\" Mini Garden Shovel Model SHMini","description":"\u003cp\u003eLet's be plain about what this is, because we'd rather sell you the right tool than two wrong ones. The SHMini is a precision spade: a 30 inch handle and a 6 x 8 inch spear-point blade, sized for the close-up work a full-size spade is too big to do well. It is not meant to be your only shovel. It's the small, sharp one you reach for in raised beds, containers, and crowded borders, and for that work there's nothing else quite like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SHMini is currently sold out and restocks in early August. Check back in early August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA precision tool, and we mean that\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlenty of small garden shovels are just cheap shovels made smaller. The SHMini is the opposite: every material from our full-size spades, scaled down for control. Think of it the way a cook thinks of a paring knife. Nobody breaks down a squash with one, and nobody peels an apple with a chef's knife. If you're buying your first Spear Head, start with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/d-handle-garden-spade\"\u003ethe SHFD3\u003c\/a\u003e and add the mini when tight spaces start asking for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the point matters, even at this size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade is the same high carbon manganese steel as its big siblings, about 33 percent thicker and 25 percent harder than standard shovel steel, pre-sharpened tip to tail at a 35 degree angle. In tight quarters, that sharpness is the whole game: the point goes exactly where you aim it, cuts what you mean to cut, and spares the roots you don't. The steel-reinforced fiberglass handle means you can lever with it in ways that would snap a hardware-store hand tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it handles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContainers and pots.\u003c\/strong\u003e Root work and repotting at a scale trowels struggle with and full spades destroy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaised beds.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dig, loosen, and replant without a 40 inch handle fighting the bed walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDividing perennials.\u003c\/strong\u003e Drop the point between crowns and cut clean, instead of tearing clumps apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClose transplanting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/garden-kneeler\"\u003e Lift one plant from a crowded border, and from heavy clay, without wrecking its neighbors.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for hands and knees that have done this a while\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost close work happens kneeling, so the SHMini stays light, with a cushioned D-grip you can work one-handed or choked up, and the sharp edge doing the pushing so your wrists don't. Most of our customers are between 45 and 75; the mini is the tool their letters mention for the fiddly jobs. It pairs naturally with our ten dollar [cushioned kneeler, because foam under your knees matters as much as steel in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpec\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSHMini\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 x 8 inch spear point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh carbon manganese steel, approx. 33% thicker and 25% harder than standard shovels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePre-sharpened tip to tail at a 35 degree bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 2 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteel-reinforced fiberglass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCushioned D-grip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBest for\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaised beds, containers, dividing, close transplanting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$40\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRestocks early August\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich Spear Head is right for you?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e](\/products\/d-handle-garden-spade)\u003cstrong\u003eSHFD3, 40 inch D-grip.\u003c\/strong\u003e The all-rounder, and the right first Spear Head for almost everyone. In Red, Lavender, or Yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/long-handle-garden-spade\"\u003eSHLF2, 58 inch long handle.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Maximum leverage and minimal bending for open-ground digging. Restocks early August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHMini (this one).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/garden-kneeler\"\u003e The precision companion for the close work the other two are too big for. Restocks early August.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Kneeler.\u003c\/strong\u003e The natural partner to the mini; most of its work happens on your knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we hear a lot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a mini garden spade used for?\u003c\/strong\u003e Close work: containers, raised beds, dividing perennials, transplanting in crowded borders, and cutting small roots in tight spaces. Anywhere a full-size spade is clumsy and a trowel is outmatched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs a small garden shovel good for raised beds?\u003c\/strong\u003e It's one of the best reasons to own one. The short handle works inside bed walls, and a sharp spear point cuts roots and compacted mix without wrestling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the SHMini be my only garden shovel?\u003c\/strong\u003e Honestly, no, and we make it. For open ground, edging, and big planting holes you want the full-size SHFD3 or the long-handled SHLF2. The mini earns its keep as the second spade you end up reaching for daily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen is the SHMini back in stock?\u003c\/strong\u003e Early August. Check back then; these tend to move quickly after a restock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther reading: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/garden-guides\/dividing-perennials-when-why-and-how-to-do-it-without-killing-them\"\u003eDividing Perennials: When, Why, and How to Do It Without Killing Them\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glorious Outdoors, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53603081912599,"sku":"SHMini","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/4255\/3111\/files\/prod-shmini-1.png?v=1782946716","url":"https:\/\/spearheadspade.com\/products\/mini-garden-spade","provider":"Spear Head Spade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}