Accessible Gardening: Mattock My Killer Tool, 1 by somermoone

somermoone wrote:
I'm doing wonderful, thank you. You guys need this tool:>)
Here are a couple sites I visited to see what I had. Mine is older and is very sturdy. It has the hoe and a three pronged pick, like the bottom picture. I LOVE it! Just look up Mattock on google. Karen~

http://www.homegardenandpatio.com/curb/garden_tools_mattocks...
Mattock
Breaking up the soil can be very difficult in clay situations, and working around established trees can leave you frustrated with the roots. The right tool for both jobs is a mattock. It looks like the offspring of a pick and a hoe and handles both these tough jobs and a lot of others. I do not own a pick; the mattock covers those bases nicely as well (I am fond of tools that multi-task).

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/tools.html