Side by Side Comparison of: GardenHOME vs Fiskars

I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this 4 piece garden tool set. Although it is December, the weather has been mild and weeds are growing in the flower bed. The fork tines are ideal for digging weeds. The small shovel is sturdy and works well to plant the last of the spring bulbs. The measurement guide on the face of the shovel shows the planting depth. This is a set I would definitely purchase again.

Yes! Ergonomic garden tools were exactly what I needed after the last hand-planting season that nearly did me in. Well, as far as carpel-tunnel syndrome goes. I was afraid I sprained my wrist with poor tools and repetitive motions. I was stiff for a month! Then, I ordered this four-piece tool set and couldn't believe how much I could do- with no pain!! I love the orange and black colors as well. The tools were easy to spot if I dropped them in brush. Each of the tools did their jobs perfectly. I have no complaints and neither do my wrists!

The tool set is well-made, easy to use, nice to look-at. They are Regular size, not those mini set. They makes my gardening hobby more enjoyable compare other tools I have previously used. I believe the set will last a long time, that means more gardening fun!

I'm a first time gardener and was looking for a reasonable little tool set and this was a great price. The quality seems good: they are lightweight but securely put together. As another reviewer mentioned i LOVE the fork one. I use that one more than the rest. I've only had this set for a few weeks and I use them twice a day and so far so good. This set just comes in a plain box, tools individually wrapped in plastic and a little sheet of paper wtih the description of each tool so don't expect a carrying case or anything.

I wanted a small hand fork and was unable to locate one in any store locally. I had a couple of these in England and foolishly thought I would easily find one here. The tools seems well made and look very good. Order did not arrive on time - but made no difference to me as I just wanted my hand fork. Well packaged and undamaged. I would recommend these tools to anyone. They would make a great gift for those who like gardening and pottering in the garden. Will update this review when I use them.

So...an update now that I am regularly using the tools, I am even more pleased with them.Love everything about them - almost makes me want to find more tasks to use them for!

This was one of the 'must have' tools recommended in one of my gardening sources - the wide part aids in getting a larger scope or scoop of weeds. I still use my traditional weed tools - but this won is a winner to add to the garden apparatus -

Someone figured out the perfect weed (esp. dandelions) tool. I have a poorly made tool with the fulcrum concept & it is the only style I have ever had that really works. This Fiskars tool is perfectly designed and I think it would take an idiot to break it. I am buying a second one before they screw it up.

Makes getting those tougher weeds out with roots intact a much easier job. Love this tool!!

I use this tool every time i need to pull one of those large nasty weeds that have been left to take over the yard. The handle is nice and large so fits my hand well and the way it is designed allows to really get down into the soil nice and deep. I have used this in hard dry dirt and it works much better than straight rod weeders. I am very pleased with this product and would recommend it to others.

Works great for me. Very solidly made, nice and large, with a comfy handle. The curved shape makes a convenient fulcrum for popping out the weeds.I know that a few have complained that, because it's made of stiff aluminum rather than malleable steel, there's a chance that you might break off (rather than bend) one of the fork tines if you encounter a submerged rock or root while weeding. Indeed that MIGHT be an issue, but I still prefer the lightweight aluminum and it certainly looks and feels very strong in that area. I'll simply stop prying if it gets so hard that I think there might be a breakage possibility.

My wife has had a weeder from Brookstone for many years and wanted another one to keep in the back yard. This design of weeder is fantastic because it creates leverage to pull the weed out by the root. Simply stick the tool into the ground next to the stem, rock back, and the weed is out of the ground ready to pick up. I noticed some comments from other reviewers that it doesn't work well in rocky ground that is too hard for the tool to penetrate, nor when the weed stalk is too large to fit into the slot. That should not be a surprise. This tool is to use in a "garden" to remove the plants you don't want and keep the plants you do.Amazon sells two similar weeders:Fiskars Softouch Weeder (7060) Fiskars Softouch Weeder (7060) $13.99GUP Gardening HW-01 Garden Weeder $12.99 (although it was $10.99 when I purchased it)They are nearly identical. That is, the aluminum castings are identical, but the plastic handles are slightly different. Since they are aluminum, they NEVER RUST!In the photos, the Fiskars is black & orange, the GUP is blue & black. Seriously, the only difference I found in the aluminum was the Fiskars has "China" stamped on the bottom (which it should), and I did not come across the country of origin on the GUP. (Is there any doubt?) The GUP has more pronounced "finger places" on the plastic handle than the Fiskars, and the hanging slot on the GUP is slightly larger than the Fiskars. GUP came packaged in a box (good for wrapping if you want it for a gift), whereas Fiskars came loose.In the past, Home Depot has carried the Fiskars hand weeder for under $6. Right now, the Home Depot web site says, "not sold in stores." Maybe it's a seasonal thing.If you've never tried one of these, do yourself a favor. They are GREAT. Buy whichever one is less costly on Amazon when you shop.

These tools look sturdy and well made.We look forward to our next spring planting !

Seem like quality tools. We'll see this next Spring

fits well in any size hand

They're doing just fine so far. They're much lighter than I expected/prefer, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. We'll see how they hold up over time, I may just be thinking that heavier means more durable, but so far they're great so any defect in durability remains to be seen. Hopefully they hold up great just like they are now.

very nice quality, the handle is very comfortable and easy to hold. Only bad is that being aluminum, it is brittle. I dropped the fork on a concrete slab which broke off all the tines

i have only used the trowel once, but it feels like good quality. looks good, hopefully it holds up well. i think it is a much better value than the comparable Fiskars set

This is a great weeder. I bought it as a gift for my daughter-in-law. She lives in Alaska and says it has made weed removal a breeze. I bit disappointed that the metal is aluminum instead of stainless steel like other Fiskars products.

Good sturdy weeder. Hard clay of North Texas has not bent this unit as many others have done. Good product.

Not as versitle/agile as the small think "scratch weeder" however this works better for large weeding

This is a very handy tool to have when you are in the mood to attack some dandelions! Lightweight with a comfortable grip. Simply stick the blade into the soil under the root and give a light tug. Somehow much more satisfying than weeding by hand...perhaps because your hands stay clean! Will rust if exposed to a night out in the rain, but i have found that to be the case of all the Fiskars garden tools I own. Keep your Fiskars dry!

I dug two bags of dandelions (lawn and garden large paper bags) full in a day with this tool. Had I used one of the other, more flimsy tools I may have dug a dozen dandelions at best before snapping it. On this one, first day (but, 100's of dandelions), I broke one of the two prongs off. The next day the other came off. Best design for a hand-digger I've seen yet, but needs improvement. Bought two more at the hardware store. So far, so good with those.

I was torn on buying a weeder because I felt like it is something that I could/should be able to do myself. I found out, however, that many weeds extend deep into the ground and can be challenging to fully extricate from the soil. So, I bought this and it has definitely made it easier to take out some of the larger more robust weeds. My one note is that the tip of it probably should be slightly narrower to allow for easier digging in harder soil. It's a minor complaint, but something I found myself thinking time and time again. Anyway, this tool is a good value for the price, solid quality, and I would recommend it.

I realize why this was so inexpensive, I guess I get what I paid for. I was digging in the dirt today to dig up some day lilies and the shovel broke in half. So far the other tools are doing okay and holding up.

Not very stronk. These lasted about one season before they started breaking. The spades have survived, but the other ones started loosing pieces quick.

Practical, but the handle comes off very easily.

I don't hate these but I Just don't feel the finish is great, they had lots of casting marks and the handles had rubber and plastic that needed to be trimmed to fit properly. They work find but I was expecting something better. If I had it to do over I'd get the Fiskar set

don't like the construction, but they do work well with my arthritis

They are fair to average quality for garden tools. Wish I had spent a little more & gotten something heavier & sturdier. Not worth sending back just for the inconvenience.

does a fair job of weeding. It does get stuck in moist soil.

Item looked like it came used. Tip was already scratched. Nevertheless, its going to be scratched using it anyway.

Comfortable and worked well until the tips accidently hit the sidewalk and broke off. If you were careful and didn't use them near the edge of your garden they would be great.

I had a fantastic weeder that sadly snapped in the middle of the metal (not this brand) which led me on a hunt to find the best new weeding tool. This is what I found and eventually purchased after looking at reviews. It is durable and easy to hold, but I much prefer a longer skinny part at the end so it can pierce the soil further than this tool allows. I ended up with a lot of snapped dandelion roots last summer during it’s use, whereas my old one would pull out the tap root beautifully. Sigh. I’m still on the hunt...

Soft soil limits the effectiveness; the bend in the weeder pushes off the ground to provide leverage, only it works better in theory than practice.

Real simple: it's hard to get to weeds amongst other flowers. After using it for 15' I went back to the method that works: pulling the weeds by hand. I did not have any dandelions to use it on and I can see where it would work much better than pulling dandelions! It simply isn't what I need for my type of weeding. I might as well use the weeder with a V shaped head like this that I have on a long handle....much easier.

The bottom inch or so of the planting spade broke off in the first couple of minutes of light use.

I've been using these tools for about a month and one of the trowels broke. Since the return policy is only 30 days and it's been about two months I can't do that. They seem to be good quality but this one piece broke pretty easily.

Both cultivators broken during the first season of use. My soils are mostly soft muddy soil with some small rocks (1-3 inches) in the soil. The cultivators cannot handle digging thru it.

Maybe a forged shank would be stronger. My ground is watered regularly and isn't hard. The tool was really effective at getting most of the dandelion root. I used it for about 45 minutes before it broke. Not typical for this brand, in my experience.

Tool fits nicely in your hand but difficult to penetrate heavy soil. I prefer my older weeder which has a straight and thin blade with a notched end but I like the handle grip on this tool.

Very fat handle makes it difficult to use especially if you have to weed for a while. This thick handle not only too fat for the woman's palm it makes the tool much heavier to use it. It is also very sloppy- getting dirty and staying dirty even after the wash. I will try to cut this black handle off - in any way it is not usable for me.I have the same type of aluminum gardening tools without those plastic additions on the handles - just aluminum handles and they are great. I also have aluminum gardening tools with just thin plastic coating on the handles - they are also great.But this one - just the waist of the money. I put two stars because I love those aluminum gardening tools in general - otherwise it should be one star.

Alas, it broke one of it's two "teeth" the very first time I used it! I was sorely disappointed, since I've usually been very happy with Fiskar's quality.

Can't find the kind I used to have. The fork was deeper and you could get really deep in the soil and pull out the weed, root and all. This product is okay but I never reach for it because it really doesn't do the job. One reason i bought it was that it has a life time quarantee being a fiskar product but......................it wont wear out, i never use it.

These are okay but I don't like the stubby-ness (is that a word???) of these. In fact I forgot I still have them because I've been using my old-reliable longer-handled 70's weeder. They don't get deep enough on some weeds and mess up the grass/whatever around them.

Product looks sturdy but one of the tools broke the first time it was used. Sadly, I am worried that the others may follow suit and the money that I spent on these will be a waste.

Does not work at all. They wont even allow any refunds. Save Your Money.

This broke within the first 10minutes of use in soft wet soil.

My hand works better for pulling the weeds than this tool.I returned it.

A totally useless product! Seriously, nothing actually happened when I tried uprooting a weed. I went back to my plain 20 year old model.

Yes, this is solid metal (albeit aluminum), but it still broke the VERY FIRST TIME I used it. We do have very rocky soil here in western Washington where I live, I so probably shouldn't have expected anything but solid steel to last. Still, it leaves you with a bad taste when an item breaks in the first 30 seconds when used as intended. Would probably do much better in sandy soil, clay, or loam. Buyer beware if you live in the Northwest or any similar area with extremely rocky soil.

While I have enjoyed other fiskers products. This weed puller did not work very good. The handle is to short. Therefore not giving you good leverage for pulling weeds. Plus after pulling about 30 weeds, the fork snapped. Next time I will buy steel vs. Aluminum.