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CelticFarm
Dec 1, 2023 6:31 AM CST
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Name: Steve
Loomis, CA (Zone 9a)
What is the oldest gardening tool (no, not your spouse ;) ). Picture hint
I know I have dirt under my fingernails.
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stone
Dec 1, 2023 6:41 AM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
My guess would be a charred stick...
second seems like maybe a flake of flint / obsidian, especially when digging tubers... Forage is a kind of gardening, yeah?
Please visit my garden
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Murky
Dec 1, 2023 9:29 AM CST
Name: Nancy
Northeastern Illinois (Zone 5b)
Looks like it would be a dibble, but on a longer handle so there's no bending. A telescoping handle would be ideal, mine is just short. But I guess you have to bend to plant the seeds anyway.
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NMoasis
Dec 1, 2023 12:27 PM CST
Name: Zoƫ
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)
with Nancy, a dibble!
...which could be a charred stick or stone, like Stone suggested.
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Last edited by NMoasis Dec 1, 2023 12:29 PM
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