Gear for Summer-gardening you need to know

Prepare your Gears for a fresh summer in the garden when everything can go wrong.

Summer, here it comes! What a sunshine and juicy season. Enjoy the summer with your friends and family for barbecues or taking that much-needed vacation. Ice cream! Holiday! Sunny! Summer is the best.

But remember, summer is also the season for gardening, too. The warm climate and sunshine allow for plants and flowers to reach their full potential. Although Mother Nature is on your side, it doesn’t hurt to have summer gardening tips in your back pocket.

Here are five summer gardening tools to help you grow your best summer garden yet.

Take the strain out of digging small holes or filling pots with this ultralight scoop. It holds more soil than a trowel and is easier to manage than a shovel.

Everyone has short gloves, but long ones are really handy when you’re dealing with poison ivy, roses, or English ivy. They’ll keep brambles and dirt off your skin — and it doesn’t hurt that they’re pretty, too.

Trim tall shrubs or hard-to-reach branches with minimal effort using this mini chain saw. The poll lets you extend your reach to 10 feet, so you can stand safely away when what you cut falls to the ground.

Make watering easy with this battery-operated automatic reel. Instead of winding up your hose when you’re done with it — a total pain! — push the button on the box and it’ll retract on its own.

This super-strong plastic carryall — which comes in seven sizes and 14 colors — hauls everything from compost to water.