Farm Tools and Equipment for Growing Vegetable Crops

A comprehensive vocabulary set covering the various tools and equipment used in vegetable crop production, categorized by their specific functions on the farm.

Bolo

Used for cutting grass and uprooting weeds.

Axe

Used to cut trees and shrubs.

Pick Axe

Used to break up soil crusts, cultivate, and uproot rootstocks.

Scythe or Sickle

Used to cut talahib, cogon, and touch-me-not weeds.

Crowbar

Used for deep digging in hard soil.

Heavy Hoe

Used in pulverizing the soil.

Shovel

Used for shoveling loose materials, removing trash, and moving soil from one place to another.

Spade

Used for digging and breaking soil and for removing trash or soil in the canal.

Spading Fork

Used to weed and cultivate the soil around the base of bigger plants.

Hand Fork

Used for cultivating and weeding; used for backyard gardening.

Hand Grass Scraper

Used to remove uprooted grass and clean the base of the plant.

Trowel

Used for loosening the soil around the plant and applying fertilizer or manure to the soil; also used to transplant small plants to their designated place.

Rake

Used for cleaning the ground and leveling the topsoil.

Light Hoe

Used for weeding and shallow cultivation.

Transplanting Trowel

Used to transplant seedlings to seed boxes.

Meterstick

Used to measure the appropriate depth of planting seeds.

Cord or String

Used to measure and mark the distance at which seeds should be planted.

Water Hose

Used for watering plants in bigger areas that are far from the source of water.

Water Pail

Used for bringing water to rows of garden plots.

Sprinkler

Used to water seedlings in the seed boxes.

Wheelbarrow

Used for hauling trash, manure, fertilizer, and harvested crops.

Wooden Box

Used for hauling seedlings for transplanting.

Hammer

Used for making and repairing seed boxes.

Pliers

Used for repairing other farm/garden tools.

Sieve

Used for shifting the soil medium.

Weighing Scale

Used for weighing the right amount of fertilizer to be applied to the plants.