I think this is a wonderful idea! It's much better than using your hands (gloved or not) and having a snake scare the bejeebies out of you ... as has happened to me a couple of times recently. I need to get a child size rake and I'm putting one on my list right now!

Thanks for a great tip Chris!

Those little rakes that they sell to clean up after your dog when you're out walking also work great!

Since we don't have any children and/or dogs, guess I'll have to find a rake!

LOL, glad to know I'm not the only one to use a poop rake for that! A child's rake would be great--I've seen some pretty sturdy ones.

Sure save the ol' back!

Great idea, goldfinch...How do I know?...

I have a mini-yard rake (leaf rake), perhaps it's a child's rake, and I put it on the handle of a push broom. The push broom is seldom used but is the kind that you screw the handle onto the broom part. I put the mini-rake at the opposite end and, with the broom taken off, use it to rake, cultivate between my double-rows of onions and such. Works perfectly!

On the times I use the push broom I just screw it back on and have a handle that does double duty...push broom or rake. I'll see about taking a pic.

Shoe (da miser, always getting double-duty out of these poor tools of mine!)

Hey, Shoe, maybe you could patent that idea!

That's a great idea Shoe....Less tools, less space needed to store them!

Yes, as I get older----smaller size tools are more useful.

With my bad back this rake has really been a great help!

Horseshoe said:Great idea, goldfinch...How do I know?...

I have a mini-yard rake (leaf rake), perhaps it's a child's rake, and I put it on the handle of a push broom. The push broom is seldom used but is the kind that you screw the handle onto the broom part. I put the mini-rake at the opposite end and, with the broom taken off, use it to rake, cultivate between my double-rows of onions and such. Works perfectly!

On the times I use the push broom I just screw it back on and have a handle that does double duty...push broom or rake. I'll see about taking a pic.

Shoe (da miser, always getting double-duty out of these poor tools of mine!)

Shoe

Did you get a pic of what you're talking about yet? I need to see what it is. Still hard to imagine without a pic or two.

*gulp...
Sorry, I forgot all about that pic.

Be back later!
Thanks for the memory jog!

Here you go...

Like I mentioned above:
I have a mini-yard rake (leaf rake), perhaps it's a child's rake, and I put it on the handle of a push broom. The push broom is seldom used but is the kind that you screw the handle onto the broom part. I put the mini-rake at the opposite end and, with the broom taken off, use it to rake, cultivate between my double-rows of onions and such. Works perfectly!

On the times I use the push broom I just screw it back on and have a handle that does double duty...push broom or rake. I'll see about taking a pic.

Shoe (ever the miser, or repurpose-er, too cheap to own two separate handles when one will do the job, eh?)

Shoe

I use our kid's Little Tykes shovel for shoveling mulch. It holds more than my hands could and gets into those tiny spaces. The Little Tyke hoe comes in handy, too. The rake, however is a little flat and doesn't work as well as a child's metal rake. Little Tykes toys lasts forever! My oldest is 24 and her shovel is still going strong!

It's good to know that quality products still exist!