Best Radius Garden Shovel

Roots always seem to get in the way of digging, whether you expect them or not. Once you switch to the Root Slayer you might not even notice them most of the time. The Root Slayer is really a multi-purpose shovel that can eliminate the need for other tools, such as hatchets, pry-bars, and saws, when simply digging around the home. If you’ve ever hit roots while trying to plant a perennial, or been stymied by roots when trying to dig up a shrub, you’ll know what we’re talking about. You can use the Root Slayer as your go-to shovel. You can also use it to replace your nursery spade. Think of it as a shovel, root hatchet, and root saw all in one tool. The Root Slayer is 44.5 inches from the tip of the blade to the top of the grip. The blade is 2.5mm thick (just thicker than 13 gauge) and just under 13 inches long, with 3.5 inch steps. It weighs 5.4 pounds.

North American gardeners and landscapers love round point shovels. This one has a larger blade than most, as well as a slightly cupped shape. Old-timers might recognize this as close to what was once called a “sand shovel.” Nowadays that term is pretty much reserved for children’s toys, but we can assure you that this is no toy. The shape of the blade is indeed quite useful when working in sand and sandy soils. The real beauty of this shovel is that it works well in all conditions, can be used all day long by professionals, and won’t break like most cheap transfer shovels today. Radius Pro-Lite tools are 4″ to 5″ longer than their PRO counterparts and feature the same large “O” handle and extra-wide raised forward kick for reduced strain, better balance, and ease-of-use.

The round point shovel is the most popular type of shovel in North America. The Root Slayer Round Head Shovel is a heavy duty, root cutting version of that shovel with an inverted V cutting tip instead of a round point. As with all Root Slayer products, you should consider buying this shovel when you have dense clay soil, rocks and shale in your soil, roots and other dense organic material. This shovel, with its very ample surface area, will move a lot of dirt without getting hung up on minor obstructions. You’ll be amazed at how quickly and easily you can move and divide perennials and shrubs with this monster shovel. As with all Root Slayer XL’s, this shovel has an extra-long fiberglass shaft with a reinforced solid fiber core.

Many Serious gardeners spend a lot of time on their hands & knees in the garden. Inspired by a long time customer who carefully resized one of our Pro-Lite floral shovels, the mini O-handle shovel is light weight & can be used very close to the ground. The shovel can be used in many ways: in raised beds, as a giant trowel, as a small shovel, & even as a support to stand up from the kneeling gardening position. When a trowel is too small & a shovel is too big, it’s time for the mini o. It’s great for kids, too!

At Radius Garden we are pretty finicky about trowels. After all, the company was founded on a design for an ergonomic trowel, the Natural Radius Grip Trowel. As I was bending over my raised bed one day last spring struggling to transplant some deeply rooted herbs, I had the thought, “I really wish I had a trowel that was as easy to use as the Root Slayer Shovel.” Within a week the design was completed. We developed a new flared handle for extra comfort, adapted the Root Slayer Shovel design as a trowel, and added a twine cutter notch that doubles as a bottle opener. I can tell you from experience that the trowel works like a dream, not only for gardening, but also for opening craft IPA’s. You’ll never find a sturdier trowel to rip through roots & difficult soil.

Several of our award winning root Slayer family products have been adopted by metal detecting hobbyists: Root Slayer shovel, Root Slayer Nomad, & Root Slayer soil knife with holster. We’ve bundled these three essential metal detecting tools together in one economical set. Metal detecting aficionados have found that the root Slayer nomadic is a fantastic, lightweight but serious shovel that slices right through roots & sod exposing the treasures that lie below in all but the most challenging environments. For those, the root Slayer shovel is the heavy duty Champion Digger you need to get down to the best protected treasures. The root Slayer soil knife will ride on your hip in its durable holster for precision digging & delicate extractions of precious finds.

A long-time customer approached us a few years ago asking why there weren’t any good tools for children or seniors. We couldn’t think of a good answer, but we did think of a good response: we designed super lightweight tools that would still last a lifetime. What we ended up with was great for kids, but equally great for raised bed gardening, and equally great for people with limited upper body strength, such as seniors. We love these tools and don’t use much of anything else in our raised beds. The patented shape of the Mini Digger blade takes a small bite of earth with an absolute minimum of effort. These are fun to use.

Product Description

Bond Mini D Handle Shovel Mini D-handle shovel designed for efficient moving and lifting. Durable heat treated head. Comfortable soft non-slip grip. Strong, lightweight steel handle. Rust resistant powder coated paint.

From the Manufacturer

Strong, lightweight steel handle, comfortable soft non-slip grip, durable heat-treated heads, rust resistant powder coated paint, 5 year guarantee

All Spear Head Spade blades are designed from the ground up to handle your most difficult digging situations while reducing effort by up to 80%. The blade profile is so special and effective , it has not one but 2 patents. It has the impressive ability to auto-seek the path of least resistance and then gradually ease, wedge, and cut through the most challenging of conditions. Spear Head Spade blades are made of carbon manganese steel that is 33% thicker and 25% harder than normal shovels. They are sharpened from tip to tail at a 35 degree angle to give them an effective and durable edge. They are powder coated with an epoxy resin for durability and ease of cleaning. Generous forward bent foot rests make digging more comfortable, prevent entanglement with roots, and enable the blade to hold more soil. All shovels are made with reinforced fiberglass handles. You will find that they are among the lightest and strongest shovels on the market. They are also highly weather resistant, low maintenance, and non-conductive. Please note – although the fiberglass handle is non-conductive, always contact “Call Before You Dig” before digging and be extra careful when working around electricity. The new and improved SHFD3 model has a larger and softer cushioned D grip, designed to make it easier and more comfortable when doing tough digging and also accommodates gloved hands. The grip also has UV inhibitors that allow it to withstand the harshest outdoor conditions.

We got tired of bending and breaking hand weeders that never really got the job done even at their best. The Radius Ergonomic Weeder is every bit as mean as it looks. It won’t bend. It won’t break. And, best of all, it won’t leave any root behind. Experienced gardeners know that dandelions are stimulated when their tap root is snapped & will produce two or three replacement dandelions for the one you were trying to remove. The ineffective weeders that most companies sell either pinch or break the roots, leaving enough in the ground to insure you will have to fight much harder next time as the weeds multiply.