Special to the Star-Bulletin
The Mini-Planter is a powerful digging tool that
works with minimum effort.

Mini-Planter takes the strain
out of planting and pulverizing

The best gardening tool is the one that does most of the work.

The Mini-Planter by V&B Manufacturing Co. is designed to eliminate some of the strain and wrist motion involved in digging, cultivating and planting in small-scale gardens.

The Mini-Planter replaces the digging, clawing and shoveling usually associated with hand tools with an easy "hammer-like" swing that will both pulverize the soil and make for easy digging and planting.

It's ideal for planting bulbs and small plants.

The sharp pick at one end breaks the soil and a planter head on the other end digs and clears the planting hole.

The fulcrum of the swing delivers maximum power at the tool head with minimum effort by the user. It's the same principle used by carpenters to deliver maximum power through the tool head of a hammer.

The tool head is corrosion resistant and has a rectangular-fitted handle to prevent loosening and twisting.

The Mini-Planter will be available this spring at Hawaii hardware and lawn and garden stores for about $13.

By Tim Ryan, Star-Bulletin