SEEDS & WEEDS: The Funniest Things People Have Said About GARDENING

Tools of the Tirade
Gardening requires tools. Yes, you can probably get by using only your
hands, but why? Here’s a brief guide to the tools you’ll need.
The dibber
The dibber is the first tool you should get.
As you see in the illustration, you push the dibber into the warm,
moist, fertile earth, then withdraw it and insert your seed into the hole.
Then you repeat the process for as many seeds as you’re up for planting.
Lubrication should not be needed even if the soil is dry and brittle.
The dibber also goes by other names, including dibble and dibbler.
Some people mistakenly call it a dribbler, but this is not correct.
As simple as this tool looks, there are many varieties to choose from.
There’s the straight dibber, the T-handled dibber, and the L-shaped
dibber (handle only on one side). An enterprising gardener invented the
trowel dibber, with a trowel on one side, dibber on the other.
Once that first dual-use dibber device emerged, it was inevitable that
others would follow. Next came the marching baton dibber, the umbrella