Jelle Van Loon breaks tools for a living. At the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center outside Mexico City, which is known by the Spanish acronym CIMMYT, the shaggy-sideburned engineer ...

Replacing a seed plate on the Earthway planter is no sweat. Driving country roads in March or maybe April, you're likely to see a few of these in use for family vegetable gardens. The Stand 'n Plant ...

Dear Doug: I have an old planter that I have tried to find out info on, but I'm unable to find anything. It is called Midget, Pat. Dec. 9-14, Mfg by the Standard Garden Tool Co., Montrose, Iowa. That ...

PLANTING bulbs can be back-breaking work. A trusty trowel and willing helper makes the job easier, but a bulb planter can make all the difference. There are narrow trowels with gradation marks to ...