The Garden Weasel is a garden implement with three sets of rotating tines for loosening soil. It has been sold by the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company beginning in 1976. It was one of the first products sold in North America using dealer-tagged TV marketing. The first pitchman was Jerry Baker, the well-known gardener. The subsequent pitchman who appeared on camera in the TV ads for this product was Jim Martindale, a longtime announcer and voice talent from Indianapolis, Indiana. Garden Weasel also makes several other products with varying uses:
- Weed Popper, which is designed to remove weeds, crabgrass, dandelions, and other unwanted plants
- Cobra Cord Bag which stores extension cords without tangling them
- Garden Claw, a gardening tool similar to the original Garden Weasel, but designed to break up firmer, uncultivated soil
In Canada, the Garden Claw is advertised in commercials by noted gardener Art Drysdale.
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