Re: CULT spading fork
From: Christa Royer <croyer@fastrans.net>
John Montgomery wrote:
> From: John Montgomery <monashee@junction.net>
>
> Julia Rankin wrote:
>
> > I see that I am going to have to lift and separate some two and three
> > year clumps this year. There seem to be two different types of spading
> > forks on the market -- one with thick tines and one with finer tines.
> > I wonder if anyone could tell me which works best?
>
> I am familiar with two types of spading forks. One has wider & thinner
> tines and any of these which I have used are not suitable for lifting
> clumps of plants. They are okay for digging up fairly loose soil but in
> heavy work the tines bend. The other type have tines which are square in
> cross section and if well made are virtually indestructable.
> The ones I use are 'Bulldog' brand from England and sold here through
> mail order by Lee Valley Tools. They cost a small fortune but I don't
> think Arnold Swartznegger could bend tose tines. I expect our
> grandchildren will be deciding who they should pass them on to.
>
> Remember that good steel costs more the first time you buy it than poor
> steel does. By the time you have replaced deveral of the cheap ones, the
> expensive one looks like a bargain.
Absolutly true, John
After breaking handles and bending tines on numerous forks, I was given a
Jackson & Spears fork for Mothers Day 3 years ago. Tree roots and rocks
don't even faze that little dear. It is certain death to the person who
doesn't put it right back so I can find it when I need it.
Christ Royer
St. Louis Mo
zone 5
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