Re: mattock was: Shade garden help

Glad to hear it will be so useful, Claire, I was hoping it would do
just what you describe.  "pig" axes are so durn heavy - at least ours
is - that I wanted something with the same action but less weight. 
Now, think I will draw the line at a machete...likely cut my foot
off!

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: ECPep@aol.com
> 
> In a message dated 1/6/03 1:36:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
mtalt@hort.net 
> writes:
> 
> 
> > not on roots tho' I did get a lovely new hand mattock for
Christmas
> > and that will be put to use in the root department:-)
> 
> The mattock is one of handiest tools we have.  If you need to put
in a post 
> and the post hole digger is hopeless, the mattock is the tool.  I
was 
> reluctant to use this at first, seemed a very violent thing to do,
whacking 
> away at roots with the mattock.  Nothing is more effective. You
need some 
> strength but it makes root removal faster than cutting and pulling
them.   
> Bless all maple trees, any gardener dealing with maple roots and
torn between 
> the masses of roots and removing the tree has a hard choice.   A
big old 
> shade tree is hard to part with, maple roots are nature's CIA.
> 
> If you are adept with sharp tools, a machete is also a good tool to
reduce 
> compost to small bits, faster than a shredder.  It also removes
roots.  I 
> don't do this but my husband does.  You want to be sure you are
swinging it 
> the right way.
> 
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4

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