Janner wrote in message ...
Can anybody recommend a garden fork that won't bend or snap the first
time you point it at anything larger than a dandelion?

Over the past few weeks I have gone through 4 different forks,
including one from B&Q that claimed to be 'heavy duty'. The worst was
one that I got from Asda, where all four prongs bent within a matter
of seconds of touching the soil ... I had put NO pressure on the fork
at all! A couple others came from local garden centres, and in each
case the shaft snapped (albeit doing some work this time).

I don't think I am being too tough on them (certainly not the Asda
one!). Surely I can expect a fork to withstand some use?

Thanks for any suggestions.

You get what you pay for. If you buy a cheap fork, that's what you get.
Personally I have a succession of cheap ones, because I leave it in the shed
on the allotment, and therefore gets nicked. A cheap fork hurts less to get
nicked.

If you want a strong, long lasting one, try for a name you've heard of, like
for instance Spear and Jackson.

Steve