On Sep 12, 7:49 am, "R" wrote:
"Ian Prideaux" wrote in message

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Hi All,

This is driving me spare.
My lawn is very compacted, and the earth is full of clay.
I've got one like this:
http://www.gonegardening.com/xq/ASP/...1100119/refere...
and it's useless. First I had to cut off two of the tines, because I'm not
heavy enough to push all five into the ground (I only weigh twelve stone).
However, the major problem is that it keeps clogging up every five
minutes. I'm sure that it would be fine if my soil was dry and sandy, but
then, if my soil was dry and sandy, then I wouldn't need one of these.

Appreciated that your area is full of clay and you found out the hard way
the only long term solution is to dig off the top 12-18" and install proper
drainage and new soil.

...or if drainage isn't too bad, just a few inches of loam or whatever
on the top will make a big improvement. ..but while you're at it you
may as well dig over the top foot or so (with a digger)