On 06/06/13 09:34, Martin Brown wrote:
On 06/06/2013 09:21, Janet wrote:


Professional gardener friends run an amazing biodynamic veg garden and
have been using these tools for a few years. They swear by them, and
brought a couple to the last meeting of our local garden club to show
us.. I am smitten by the Sirius hoe :-)
Anybody else tried them?

http://www.implementations.co.uk/site/home

Janet

At that price and with biodynamic connections you have to be joking. You
could get a complete set of tools for the price of one item!

I did have a stainless steel fork once but it snapped whilst digging up
nettles and was immediately put beyond economic repair. It failed
because of poor welding practices by the manufacturer. That convinced me
to buy budget or mid range garden tools that looked and felt right.

Or better- second^h^h^pre-loved.If they've lasted long enough to *be*
secondhand, they're probably good.

Mild steel tools are a lot easier to make and last perfectly well
provided that you look after them properly.

Mild steeland 'tools' make an oxymoron. Toold like spades, forks and
saws are generally forged cast steel, with a high carbon content.

A mild stel fork would just bend.


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