Anybody have any experience with these? They are pretty pricey, but might
do the trick for my hardpan situation. The steel ones at Pleasant Valley
are $180.00.
Thank you.

"Jack" wrote in message news:Z%OLf.47$dj2.8@trndny04...
Anybody have any experience with these? They are pretty pricey, but might
do the trick for my hardpan situation. The steel ones at Pleasant Valley
are $180.00.
Thank you.


Post a link to the item, please.

My question was worded incorrectly. Its a more general question. Thank
you.

Does anybody have experience using a broadfork and/or deep spader?
Wondering if they are worth the money.

http://www.groworganic.com/item_GDO500_DeepSpader.html


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Jack" wrote in message news:Z%OLf.47$dj2.8@trndny04...
Anybody have any experience with these? They are pretty pricey, but
might do the trick for my hardpan situation. The steel ones at Pleasant
Valley are $180.00.
Thank you.


Post a link to the item, please.

"Jack" wrote in message
news:qG%Lf.541$v34.375@trndny02
My question was worded incorrectly. Its a more general
question. Thank you.

Does anybody have experience using a broadfork and/or deep
spader?
Wondering if they are worth the money.

http://www.groworganic.com/item_GDO500_DeepSpader.html


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

"Jack" wrote in message
news:Z%OLf.47$dj2.8@trndny04...
Anybody have any experience with these? They are pretty
pricey, but might do the trick for my hardpan situation.
The
steel ones at Pleasant Valley are $180.00.
Thank you.


Post a link to the item, please.

"The handle comes off for easy replacement"? Doesn't sound good
to me.

--

Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

"Jack" wrote in message news:qG%Lf.541$v34.375@trndny02...
My question was worded incorrectly. Its a more general question. Thank
you.

Does anybody have experience using a broadfork and/or deep spader?
Wondering if they are worth the money.

http://www.groworganic.com/item_GDO500_DeepSpader.html

How large an area are you trying to deal with?

Jack said:

My question was worded incorrectly. Its a more general question. Thank
you.

Does anybody have experience using a broadfork and/or deep spader?
Wondering if they are worth the money.

I use one to maintain established beds in the vegetable garden. It
has two handles joined by a bar. It allows me to loosen up the bed
(and pry up encroaching tree roots) with far less disturbance to the
soil than a tiller. And it's much, *much* more effective for this than a
conventional spading fork.

I've used it for more than 15 years (that I'm sure of) and it's got many
more years left in it. It looked expensive at the time, but looks pretty
cheap spread across so many years.

http://www.groworganic.com/item_GDO500_DeepSpader.html

I don't think that *particular* broadfork is the way to go. The
single handle looks inadequate.

The broadforks at Lee Valley or Johnny's Selected Seeds would be better,
though neither is quite like the one I have.

Mine looks more like this one, though not exactly like it:
http://www.allsun.com.au/BroadForkL.html

Heh. Wikipedia even has an entry on broadforks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadfork

--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

I have heavy, clay, adobe brick soil. And I have a bit of experience
with forks. Even if you are able to sink it into the ground that 16",
you won't be able to turn the soil or lift it without Superman helping.
I've had luck working at a depth of a few inches, turning it, chopping
up the soil and then prying up a few more inches of soil. It helps if
you soften up the dirt with a good soak a day or two before. -And
warm-up exercises for you!
Spend your money on a nice sturdy fork with a handle at the end you can
really turn without breaking it off - or you could rent a tiller for
that.
Mix in lots of organic matter to keep the soil from turning back into a
brick. Good luck!

Pat Kiewicz,Plymouth Michigan ?
Know any Pat or Tadz Kiewicz from Chicagoland area or
Plymouth Pa. ?
LVTADZ

Pat Kiewicz,Plymouth Michigan ?
Know any Pat or Tadz Kiewicz from Chicagoland area or
Plymouth Pa. ?
LVTADZ