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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
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Stretch writes My Chinese relatives normally use a different kind of digging tool than the typical kind of spade that most people in the UK would use. I was persuaded by them to buy one. snip We do not seem to have any English name for the implement. A Chillington hoe is a name I've heard. They are also popular in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Italy, Greece. I have one, which I bought in Spain, as do several people on our allotments, who are Greek, Italian : ) I find them good for breaking hard ground and chopping up lumps of clay soil. -- Paul reply-to is valid |
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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
"Paul" wrote in message ... In message -hctertsdd, David D Stretch writes My Chinese relatives normally use a different kind of digging tool than the typical kind of spade that most people in the UK would use. I was persuaded by them to buy one. snip We do not seem to have any English name for the implement. A Chillington hoe is a name I've heard. They are also popular in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Italy, Greece. I have one, which I bought in Spain, as do several people on our allotments, who are Greek, Italian : ) I find them good for breaking hard ground and chopping up lumps of clay soil. Also common in much of Africa. The Africans use then also to move soil around by putting the soil on the handle side and using it a wee bit like a shovel. |
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