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right-handed digging.
It'a funny thing but most of us right handed gardeners dig
left-handed,i.e. our left foot goes on the spade and our left hand goes down the shaft.Try digging right-handed and you will problably send the clods all over the place when you lift them up; but it's well-worth persevering to alternate the strain on your back and conserve your energy.When you dig make sure that the blade is vertical which means that the shaft is tilted slightly forward,put both hands on the handle and one foot on the blade then push down; if the ground is hard you may have to jump on the spade; pull back on the handle then push down until the clod is free;bend the knees not the back then lift up by straightening them( it helps if you look forward not down);turn the clod or throw forward.At the end of the row do not go back to the start but step back, change from left to right ( or vice versa) and proceed back. When you have finished come indoors and lie flat on your face with your legs together and arms by your side.Keeping your leg straight raise it up for a few moments then lower it.Repeat with the other leg. Clench your fists and raising the hips slightly push your hands along your groins and rest your weight on them.Now raise both legs simultaneously.If you have any minor displacements you will feel them being lifted into place. I am eighty years of age and this morning I dug a small part of the garden for my onion sets,afterwards forking in some 6-X. (10 ft x 4'6 ins).I have cultivated this garden for over fifty years.Some of the TV gardeners make me wince when they dig - others are good at mixing concrete,and no doubt some bright young things will take over after me and build more patios and fountains and pretty pebbles whilst eating bought pizzas;meantime I'll stick to the soil and the incomparible organic produce and live a bit longer. |
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