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Fiskars Ergonomic Compost Fork, Compost fork with 4 Tines, Length: 137 cm, Boron steel Tines, Grey/Black, 1001695

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Closely spaced tines can make it difficult to pierce new compost heaps with compact, woody material. Because of its size and dual handles, this broad fork weighs more than other styles of garden forks. At 13.4 pounds, it may be too heavy for some gardeners, but if you can handle the extra weight, it works well for not only aeration, but also for loosening the soil to harvest root vegetables. As there’s no ‘twisting’ motion required, it’s better to work gradually through dense or compacted compost rather than hoping to get to the bottom of the bin straight away.

I had two choices. Buy the one from Lee Valley that was a different design, or make one in the style I liked. Time to wipe the sweat off my brow, don’t ask me why I decided to do this job on one of the hottest days of the year but it certainly got my heart rate up! Why Turn A Compost Heap? If you need to work in a small area, one of the best garden forks you can choose is a handheld garden fork. The DeWit Welldone Hand Fork is strong, durable, and lightweight, making it perfect for digging in your garden bed. While the handle is comfortable to hold, this pitchfork is quite expensive and gives no indication of being rustproof, weatherproof, or water-resistant, important qualities in an all-purpose compost pitchfork.Overall, the Fiskars 1003687 Xact Composting Fork Large is an excellent tool for anyone looking for a reliable way to turn their compost or move materials around in their garden. It’s well-made, comfortable to use, and comes at a reasonable price. Choose a compost bin to suitthe amount of space you have available and the quantity of waste your garden produces. For beginners and those with a small garden,a compact plastic bin is oftena good choice. Larger gardens and allotments may be able to fill a large wooden compost ‘bay’, such as those made from pallets. Keen composters may prefer several in a row, to hold compost at different stages of readiness.Bins of less than 1 cubic m (1.3 cubic yd) are generally less efficient than larger ones, but will still make compost successfully, althoughless rapidly.

Handily, it comes with a lifetime warranty, ensuring that you’ll never have to worry about replacing it due to wear or tear. The first step is choosing a material that will work best for your needs. Metal forks are strong and durable but can be more difficult to use in tight spaces due to their weight and size. Made from one rod of galvanized steel, with a corkscrew on one end, and a hanging hook on the other, there are no joins to cause weakness. The handle functions like a brace drill, and the whole thing is long enough to allow turning of all the compost in a standard bin without submerging the handle. This garden fork is technically a digging fork, but it can be used for a wide variety of garden tasks, including aerating soil, turning soil, digging up potatoes or bulbs, transplanting perennials, and moving mulch. It features a traditional design with four tines that are sharp enough to dig into compacted soil easily. The Fiskars Ergo D-Handle Steel Garden Fork is a reasonable pitchfork for compost, but does come with some issues. The squared tines are dull and not the best at gripping materials. Many compost aficionados found they needed to sharpen them to grab slippery materials and papery products, two of the most common categories of compost objects.They usually have 4 tines and are spaced evenly apart to successfully rotate or move hay. In fact, some pitchforks are very sharp and curved to get a good grip on the compost. Potato Fork Alternatively, if you don’t want to use an aerator to turn your compost, you could consider a tumbling compost bin instead. Aerator Handle Design Handle Comfort Garden forks can help you with a variety of garden chores, including aerating soil and lawns, breaking up ground for planting, incorporating compost into raised garden beds, moving mulch or yard debris, transplanting perennials, turning over your compost pile, digging up potatoes or other root crops, and more. Who We Are Digging forks are recognized as the most basic garden tool to have. They are typically long and used when standing up. They usually have 4 tines but can also have more. (It depends on how fancy you want to get.)

You don't. Scraps, weeds and whatever other matter you put in your compost pile *will* eventually break down even if you just leave it there to sit. But it'll take over a year to turn into compost. (which is why I choose to use the hot composting method) There is no metal or plastic grip for the handle. This handle is weatherproofed to better withstand working conditions and would not be damaged by wet compost. The versatility of a garden fork makes it a must-have garden tool for avid gardeners and novices alike. A potato fork is usually a smaller, more ergonomic tool designed for harvesting root vegetables without destroying them. A larger garden fork can be used for tough soil or for taller customers. Our list below covers the most commonly used garden forks and their specific uses.However, the design of the head that makes the tool work so well for digging, also increases the space between the tines and makes other garden tasks, such as transplanting perennials or turning over soil slightly more difficult. That’s because the soil or plants have more space to fall between the tines. This next product in our list is red colored compost aerator which is designed to turn heavy heaps of compost. If your pile of compost is huge and small machinery won’t cut it in time, you need a task heavy machine that can turn it efficiently and thoroughly. Darlac DP788 compost aerator comes with a different yet useful design. It does not have a corkscrew structure but it comes with a plunge and two tough wings. Push the gardening tool deep in the compost heap, the plunger will cut the soil within seconds and when the tool is at the bottom of the bin, twist the tool and pull it out. The two wings like structures will turn the compost pile for you better than you could do with a gardening fork or shovel. The bacteria and micro-organisms that produce the compost work best when the balance of green and brown materials is correct. As a rough guide:

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