Roamwild Multi-Digger Garden Spade – Reinforced Fibreglass Light Weight Gardening Arrow Head Shovel with Unique Dual Soft AIR Light Grip Technology & Root Saw Stump Cutter.

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Find the highest point of your tilled soil and tension a string at that precise height between the posts placed in step 2. Use a spirit level and tension several strings across the length and width of the soil. Levelling your garden is the process of starting from scratch with your lawn. Essentially, you clear out your existing turf to level out the soil surface. There are several small features that help boost the quality of the spade further, including the tread on the top of the head, and the extra bolts on the shaft and under the handle to make it stronger. There’s also a ‘dent’ whittled into the handle that will stop it from coming loose and twisting over time. And for removing the old posts, is there a recommended way to go about it or just dig a big hole round them and push them over? Fibreglass is lightweight, extremely durable and won’t shrink or expand. The downside of fibreglass is that it’s expensive, hard to replace if it does break, and can become brittle in freezing temperatures.

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One further note on handles, which is less about the material and more about the shape; make sure that the handle’s D-grip is wide enough for your hands. Some spades have wider handles than others, and if you have to squish your hands into too small a grip, it’s going to be uncomfortable. Weight it worth buying special attention to because it can be especially hard to bear in mind when shopping online. If you’re laying turf, you’ll need a minimum of 15cm of good quality topsoil. If you’re filling in a relatively small surface area, you might be OK using bagged topsoil from a garden centre, costing around 20p per litre.Regardless of the handle material you go for, you should wear gardening gloves to avoid blisters. Features That Indicate Quality Levelling by hand is obviously much harder. You’ll need a good quality spade and a rake. You’ll also need a wheelbarrow and a spirit level.

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Keep to the height indicated with the string from step 5. Use a rake or even a long plant to level the soil surface. Step 8: Roll the earth

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These spades are intended for all of the jobs you might expect to encounter whilst digging in the garden: moving earth, cutting through roots, and turning soil. Building a swimming pool or pond: this larger project requires full excavation of the earth, with hardcore to help the soil bear the weight of 1000+ litres of water. However, if you’re using material soil liner, you’ll also need to ensure that no stones or roots could penetrate the liner in the future.

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Measure your lawn area precisely to calculate how much topsoil you’re likely to need. Don’t estimate it; use a tape measure. And measure it twice to ensure you’ve got the correct figures to work with.

There aren’t many downsides to this spade, seeing as it’s well made to a high standard. However, some gardeners may find the handle a little narrow, especially for larger hands.

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Aluminium shafts are light, and strong enough for lighter gardening tasks; however, it’s not as strong a material others and may bend under pressure. Handle Material Stainless steel is rust resistant. It contains chromium which doesn’t oxidise. This layer of chromium in stainless steel is therefore what keeps it from rusting or corroding. Spades with a stainless steel blade are unlikely to need any maintenance at all. A machine like this makes light work of tilling the soil and removing turf. How to level a garden: Levelling your soil by hand We hope we’ve given you all the information you need to plan your garden levelling project. But if you still have questions, we’d love to hear from you. Laying the foundations for a carport or garage: it stands to reason that you need a level surface for building projects. Levelling your garden is an essential first step in the process.With a head made from carbon steel, instead of the standard stainless-steel construction, this Kent and Stowe Digging Spade is a particularly strong tool to use in the garden. Sowing new grass: tilling the soil makes the soil workable and brings oxygen into the earth. This needs completing before you sow new grass seed. Nevertheless, it’s a great tool for any garden job, and has the strength to make tough tasks a lot easier. Plus, there’s the added reassurance of knowing exactly where it’s been made. The shafts of gardening spades can be made from various materials. The most common materials are wood, polypropylene, fibreglass and aluminium. In fact, this is a relatively petite spade overall, not just in terms of the handle but also in terms of length as it measures 96 cm long in total.