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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Ashwood is commonly used because it is strong but lightweight, and polypropylene has been shown to have three times the strength of steel. Clive Harris is the creator of DIY Garden and a professional landscape gardening consultant with over 6 years experience. Gardeners with back problems, as well as anyone who tires quickly, should be especially mindful of using a heavier spade.

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The lowest end of the lawn will need reinforcing with sleepers or planks to the height of the highest level of the soil. In his spare time he enjoys testing the latest gardening equipment and sharing his experiences here on the site. This not only makes carbon steel more rust resistant, but on a spade blade it will also help the soil slide off more easily. In terms of performance, the mirror-polished blade slides easily into all types of terrain, working well in clay-based soil and heavy ground. All the garden spades were trialled and tested in a number of scenarios, which included digging and clearing an area of ground, digging and turning over the soil to get it ready for planting and lifting and transplanting perennials.Their Evergreen Digging Spade is a durable tool with several design features that help make it particularly strong.

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There are some design features that receive mixed reviews: the spade has been manufactured with a tilted handle that helps with shallow digging, but this design can make it a little difficult to dig deeper than the top of the spade head. 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? You probably have an industrial-sized digger in your head, but a mini-digger is all you really need for a garden.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. 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. The only thing to watch out for is to not push it beyond its limits: it’s a spade, not a shovel, after all. If you’re adding paving, sprinkle a thick layer of sand on top of the soil, which will help maintain the levelness over time.