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    choices choices

    i have a birthday coming up and have been asked what i wud like. i have just taken over an overgrown allotment which i am coving with cardboard and rotted manure. i have a good spade. a quality rake and fork. a dodgy hoe.

    what is the one tool i need.

    i was thinking a potato fork
    Last edited by hawthorns; 20-05-2010, 04:35 PM.
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    How about a Speed Hoe
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    • #3
      You might need this!
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      • #4
        Yep, if your hoe is dodgy, ask for one that's not.
        Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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        • #5
          ... or vouchers - theres those natioanl gardening centre ones, then you can take your time in choosing what you need next?

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          • #6
            A Swoe. Google it.
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            • #7
              What is a potato fork???

              I use a 'normal' one.

              I'd ask for a wheelbarrow and bucket!
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              • #8
                A deckchair and a flask

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                • #9
                  A spa weekend....after clearing your overgrown allotment you're gonna need a rest :-)

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                  • #10
                    I'm starting to think that potato forks are not real, just random pictures on the internet that have gone through Photoshop, so don't ask for one of those!

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                    • #11
                      They are real alright:

                      HobUK - Online Sales Spear & Jackson Potato Fork 1650SN

                      But I don't really understand the point of them! My normal fork works just fine for digging up spuds.

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                      • #12
                        My hoe is used more than any other tool so I would have to say a decent hoe. I would also recommend what we call a scuffler it is a detachable fitting in the wolfe range, it has spiked wheels and a hoe like blade underneath. We use it for getting the soil down to a fine tilth. I think it is probably called a cultivator, not cheap at nearly £40 plus the cost of the handle but a good investment.

                        Ian

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                        • #13
                          A WolfGarten handle and hoe head, that way you can buy additional tools for the same handle.
                          Have a look here:

                          World of Wolf - Welcome To The World of Wolf

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                          • #14
                            I would unhesitatingly recommend a right angled fork (scroll down a little). They are brilliant for clearance and save your back so much grief!
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                            • #15
                              [QUOTE=Nicos;679225]What is a potato fork???

                              i have one the tines are about half a inch wide otherwise known as a digging fork very good. jacob.
                              What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
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