Back saving equipment

[roitelet]

Thanks Supersprout, now I know what I will do on the next wet day It will save me bending for hours with a dish of carrot seed and a pair of tweezers

[Peter]

American style spade Do-It-All have a decent own brand, pressed steel.
S&J or Wilkinson Sword do a forget one, heavier though.
Zero bend digging say the man with two prolapsed discs.

Don't get me started on rotovators though.

[Poledragon]

I love my azada - I got it a few years ago from the Get Digging chap. Then picked up a pointed one whilst in Croatia year before last. I still have to resort to a fork once in a while (couch grass!) but use the azada, or djembe as they're also known, for a huge variety of jobs.

Supersprout, have you ever thought of writing a no-dig garden book? You've three parts convinced me to switch to no-dig from your photos alone!!

[Sue]

Supersprout
Found it!
Thanks for the link
Sue

[supersprout]

Thanks Supersprout, now I know what I will do on the next wet day It will save me bending for hours with a dish of carrot seed and a pair of tweezers

Preferably not a windy day or they'll end up in a tangle at the end of the plot

Thank you for the compliment Poledragon - each to their own, but I wish I'd come across Ruth Stout earlier in my growing career!

[Poledragon]

Look what I won last night!! A rocking stool. Thanks SS - I can't wait to give this a go. And the seller has a couple more.

[supersprout]

Fantastic Poledragon! Clever you to look in ebay!
Hope you have many happy years with it!

[pigletwillie]

I have a bid on one too as Piglette managed to split her weeding stool in half last Saturday. She sat on an upturned mop bucket to finish the job with a "how very dare you" face on.

[supersprout]

<keeps straight face>
I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated if you win it

[raine]

OH uses an azada too- he loves it and I use it sometimes although i prefer a slightly smaller one for digging. We found out about them from the man next door who kindly lent us all sorts of tools when we began (come to think of it-he's still lending us stuff now!) He evidently took pity on us!
raine