A stirrup hoe:
using this tool it is possible to reach under the grassroots to the height of the stirrup cutting the roots. This will make rows of turf that are much easier to pick-up and replant or toss in the compost pile. The cutting edges have to be kept sharp, that's the downside. It is possible to find them with a wheel on the front to make it easier to use.
Another is:
This tool is about 2 feet wide with 5 foot handles to either side. Simply step on the foot bar and lever back to turn the soil. Two things:
anyway, I've done the patch for now. No more de-turfing till autumn now. keep to the Fen Causeway
The idea is to step on the tine bar like it was a shovel. Then pull towards you on the handles. The curved tines act as a lever, lifting the soil. Step back 6 inches and do it again. It's the levering action of the tool that makes things go easier and quicker ... in friable soil. (See first sentence of comment! :-)
reach under the grassroots
easier to pick-up
how much your soil is compacted
You know you're getting old when ... ;-p You can't be me, I'm taken
His views on the nubility are entirely at variance with mine. I don't think a fascination with 14 year old girls that look like your mother is entirely healthy. You can't be me, I'm taken
