Hello, hello everyone. Welcome back to the show. Today we are talking about

digging forks, which one makes sense for you in the garden. So if you've ever discovered that your soil is too tough to

penetrate with a shovel, chances are you'll probably need a digging fork and you know these tools are just a great way to loosen soil and

prep for digging they're also great for working organic material composting

fertilizing etc they're they're really good for a lot of different reasons in the garden, but the question

then becomes, well, which one should I actually get? Because there's a lot of not only

types of digging forks, but there are also a lot of not only types of digging forks but there are also a lot of different

brands out there and all of them want you to think that theirs is the best.

So the question becomes which makes sense. Now the answer is never just one thing so

what I try to do is give you a complete overview of the lay of the land so we

understand how to make the choice that makes the most sense for your garden.

So let's first go over the different types of digging forks that are out there.

So the first thing is going to be the classic digging fork or spading fork. So this has wide. a they don't dig badly they dig well but they are more designed to help aerate

or blend together different soils so they're really good when you're working

compost into your bed they're good when you're trying to dig up root crops like potatoes sweet potatoes

and they're better for loamy or sandy soils rather than clay-like soils.

Your next type of digging forks going to be a garden. rather than clay-like soils.

Your next type of digging fork is going to be a garden fork, and that is what people think

about when they imagine the classic garden pitchfork.

So this has four narrow spikes that have pointed tips. Garden forks are very good at cutting through harder soils like clay easy.

They have narrower spines, which makes it easier to turn through even thick clay.

And they have a cousin.

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