Jan read our post about Essential Gardening Tools and has added another from Spain.
mattock
This tool has a sharp blade, and they come in varying widths and lengths, depending on the soil type being tilled. They are used extensively in Africa, where they are called Jembes.
The mattock in the picture is reversible, with two tines at the other side. The tines are used in the same way as a garden fork.
The mattock and jembe produce a very uneven depth of soil which restricts root growth and leads to uneven plant growth.
Thank you Jan for sending this photo of the mattock, a Spanish gardening tool.
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The two-tined side of the mattock is used, here anyway, in the same way as the other side, but it’s more effective sometimes! You’re right about the uneven depth of soil, although we often use it to break up the large clods left by the plough and we’re just glad to get through it at all!
Comment by Jan — March 23, 2009 @ 12:59 pm