Good quality garden tools are expensive, so buying second hand is worth considering. If a tool is well made, of good material, and has been looked after, it will last for years. So a well maintained, quality second-hand tool is probably much more useful than a cheap, new item.
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This parsnip digger is about one hundred years old, and we still use it!
parsnip-digger
Second hand garden tools can be found:
- in charity shops
- on recycling network sites
- on ebay
Second hand garden tools are worth considering.
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Just love that parsnip digger! Use a lot of old tools, old potatoe fork is nothing out of the ordinary, but useful nonetheless. My favourite is a wide field hoe, ideal for wider spaced brasica, pumpkins etc. It takes a little getting used to, but kept clean it slides though the ground (and weeds).
Comment by kevinincornwall — April 11, 2010 @ 11:03 pm
Hi Kevin
My favourite too! We saw them being used on a market garden near Cambridge 20 years ago. Unfortunately the market garden has gone – don’t know where all the diggers went!
Comment by TopVeg — April 12, 2010 @ 12:34 pm