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I'm not going to be much help here, sorry.
Do you want a border fork or a full sized one?
My "Go to" garden fork is a heavy duty Cougar, probably from some DIY place rather than a garden centre. I bought them (a spade and fork) to leave at the allotment, maybe 20 years ago, whilst my bright shiny stainless steel forks nestled in the comfort of the garden shed.
Over the years, the wooden shafted ones have snapped, the tines on some of the cheaper ones have broken but Cougar has stood up to levering out tree roots, lifting paving slabs and all the heavy duty stuff I wanted to do. It has a metal shaft and, despite being left out in the rain many times, has never rusted.
I only use forks for levering stuff out and the spade is just for digging holes for planting - but I do a lot of levering out.
Do you want a border fork or a full sized one?
My "Go to" garden fork is a heavy duty Cougar, probably from some DIY place rather than a garden centre. I bought them (a spade and fork) to leave at the allotment, maybe 20 years ago, whilst my bright shiny stainless steel forks nestled in the comfort of the garden shed.
Over the years, the wooden shafted ones have snapped, the tines on some of the cheaper ones have broken but Cougar has stood up to levering out tree roots, lifting paving slabs and all the heavy duty stuff I wanted to do. It has a metal shaft and, despite being left out in the rain many times, has never rusted.
I only use forks for levering stuff out and the spade is just for digging holes for planting - but I do a lot of levering out.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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