Thank you Proserpina, I love being part of a collective garden brain you can always rely on the fact that someone with more knowhow will be along soon. 
The key to this technique is to wet the surface and your hands first, that way nothing particularly sticks. Not too much water though as you don't want to massively increase the hydration.
The key to this technique is to wet the surface and your hands first, that way nothing particularly sticks. Not too much water though as you don't want to massively increase the hydration.
A pocket knife is not a weapon in the right hands it’s an essential garden tool.
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