How To Use A Garden Spade
Garden spade tools are used for light cultivation not earth moving and the shape of the blade helps cut sod reshape beds and digging out deeper planting holes.
How to use a garden spade. With its flat bottom design a spade helps pry plants and rocks out of the ground. Dig up a shovelful of soil in one corner of the trench. Bend your knees and slide one hand down the handle then lift the soil on the blade.
Use all your limbs. A thick sole will prevent injury to the bottom of the foot if you place it on top of the blade to help in pushing the blade into the soil. This means I have to finish all those small odd-jobs lying around.
When choosing or buying garden tools such as garden spades hoes and pruning tools such as shears and loppers it is important to select the right size tool. Use a garden fork. Stand with your feet apart to about shoulder width and keep your shoulders and hips facing the spade no twisting.
Using a spade effectively is all down to your position. The goal is to create an edge at a. Hey Chums All the house buying has gone well and I am definitely moving in 6 weeks.
You can also select from many types of. There are numerous types of specialty spades with specialized purposes. How to use a spade or shovel safely Lever the blade.
Restore the cutting edge of hoes spades. Hold the spade with both hands and use your feet to push th blade into the ground. You then push and slide the sharpened spade UNDER the sod to cut under the 18 square so you can to lift it up in one piece.