[Market-farming] Broadfork sources (was experiences)

Bill Shoemaker wshoemak at illinois.edu
Wed Jul 8 10:55:53 EDT 2009


>And here's a tip--I bought a 2"x5" mason's trowel for >transplanting soil blocks. It's great for that, but it also >makes a very good hand weeder--the long flat blade can be >placed parallel with the soil and pushed along, making quick >work of all that carpetweed around my onions. It would be >even better when sharpened, I suspect.

Those are margin trowels. I was a concrete finisher when I was young and had several. They are really handy tools for close work, and inexpensive. The steel is usually really good quality to hold up to concrete work. 

Bill
William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road  St Charles, IL  60174
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610


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