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Rotovators chop up the roots of perennial weeds and spread them all over the place. How about trying to remove the worst of the perennial weeds by hand (if you can spot 'em at this time of year), then send the rotovator in.
Thanks, Col. The tool I'm thinking of is like a long draw fork but with a much bigger head. It scared the bejesus out of me until I saw it in action. :oCaroline, you don't say what state your plot's in. Is it hideously overgrown?
Like the Chiilington 6159C/4P as found at the very bottom of this page?
Quote from: amphibian on January 14, 2006, 18:40:03Like the Chiilington 6159C/4P as found at the very bottom of this page?Tools like this used to be known as Canterbury hoes. Googling might bring up some other sources. Couldn't you e-mail Chillingtons to find out who sells their tools?
Amphib, The big French tool, which I borrowed today (it is fantastic), has six huge prongs, and the prongs themselves are bent over at a right angle, like a giant lethal very sharp rake that's mated with a pitchfork. It clears couch grass like nothing else - the whole turves come up and you just use it to rake out the roots. I estimate I dug over about three times more than I'd normally do in the same time, and my back doesn't hurt nearly as much as usual. Neighbour said he bought it in France, has never seen one like it here.