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Title: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: GRACELAND on March 27, 2007, 19:30:06: How Many People on this site have used a azadas ,? I am thinking of getting one but as i have always used a spade before was wondering what others thoughts are on here ..
:)

www.get-digging.co.uk/using.htm
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: caroline7758 on March 27, 2007, 20:06:15: Quite a few of us have them! Lots of info in other threads, see this recent one:

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,29478.0 (http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,29478.0)
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: cornykev on March 27, 2007, 20:07:51: Look four threads down. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: dandelion on March 27, 2007, 20:13:33: I bought the medium azada and the azada fork from Get Digging. The medium azada was useful for breaking new ground, but I found it fairly heavy and so tiring to use. I have since bought a simple lightweight model (from a DIY store in Belgium, less than £10) which I am now using much more often than the one medium weight one. It's brilliant for general cultivation, breaking up hard lumps of clay, earthing up etc. The azada fork has been invaluable in digging up perennial weed roots (especially nettles) on uncultivated ground. But in the long run the lightweight one looks like the most useful tool! My Portuguese lottie neighbour has a similar tool, but his has a triangular pointed blade.
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: grawrc on March 27, 2007, 21:20:43: I think they are great. Cultivation that is not back breaking IMHO.
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: Geo on March 28, 2007, 07:48:31: I bought the heavy azada.. from get digging..excellent tool 8)

G e o.. :)
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: Melbourne12 on March 28, 2007, 10:26:39: Quote from: GRACELAND on March 27, 2007, 19:30:06
How Many People on this site have used a azadas ,? I am thinking of getting one but as i have always used a spade before was wondering what others thoughts are on here ..
:)

www.get-digging.co.uk/using.htm

We got an 8" Azada and the right angled fork from these guys. Very good service, by the way.

A couple of years on, and although both are very useful, they haven't supplanted the traditional spade and fork on our lottie. The azada is a very useful cultivator, and the tool of choice for digging trenches, but for "normal" digging I still love my spade.
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: emmak on March 28, 2007, 20:25:18: I got the smaller medium azada a couple of days ago and spent an hour on the lottie this afternoon. In this time i readied an area 4 times bigger than what it took 2 of us to do last week over 3 hours. So thats like 16 times faster than digging with a spade. And more fun. Seriously, I couldnt be more impressed. Was going to post an say how pleased I was anyway! Would buy the fork version now but have spent far to much on lottie stuff this month..
Title: Re: azadas ?? Thinking of getting one !!
Post by: Larkshall on March 29, 2007, 14:38:07: They call this "Blacking it over" in Norfolk, if you're on heavy land you need to get down to ten inches depth (that's a full spit).