Uses for an undersized fork!

[OliveOil]

Arggh i think i will dye my hair next weekend!

Last night i treated myself to a spears and Jackson fork as i dont have one and watching everyone at their lotty dig over their plots with forks is turning me green!

Found 2 - 2 different sizes, the small one was nice and light for me so i bought it (same price as the bigger one!)

Got down the lotty at 7am this morning ripped off the plastic and stuck the fork in!

It only took one go to realise i should have bought the bigger one!

its a shame they dont let you try before you buy - or at least offer a 24 hour return policy!

[OliveOil]

[wahaj]

Arggh i think i will dye my hair next weekend!

Last night i treated myself to a spears and Jackson fork as i dont have one and watching everyone at their lotty dig over their plots with forks is turning me green!

Found 2 - 2 different sizes, the small one was nice and light for me so i bought it (same price as the bigger one!)

Got down the lotty at 7am this morning ripped off the plastic and stuck the fork in!

It only took one go to realise i should have bought the bigger one!

its a shame they dont let you try before you buy - or at least offer a 24 hour return policy!

well....considering you're going to be digging the ground with it....i don't see why they should let you try it out. you'll get scratches allover it from the hard ground and it wont look as new as it did.

[Larkspur]

When I first had my plot it was made up largely of couch grass, mares tail, docks, thistles and the rest of the usual suspects. The ground was also extremely wet and compacted in places. I knew I had to get rid of as many of the weeds as possible and also that the ground was to heavy to dig with a spade without damaging my already crumbling spine. The first thing I did was dig it all twice with a border fork removing every bit of weed root I found.
I didn't get a bad back and I did get rid of most of the weeds. So on weedy heavy ground border forks rule for me. Mind I do now dig with a spade ;D

[cornykev]

 ??? Take it back as long as its clean there shouldn't be a problem, tell them OH bought the wrong size (while giving them one of them would you believe it looks, while tutting at the same time), always works for me. ;D

[Melbourne12]

Arggh i think i will dye my hair next weekend!

Last night i treated myself to a spears and Jackson fork as i dont have one and watching everyone at their lotty dig over their plots with forks is turning me green!

Found 2 - 2 different sizes, the small one was nice and light for me so i bought it (same price as the bigger one!)

Got down the lotty at 7am this morning ripped off the plastic and stuck the fork in!

It only took one go to realise i should have bought the bigger one!

its a shame they dont let you try before you buy - or at least offer a 24 hour return policy!

Actually, depending on how strong you are, the bigger fork might not have been the better choice.  I prefer the larger size, but my wife uses the smaller one.  If we're digging and weeding, there's not that much to choose between the progress that we both make.

[kt.]

The smaller fork is great for getting amongst the borders of your home garden. We have a fork that is 6inches wide, 2ft long with an extendable handle to 3ft.  purely for this purpose. We also have another 2 of these, 2 rakes and spades of the same size at the lottie for the kids! Keeps 'em happy adn gets 'em stuck in.

Alternatively, keep it at your lottie and it will be useful for doing between rows come spring / summer time when you have crop down ;)

[saddad]

The length of Forks is my bugbear... no body but nobody makes a long one.. even the extra long I ordered specially from Draper turned out to be the same size... I did have a Wilkinson Sword Long one but broke two tines off it still use it for dandelions etc...
::)

[Hyacinth]

??? Take it back as long as its clean there shouldn't be a problem, tell them OH bought the wrong size (while giving them one of them would you believe it looks, while tutting at the same time), always works for me. ;D

Well said 8) Go for it, OO ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

If you only want one, take it back and give them a sob story. I do find a small one useful at times though.

[Mrs Ava]

Oh I would be lost without my dinky border fork which I inherited from an elderly neighbour of the inlaws.  No, no good for deep digging and weeding the plot, but when the ground is all friable in spring, and seeds are germinating left right and centre, it is ideal for scratching around between things - I can't use a hoe  :-[.  Also, in places on our plot the red clay subsoil is just about 6 inches below the surface, so the border fork is perfect for digging there.

[Merry Tiller]

The length of Forks is my bugbear... no body but nobody makes a long one.. even the extra long I ordered specially from Draper turned out to be the same size

I replaced the handle on mine with a long handle from a local hardware shop, much more comfortable.

Alternatively

http://www.gonegardening.com/xq/ASP/dept_id.40230/pf_id.1101293/referer./qx/gg_shop/product.htm

& W.S. make a fork to match this

http://www.wilkinsonswordgarden.co.uk/products/96676982.php

[artichoke]

Which is the bit that's too small? The length of the handle or the working end?

I received as a birthday present a gleaming spade and fork of miniature dimensions all over, and was a bit straight-faced about them, as have perfectly good huge spades and forks already. However, to show grateful I started to dig new allotment with tiny spade and was rather impressed. The heavy lumps of sodden solid earth and turf are, of course, smaller, but also more manageable, and the light spade makes it easier and quicker to bash them into shape and search for the worst perennial roots.

The same may be true of the fork, but I like to start off with a spade.

[OliveOil]

Brilliant responses guys... I've used the fork a bit much for returning though... the whole thing is too small, tines not long enough  - fork bit not wide enough!

Big lesson learnt there.

I'm sure it will do me proud though - better do the price of it! I even put it in the shed so its getting vip treatment as all otehr tools left out LOL :o