Every gardener is aware of how important the proper preparation of beds and cultivation of the land is to get good results. Digging it twice a year, as well as harrowing after digging, loosening of the soil are all ways to saturate it with oxygen, which positively affects the yield of the planted crops.
For each of these types of works, you need your garden tools: a shovel, rake, chopper. And in order not to acquire all of them separately, it is better to have one tool that by its functionality replaces them all. It seems that this is from the realm of fantasy, but in fact such a tool has already been invented and is in full use by gardeners. It is called "miracle-shovel" or "miracle-pitchfork".
A modern wonder-shovel - what can she do?
Such a tool has a rich functional, including the capabilities of five different tools designed to care for the land:
- Forks.
- Rake.
- Potato digger.
- Harrow.
- Manure spreader.
In this case, you do not just replace the five instruments, but also greatly simplify your work. For example, you have the opportunity to dig up the earth to a certain depth or to harrow to achieve a certain evenness of the surface of the earth. And the long, complex process of digging turns into a quick and tireless occupation.
While working with a miracle shovel, you will have legs and hands involved, but not a loin, since you do not need to squat and bend over. So, after the cultivation of the earth, you will feel well.
You can not only dig and harrow the ground, but also rake leaves, branches, tops. Digging the same potatoes can be done easily and without damage to the roots.
Of course, you can work with such a tool only on the land that you have been processing for years. For the treatment of virgin land, it will not work, because it can not cope with a dense earthen lump.
How to dig a miracle-shovel?
Working with a miracle-shovel is a pleasure. You save time and energy tremendously. It is a large fork that you need to stick into the ground and then lower the stubble. At this moment, the earth passes between pitchforks and metal pins. As a result, you simultaneously dig and loosen the ground.
So, the process of digging a miracle-shovel consists of two simple movements - inserting the pitchfork into the ground and lowering the black. After each "digging" a miracle-shovel must be pulled back and move in this way row after row.
Time of digging and loosening takes three times less than using traditional tools. And if the land during processing is soft and dry, this will be handled by both a woman and an elderly person.
Which miracle shovel is better - "Digger" or "Mole"?
All miracle shovels, depending on the depth of loosening and the presence of additional elements are divided into standard, such as "Mole" and the type "Plowman." Usual we will not consider, as they, as a rule, are made by own hands and consist only of forks and a back emphasis.
As for the differences between "Plowman" and "Mole", the first shovel was invented mainly for loosening the land. The length of the bayonet is 10-15 cm, which makes it possible to handle any type of soil without much effort. While the Mole shovel has a long bayonet length - at least 25 cm, so it is suitable for a deeper digging. The rut made with its help can be immediately used for planting vegetable crops. And to work with such a tool you need more effort.
There are universal shovels with a bayonet length of 15-20 cm. They are suitable for high-quality processing of chernozem, which in winter do not freeze deeper than 5-10 cm. In more severe climatic regions, it is difficult to work with them.