June 21, 2010

Fiskars Garden Fork is made for turning compost

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Since it's mid-July, your compost pile is probably piling up. Now is a good time to aerate it to assist in the breakdown of all that material. A good fork such as the Fiskars Compost/Mulch Fork makes short work of such a task. If you're doing this chore with a thick tined fork, you've got the wrong tool for the job. Save that fork for soil work such as turning your garden over in the spring. This fork with all steel construction, will pierce through a pile of compost or hay easily. I know, I know, it's a lot of money but don't cheap out and buy the inferior one! You'll end up bending the tines or the handle and then buying this one eventually anyway.

My compost pile is high with weeds I got from the neglected places in the garden and will need to be very hot if the weed seeds are going to be killed. Keeping the pile turned is one way to insure that everything gets composted.

At Fiskars Garden Fork #9666