What are Gardening Forks?

When speaking of a hand tool, a fork is an implement with tines aligned with the handle, used for digging, lifting, tossing, and working soil, There are a variety of forks that can be useful in a garden, and both the terms gardening fork and garden fork are used to describe a category of tools as well as a specific tool. Some gardeners use a single fork for various garden tasks, while others prefer to have several specifically designed tools. Here are some of the various, highly useful types of gardening fork: Border fork. A border fork is a flat-tined gardening fork used for digging, often made with a tee-shaped handle. Border fork is also a British term used for a potato fork or garden fork. Cultivating fork. This gardening fork has the head fastened at a 90º angle to the handle, making it look something like a three-tined hoe. Unlike three-pronged cultivators, which have curved prongs, a cultivating fork has broad and straight tines and can chop weeds. Digging fork. A digging ...  more

When speaking of a hand tool, a fork is an implement with tines aligned with the handle, used for digging, lifting, tossing, and working soil, There are a variety of forks that can be useful in a garden, and both the terms gardening fork and garden fork are used to describe a category of tools as well as a specific tool. Some gardeners use a single fork for various garden tasks, while others prefer to have several specifically designed tools. Here are some of the various, highly useful types of gardening fork: Border fork. A border fork is a flat-tined gardening fork used for digging, often made with a tee-shaped handle. Border fork is also a British term used for a potato fork or garden fork. Cultivating fork. This gardening fork has the head fastened at a 90º angle to the handle, making it look something like a three-tined hoe. Unlike three-pronged cultivators, which have curved prongs, a cultivating fork has broad and straight tines and can chop weeds. Digging fork. A digging ...  more