Digging up a garden is the most labor-intensive part of agricultural work. People aged lose health at this stage, young people lose time. Is it possible to reduce the time spent on this work? Yes!
There are several ways to speed up the process of digging up a site, among them both improving the technique of digging and upgrading the tool.
Digging Techniques
If you basically do not want to upgrade your tool or it is simply economically unprofitable for you due to the small size of your site, then the best choice would be to use some simple tricks that will help you to dig up a garden quickly and efficiently.
The hardest part is the digging up of virgin lands, which involves removing the turf layer, unraveling the roots, grass and other things. In this case, after each movement of the shovel, you have to set it aside, kneel down and painstakingly choose grass from the raised piece of land. The exit may be preliminary weeding of the site, that is, a rough, rough passage with a hoe (hoe) in order to tear out the largest weeds from the ground and loosen the soil, and in particular the upper layer of turf. Then you need to use the rake and collect all the weathered grass.
If you approached the matter responsibly, then after the operation you have done, you just have to dig up the land freed from grass, ignoring the remains of weeds. Since now you do not have to bend down constantly, things will go much faster. It is noteworthy that despite the fact that instead of one operation you perform three, the work goes much faster. Division of labor is a great thing!
Garden tool modernization
Some gardeners improve their tool by changing the shape of the shovel blade, sharpening the edges - this allows you to easily cut the tenacious roots of plants. Some craftsmen supply the shovel with special teeth and hooks in order to pull out the long and winding roots of plants without the need to bend.
In addition, special hybrids are available for sale, combining a shovel, a harrow, and a rake, except perhaps a coffee grinder. However, such systems have one common drawback - they perfectly dig clean, free of weeds, but are powerless against virgin land, which the manufacturer honestly declares.
