Radius Garden 203 PRO Garden Stainless Steel Digging Fork, One Size, Original Green

This fork is amazing. It looks great. The handle is really comfortable. It is very strong. The handle length is perfect. Very pleased with this addition to my garden tools. Neighbor walked over to ask what it was because he was impressed by the look of it.

Bought Radius Garden Fork to replace a popular "claw" type tool for working the soil in my raised beds. I needed something a little more substantial that would break up & work the soil deeper than the top 6". I saw a YouTube video with a couple tilling their raised beds using the Radius Garden Fork with what seemed like very little effort. Oh, I was green with envy and decided I really needed something like this!I read all the reviews of similar tools and made trips to big box garden/home stores as well as a few smaller speciality stores to see if I could find a good fork that would stand up to the work I do around here. The main issue I have experienced with garden tools is they either have a plastic handle that eventually breaks or the wood or fiberglass handle is low quality and eventually cracks. All the garden forks I found in the stores had flimsy plastic handles or cheaply made handles or the tines were just too flimsy.The Radius Garden Digging Fork had good reviews but I was unable to find one in any of the garden stores I visited so I held my breath and ordered from Amazon.The Fork arrived 2 days later in a huge box with minimal packaging. Just a little plastic sleeve to keep it from being scratched. It's lightweight but not flimsy at all, the right height for me (5'3") or my 6' tall husband to use comfortably, and is very well made. Square tines and a nice feeling handle. It has the overall feeling of a good, solid piece of equipment.The first test was breaking up the compacted, clay loam full of dead cover crop we added to a 10'x10' bed last year. We'd already used the claw type tool to break up and amend 2 other beds the same size and it took roughly 3 hours for each. We did the next bed with the Radius Fork in half that time with less effort than the claw type tool and was able to loosen the soil up a foot down! That was breaking the soil up, adding compost, working the soil to mix compost & break up clumps then turning dead leaves into the soil. We even went back over the previous two beds with the fork to loosen the soil up a little deeper.The Radius Fork worked like a dream! I think this will be great for breaking up soil for new in ground beds too. A little more effort than using a motorized tiller but it will be more precise and with less mess spread around.

This is a great, shovel and easy to operate.I had a Radius Garden transplanting shovel that I bought 15 or 16 years ago that I used extensively year after year- very often and for very difficult digging at times. I never really thought about what brand that shovel was, only that I loved it. This spring while digging a big hole in some rocky, rooty dirt, I snapped the blade off at the base. I was devastated at the loss of my favorite shovel.After eventually figuring out the brand and model of that shovel, my wife found out that Radius Garden offers a lifetime guarantee on their shovels. I wrote to Radius Garden and explained and documented the situation. Within a week I had a replacement transplant shovel in my hands.That was very admirable on their part so I started checking out other Radius Garden products. That's what led me to this great shovel and also to an edger and a smaller garden shovel, not to mention a set of ergonomic garden hand tools. For the shovels, I recommend paying the premium for the stainless steel PRO line. They are well made and can survive without worrying about cleaning them off after every use.

Saw this on a gardening video and thought I'd give it a try. I'm not getting any younger and need a little more help than I used to, and this does the job well. It's a little heavier than I'd prefer (and I think it does come in a lighter version but was sold out) but that's probably what helps make it so sturdy. I do a modified no-till and didn't want to invest in an awkward broadfork. This is perfect for getting into smaller spaces in between plants and pots, etc. The height is great for me (I'm 5' 6") and the handle is perfect for those who need to use both hands. It's helped me finish some jobs by myself and not have to call on my teenager to help. That independence is priceless!