Cloggie - have a look at all the Wolf heads available and I think you'll find one that comes close. My favourite is the push-me-pull-you double edged hoe head because I can use it for decapitating weeds and then turn it over and use it to gather them together for removal. Two widths available.
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I have a new addition to the list. An extendable wash brush with a hose connection on the end. Mainly for washing house windows but also for washing the greenhouse glass. Seemed a good idea at the time BUT. It does not reach the upstairs house windows without you standing on a ladder (the whole idea was to avoid standing on ladders) . The hose connector drops out usually when you are at full stretch & all the water rushes back down up the sleeve of your jacket (if you are lucky) or in your face (if not). The brush head unscrews itself & falls off if you are not careful. Its going back to Robert Dyas as soon as I can get round to it!
Kitty said "Strap-on lawn aerator sandals . Managed about three steps before getting stuck fast." Same here, also went in the bin. I bought one of these, a manual garden tiller. Couldn't turn it in my clay with limestone lumps and it did such a small bit at a time. Gave it to a friend. She liked it, but she had light soil.
I remember those. They were expensive and heavily promoted when they first appeared. I never bought one and you’ve confirmed what I thought at the time, wouldn’t work on clay soils. You never see them in the shops now.
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Kitty said "Strap-on lawn aerator sandals . Managed about three steps before getting stuck fast." Same here, also went in the bin. I bought one of these, a manual garden tiller. Couldn't turn it in my clay with limestone lumps and it did such a small bit at a time. Gave it to a friend. She liked it, but she had light soil.
I've got a similar tool, called a garden claw, and it is brilliant in my lightish soil. I use it to break up the surface compaction if we've had a lot of rain. I agree it would not be very effective on heavy soil.
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Cloggie from your description it sounds like one of these.
One of those multi-change heads.
Almost but after a Google, I've found that it was a Stirrup Hoe.
There are so many designs now some better than others as we have been discussing.
Cloggie - have a look at all the Wolf heads available and I think you'll find one that comes close. My favourite is the push-me-pull-you double edged hoe head because I can use it for decapitating weeds and then turn it over and use it to gather them together for removal. Two widths available.
I have a new addition to the list. An extendable wash brush with a hose connection on the end. Mainly for washing house windows but also for washing the greenhouse glass. Seemed a good idea at the time BUT. It does not reach the upstairs house windows without you standing on a ladder (the whole idea was to avoid standing on ladders) . The hose connector drops out usually when you are at full stretch & all the water rushes back down up the sleeve of your jacket (if you are lucky) or in your face (if not). The brush head unscrews itself & falls off if you are not careful. Its going back to Robert Dyas as soon as I can get round to it!
I remember those. They were expensive and heavily promoted when they first appeared. I never bought one and you’ve confirmed what I thought at the time, wouldn’t work on clay soils. You never see them in the shops now.
I've got a similar tool, called a garden claw, and it is brilliant in my lightish soil. I use it to break up the surface compaction if we've had a lot of rain. I agree it would not be very effective on heavy soil.