Quick Fork, an Alternative to the Grelinette, Broadfork and Campagnole
Vegetable garden
Are you considering buying a tool like a Broadfork, Grelinette, or Campagnole to work the soil in your vegetable garden? The Quick Fork is likely a lighter and more manageable solution.
What is the Quick Fork?
This tool was inspired by tools like the Grelinette, Campagnole, Broadfork, or Doppelgrabegabel (in German-speaking nations). These tools are used for loosening compacted soil and preparing it for planting vegetables.
The way the Quick Fork works is you drive its tines into the soil, then pull the handle backward, which lifts the tines and causes them to intersect with stationary tines resting on the ground. This action breaks up clods and loosens the soil without going too deep or disturbing its different layers.
The benefits of this method are numerous: soil aeration, improved water absorbtion, and easier root penetration.
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Lighter and More Manageable
The main drawback of similar tools is that they can be larger, heavier, and less maneuverable. This makes them difficult to move around and sometimes tricky to use. The Broadfork, Grelinette, and Doppelgrabegabel also work in a slightly different way but can still provide good and reliable service.
The Quick Fork, on the other hand, is narrower and therefore lighter. It’s much easier to move from one bed to another. It performs a soil-working function more similar to that of the Campagnole.
In terms of ergonomics, it shares the same qualities as the Campagnole: you won’t hurt your back while using it, and that is a huge advantage.
Pick the spot you want to work on, then push the tines into the ground using your feet.
The use is simple: you drive the tines into the soil and pull backward. The wooden handle acts as a lever.
This works both for lighter, loamy soil as well as on clayier and more compacted soil.
However, when the soil is hard and compacted, it is better to work in two or more steps and not push the tines into the ground all the way. Start by pushing halfway down, then proceed to go deeper.
How Much Does the Quick Fork Cost?
The Quick Fork does come at a price, but it’s somewhat cheaper than a Campagnole, Broadfork, Grelinette, or Doppelgrabegabel: a bit over €100, compared to typically more than €200 for other tools of this type.
In conclusion, the Quick Fork is a great alternative that is becoming recognized by more and more gardeners. It’s less expensive, as we’ve seen, and easier to use—at least on typical soil. It does a different, higher-quality job on the soil structure. The other types of tools could likely complement it on more challenging soil.
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