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Dec 11, 2015 5:24 PM CST
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Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
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Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier
Has anyone run across a narrow garden fork for turning soil between established plants?
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
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Dec 11, 2015 6:05 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
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Googling, the closest I find are cultivators.

Maybe a specialty hoe?

Sometimes I'll very awkwardly try to use a rake "sideways" in a narrow row.
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Dec 12, 2015 8:34 AM CST
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Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
aka CindyMzone5
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier
I've seen what are called weeding forks - usually two-pronged forks that might fit the bill but not sure. Guess I need to do more research. I've been using my hori knife but that's a lot of bending over.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
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Dec 14, 2015 5:22 AM CST
Name: Sue
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4b)
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Lee Valley do "border forks", I have one. The available measurements are on this page:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/ga...
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Dec 14, 2015 9:05 AM CST
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Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
aka CindyMzone5
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier
Sue - Thanks! I should have thought to look at Lee Valley. The border fork looks like what I'm looking for.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
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Dec 27, 2015 3:58 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
aka CindyMzone5
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier
Sue - thanks again for your suggestion. A shiny new one under the Christmas tree for me! Perfect!
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
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Dec 27, 2015 4:11 PM CST
Name: Sue
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4b)
Annuals Native Plants and Wildflowers Keeps Horses Dog Lover Daylilies Region: Canadian
Butterflies Birds Enjoys or suffers cold winters Garden Sages Plant Identifier
Yay! Hurray! Happy digging! Lee Valley HQ and showroom is not far from here so it tends to be the go-to place for gardening stuff. I find I use that narrower border fork much more often than the "normal" width one.
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Dec 27, 2015 5:29 PM CST
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Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
aka CindyMzone5
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier
Nice to have the showroom so close. I've been wondering all growing season about something like this narrow fork and who might have it or what other tool might be available. I think my back will be happy although I'll still carry my hori knife in my back pocket as always.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
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