tx_flower_child said:@Bonehead - I love your idea of using a mat. I even have one that's not doing anything but it's got a new purpose now.
@Weedwhacker - Interested in seeing your combo tool aka mattock. Had one that was so heavy I couldn't do much with it altho my XDH could. But it looks like yours is fairly lightweight. Now I'm going to look around for one.
LOL, I do have an actual "mattock," and I agree that it's heavy! The lighter-weight one is what remains after the handle of my hoe (which had that "combo" hoe and pronged head) broke. I don't know why they don't just make a short-handle version, because it is really useful.
Interestingly, one of my favorite tools now is a "Garden Weasel" that we bought a LONG time ago. Initially I considered it an "epic fail," because our garden soil at the time was very dense and rocky. 15 or so years later most of the rocks are gone and the soil has been improved considerably by adding LOTS of organic material every year, and it works like a charm.
