The broadfork
is a gardening tool that is widely used in Europe and is growing in popularity in the USA. Broadforks are excellent for breaking
open compacted soils deeper than with a rototiller or a spade. This tool will deeply aerate your soil, increase water percolation,
and preserve soil structure. In comparison, a rototiller pulverizes soil into a fine dust that compacts and hardens after
the first rains. The 12” tines are 2” longer than the main competitor’s broadforks. It is best to broadcast
compost and soil amendments prior to broadforking, as the amendments will trickle down into the cracks. This is especially
useful for rock phosphate, since phosphorus is leached very slowly.
My hard-pan creating, petroleum driven, worm pulverizing
mechanized monster has been effectively replaced by this simple tool that maximizes human effort and works with nature…
The ease with which one can significantly improve soil composition to a depth of 12" is remarkable.
Lucas
Smith Boone, NC
The engineering is superb as is the quality of the
materials an workmanship... I just bought a "human powered" rototiller... I wouldn't trade it for anythning I've used in the
past to work up a seed bed.
Ted Mattson
Palmer,
Alaska
It’s just dandy – I just used it to turn the beds for my potatoes and it worked great.
