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By Donna LaPr£
Special to the Rappahannock Newg
A hand forged Samuel Parks spading fork, perfectly weighted and balanced, with a finely grained ash handle, is one of my favorite garden partners. We have seen many earthworms, turned in great quantities of compost and cover crops, dug parsnips, garlic and carrots together and we've lifted more than a few perennials to a new location. Attractive, hard working and dependable, these are pleasant qualities that could be applied to many situations, but in the garden, applied to tools, these virtues become necessities.
Another garden assistant, which fulfills the job requirements, is my Ho-Mi, a replica of an ancient Korean hand cultivator, a sort of hand hoe with a long, sharp, curving blade. It is handy for slicing weeds, scratching in soil amendments and making holes for transplanting. I -use it so often I have three of them. One year, I lost mv best Ho-Mi, only to find it the following spring, perfectly aged, at the bottom of the compost heap.
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