[moz]

Having just got my allotment I wanted some cheap garden tools that I could leave up there and not be too worried about if they went missing. Ive just bought a garden fork from Asda for £3.97 - bargin I thought. They also do a spade for the same price.

On a similar note Ive just bought 3 propogators with drip tray, 24 cell tray, and a clear plastic lid for £2.99 for all 3 from aldi. When I got them home I was so pleased Im going to go again and get another  3 tomorrow ...they fit perfectly on my windowsill.

Cheers

[muntjac]

werks for me  moz ... more money to spend on seeds then matey    

[frazzy]

sounds like a good idea i did the same thing if they get pinched least ya can replace them .i heard if ya paint them pink people wont nick em  i quite like the idea of pink tools lol .
 :idea: hm must buy pink paint lol

[mum2many]

sounds like a good idea i did the same thing if they get pinched least ya can replace them .i heard if ya paint them pink people wont nick em  i quite like the idea of pink tools lol .
 :idea: hm must buy pink paint lol

Oooh yes I could have pink and purple ones, must buy paint too.
better get hubby his own or he wont be helping .

off to asda later

got the same trays as you Moz, thought they were great.

[mixdiver]

It is great to get some cheap tools to start with, however, in the long run if you can afford it buy a really good quality spade and fork. I suspect  your patch is  bigger than a postage stamp so you will spending  a great deal of time using your gardening tools so you want the best you can get your paws on IMHO.
 I got a fantastic Joseph Bentley fork last year for £15.99 (not much by today's standards) stainless prongs with a good quality ash shaft and handle - a joy to use, much better than the heavy cheapo I got from Tesco's the year before for a few quid. The cheap version also  weighed much more, was unpleasent to use  and broke a prong  after a few months use - not good value even at £2.99!


Best of Luck

MD

[Aidy]

sounds like a good idea i did the same thing if they get pinched least ya can replace them .i heard if ya paint them pink people wont nick em  i quite like the idea of pink tools lol .
 :idea: hm must buy pink paint lol

to be honest this is not as daft as first sounds, the times of left my plot and then returned a few days later and found one of my tools lying around because it is a soil colour handle and blends in nicely, I ohave often thought about painting the handles so I can see them, flo orange not pink.

[Oliver]

It is great to get some cheap tools to start with, however, in the long run if you can afford it buy a really good quality spade and fork. I

Agreed. I believe in the old maxim - buy cheap, buy twice.

Also, if miscreants are going to do a ken they use tools from a shed to break in .. so the police tell us.
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[toptonk]

same here bought a cheap fork from asdas,so did my mate who does the allotment with me and within two weeks of solid use one was down to two prongs and the other looked as if it had been run through a mangle. :cry:  :cry: so i went and see what i could find in my grandads toolshed,there it was the super fork,now turning the garden over is like putting a hot knife through butter.  

[Oliver]

super fork,now turning the garden over is like putting a hot knife through butter.  

Yay! It pays in the long run - He has had his fork and spade for about 25 years.  Admittedly the spade did become a casualty, but the local garage welded it back together, adding a extra bit to brace his weld. Works a treat.
Well done - and happy growing for 2007
Oliver

[moz]

I usually would buy decent stuff and the tools I have at home are ancient, well balanced, with comfy wooden handles but Im not risking these down the allotment as they may just disappear  :x .

The cheapies are there so I dont have to carry a spade and fork down to the site everytime I go down there. If the going gets tough then I take the decent stuff down but for average day to day use the cheapies will do me.

It also means that I can afford a fork and the seeds which is always a bonus  

cheers,

[purplebat]

find a general auction, they often sell of lots that consist of boxes of stuff, tools etc, if you hold out you can often get a whole bundle of garden tools for a couple of quid, and they're normally the real solid ones that an old boy has had for years, the best kind in my book, even if the handle breaks you can replace it quite cheaply just ask for "four candles"  

[MisterPlough]

If security is an issue then by all means buy cheap.

My B&Q value spade hasn't even lasted a year and is now broken. I will be replacing it with a carbon steel, wooden handled, a rolls royce of spades.

[lucywil]

we kept buying cheap (£3.99) forks and hubby kept breaking them so we bought a wilkinson sword one, i think it was £25,which is about mid range as prices go and he get's on really well with it. it's quitelong as well which is good 'coz he's tall