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A British nurseryman's ultra-resistant spade equipped with a hard wood handle and a narrow, compact stainless steel blade with a footrest for added comfort. It is a very fine hand tool designed for digging, working, and turning even difficult soils. Its specific 'Y' handle, typical of English tools, allows for excellent grip. Like all its stainless steel tools approved by the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society), this spade is guaranteed for life by Burgon & Ball.

This Burgon & Ball traditional handle English nurseryman's spade is ultra-resistant with its narrow head and hard wooden handle, perfect for digging in dense vegetation. Equipped with footrests on either side of the blade, a very hard FSC certified wooden handle with an ergonomic 'Y' wooden handle, double riveted at the base for added strength, and a narrow stainless steel polished spade head, it is a very durable and high-quality garden tool that will satisfy demanding and tool-loving gardeners. The socket that encloses the handle is extra long and fixed with two rivets, providing strength and flexibility to this key joint of the tool. The breaking strength of this spade (weight supported before the handle breaks) has been tested at 100 kg, which is 82% more than the British standard of 55 kg. Robust and ultra-resistant, it will overcome your most resistant soils.

* FSC is an international eco-label guaranteeing that the wood comes from sustainably managed forests

Dimensions of the spade head: 28 x 14 - Length of the handle: 76 cm (30in)

The English have the privilege of being the reference in gardening. Promesse de Fleurs has chosen the English company Burgon & Ball for the quality of its materials and its soon-to-be tricentennial steel manufacturing methods. The company has been working with steel in Sheffield since 1730, starting with a patent for solid steel sheep shears. The production of garden shears and equipment quickly surpassed that of sheep shears, but Burgon & Ball stainless steel tools are officially approved by the Royal Horticultural Society - probably the ultimate reward in the gardening industry.

The heat treatment allows to give the steel exactly the right hardness for each tool. Too hard and the metal can break or chip, not hard enough and it will bend or lose its sharpness. The thickness of the steel used also depends on the tool. This spade requires a thicker steel than a knife, which can be much thinner steel. The thickness of the steel affects the weight, so it is also a balance to be found, which the Burgon & Ball company has validated with its soon-to-be 300 years of experience to ensure that its tools are both effective and pleasant to use.

Technical features

Wood handle

Handle type Handle

Type of tool fitting Silk

Handle length 76 cm

steel tool head

Total length 104 cm

Manufacturer Burgon & Ball

Product guarantee A vie

Tips

Recommended for use in Heavy soil, Light, loose soil

Particularly recommended for all plants

Range of tools Traditional tools

Type of tool Large hand tool

Ideal tool for Aerating and loosening soil, digging and working the soil, digging up and uprooting

Directions for use This long spade, with its long handle to protect your back, its large narrow blade, is a perfect tool for digging in dense plantings or for uprooting and deeply rooting out. It is a tool designed for digging planting holes, lifting, turning, and loosening the soil deeply, on small surfaces. Fertiliser (well decomposed compost, organic fertilizer, horse manure...) can be incorporated into the soil at the same time as it is turned over. The sharp spade is also used to make planting holes, clean edges, cut roots, and to uproot certain vegetable plants (leeks, potatoes, carrots, turnips). It is a tool more suitable for loose and soft soils. To maintain the beautiful appearance of your tool, we recommend cleaning it with a hard brush after each use and storing it away from moisture.