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Anyone have this shovel?
Or a cheaper/better alternative?
Going to be doing some serious digging out of junipers as soon as they mark off my gas lines next week. I also have an axe handy. I freaking hate junipers.
Re: Anyone have this shovel?
In Virginia- clay soil prevails! Make sure your shovel has a point (as opposed to flat tip).
You may find it impossible to break ground with a shovel. If this is the case, I use 2 tools for digging trees and shrubs: a mattock, and a spading fork.
This is a mattock:
http://williamthecoroner.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/mattock.jpg
This is a spading fork:
http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com/shop/shop_image/product/88d58234b22bb4504ab2ea067869fab6.jpg
Note that the fork has 4 FLAT (not round) tines.
Start by perforating the ground in a circle around the shrub. Circle it a few times, sinking the fork all the way. Then, come back in at an angle to try to lift the plant. Once again, move all around the shrub, and rock the fork back and forth, wiggle it from side to side, until the shrub is loose. If you can still can't lift it out, or there are so many roots that you can't even sink your fork, you'll need the mattock. Dig with the large fat blade. Forceful blows will chop right through tough roots.
Using the mattock is extremely strenuous. Doing it correctly requires you to use an enormous amount of strength. You'll need to take a break every few swings.
Have lots of water on hand, and wear gloves.
Twice? Why twice?
It's unlikely that the roots will be UNDER your house foundation; if they are that far removed from nutrient sources (air and water), they won't regenerate anyway.