Old forester showed me I've been damaging roots with my shovel for 12 years

Saw him dig a planting hole with a spading fork instead of a sharp shovel and my mind went sideways, anyone else switch tools after a mentor showed you something?

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wood.zara18d ago

12 years of root damage sounds like my gardening resume.

jasons6317d ago

Right there with you. I once watched an old timer use a hori hori knife to plant bulbs and I felt like I'd been using a sledgehammer for years. My own gardening resume is basically a list of all the things I did wrong before someone nicer showed me the right way. It's humbling realizing you've been fighting your own dirt because of a bad tool choice. Now I'm the guy who shows up with a fork and feels like a secret gardening wizard.