Tip for digging through roots

[@natalienewton3711]

Spent a while researching fancy tools and fancy ways to do it, then I saw this and just went out and did it. Saved me some money, thanks 👍

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Glad I could help 👍🏼

[@chuckmayoification]

My soil is so tightly packed and so thick with roots that a blunt-tipped spade doesn't work well, but sharpening a pointed-tipped shovel has made an amazing difference. The pointed tip pierces the packed soil and the sharpened edges slice right through the network of roots under the surface. I was able to dig out four small cedars in about 20 minutes this week, and had completely given up on that job the week before because getting a shovel through the soil proved impossible. Great tip!

[@onlyforreddit6511]

Or thou canst use a hoe to delve in the earth.

[@danielrichardson6054]

I don’t have an angle grinder. I did have 120 grit sand paper and that was enough for me to complete 90% of my project. Holy moly a sharp shovel is a hell of a thing

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

A sharp spade is a game changer 😂 Glad you found my tip useful. Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing 👍🏼

[@DessieTots]

Bloody hell what a great tip and something I never thought to do when I was trying to get through roots in the summer. This video and the plane/chisel sharpening demo are great.

[@AudioDave1]

Like a hot knife through butter. Good tip.

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Glad you liked this tip. Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing 👍🏼

[@Bitternov]

OK---I'LL DO IT. SHARPEN UP...

[@juice.giygas]

Awesome tip, brother. Subbed. Cheers mate!

[@danielcookeb90]

Smart stuff, working smarter, not harder......should be your strap line. Super tip.👍

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

It was smarter but still very hard work 😓

[@markcarrington8380]

Thank you mate

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing 👍🏼

[@2OldGeeksTalking]

I'll give it a try sir... Thanks

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Let me know how you get on. Thanks for watching and don't forget to check out my other videos and subscribe to help my channel grow 👍🏼

[@ricardojano3716]

i'm dealing with that now tomorrow i'll sharpen the edge

[@frankenstein3163]

I was thinking using a edger and/or trencher might be the easiest and fairly cheep. Any thoughts ? Ps I would not consider those roots >_< lol

[@Jennngga]

I have some seedlings that need to go into the ground for a garden. Was digging up the grass to plant elsewhere and didn't know some large tree roots ran under the area :( I don't know if sharpening will work on roughly 5" diameter roots but I'll give it a shot

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Sorry for the late reply. A mattock is probably what you need. Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing 👍🏼

[@emmams5]

Fair play, that's back breaking work. I'm surprised you didn't hire a rotavator or one of those small diggers? I've to re-sow grass in my mother's garden and I'm dreading it. The ground is full of briars, ivy and the roots from an old cherry blossom tree.

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

I didn't want to spend out any money hiring a digger or a rotavator. I'm trying to create a new law for £30, which is what the grass seed cost. Thanks for watching and good luck with your mother's garden, let me know how you get on with it 👍🏼

[@emmams5]

@@spendtimesavemoneydiy, lol, I forgot the name of your YT channel, my bad. 'Shudda paid more attention' will be written on my grave stone.

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

@@emmams5 🤣 I try to save where I can so I can spend elsewhere and make our money stretch. But doing jobs like this is very hard work as you say but it'll be worth it in the end.

[@kissthesky40]

Men WORK.

[@spacefanboy]

Well I'd never Let this dude Barrow any of my tools! That's for sure!!!

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

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[@MarcusT86]

What angle grinder disc is that? Just a standard grinding disc? Thanks for the tip buddy

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

It's actually a flap disc with pieces of sandpaper. Don't use a cutting disc you will need a flat grinding disc. Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe to help my channel grow 👍🏼

[@MarcusT86]

@@spendtimesavemoneydiy thanks buddy. What grit grinding disc do you think is best for sharpening a spade like this? 40? 60? 80?

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

@@MarcusT86 any would work, I think I use a 60 grit 👍🏼

[@MarcusT86]

@@spendtimesavemoneydiy thanks again buddy!

[@pat_link_]

I'm glad my spade was blunt, so I didn't cut through the water mains

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Good point, I will have to blunt it before I do our water main in a few weeks. Hope you're well Pat 👍🏼

[@Martial-Mat]

Fantastic tip but somebody ought to tell casual camo guy we can still see him! :D

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

🤣 that's a scarecrow we made with the kids for a local charity competition. I don't know what to do with him 🤣

[@Martial-Mat]

@@spendtimesavemoneydiy Put a ninja mask on him and use him as a scare burglar?

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

@@Martial-Mat 🤣 I might just do that. He has scared a few people, especially when he was out the front. We live on a main road and he sneaked up from behind the hedge as you walked past 🤣

[@Martial-Mat]

@@spendtimesavemoneydiy ROFL!

[@CJ-tc7xh]

How in the world could you level out a root infested lawn??? I’m sure that’s incredibly difficult to do without the heavy machinery.

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

It was a lot of hard work. The full video will be out in a few weeks. Thanks for watching and please check out my other videos and subscribe to help my channel grow 👍🏼

[@Xavier79778]

You can also use a mattock

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Yes if you've got one you can use a mattock. I tend to use both. Thanks for watching and please check out my other videos and subscribe to help my channel grow 👍🏼

[@garvielloken3929]

NOOICE!

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼

[@Beamin-vt7jm]

A reciprocating saw can cut through them

[@jamiebond6349]

Do you need to worry about killing the tress when cutting the roots?