Does anyone know where readers can obtain the Bigfoot (pictured on page 72 of the October issue)? It was something I first saw about 4-5 years ago and is a plastic attachment for spades and forks to make digging more comfortable, but I think it has fallen by the wayside now.
If anyone has any ideas as to where it or something similar can be obtained I'd love to know.
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Dear Captain Carrot, i don't know where you can obtain one of these Bigfoot things from, but i thought i would reply because i felt quite sorry that you hadn't even had one reply. 
I hope you don't do your digging in the unappropriate footwear, like the fellow on page 72 in that rather good magazine called Kitchen garden.
When i took over my first allotment many years ago, it was in the summer, so i thought i would double dig a third of it. The trouble was it had baked like concrete and trying to get the fork in the second spit down really took a toll on my boots. So the old boy that used to live next door lent me a funny old contraption, the name of which has escaped me at the moment, anyway this thing was a shaped metal plate that strapped to your boot with a leather belt. It did look a bit funny, but by the heck it did do a good job.
So if you get stuck you could always borrow it, i'm sure it's in my barn loft somewhere, the old boy told me to keep it as his digging days where over.
I hope you don't do your digging in the unappropriate footwear, like the fellow on page 72 in that rather good magazine called Kitchen garden.
When i took over my first allotment many years ago, it was in the summer, so i thought i would double dig a third of it. The trouble was it had baked like concrete and trying to get the fork in the second spit down really took a toll on my boots. So the old boy that used to live next door lent me a funny old contraption, the name of which has escaped me at the moment, anyway this thing was a shaped metal plate that strapped to your boot with a leather belt. It did look a bit funny, but by the heck it did do a good job.
So if you get stuck you could always borrow it, i'm sure it's in my barn loft somewhere, the old boy told me to keep it as his digging days where over.
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Thanks Old Herbaceous. I was starting to feel a little unloved!
Thanks for your suggestion, I'll certainly pass it on. And no I would never wear inappropriate footwear in the garden. In fact I'm rarely seen anywhere without my hobnail boots on (except in the shower where they tend to go rusty).
Thanks for your suggestion, I'll certainly pass it on. And no I would never wear inappropriate footwear in the garden. In fact I'm rarely seen anywhere without my hobnail boots on (except in the shower where they tend to go rusty).
Steve Ott
Kitchen Garden Editor
Kitchen Garden Editor