Smart tools for small farms
Hand tools built around the 75 cm permanent bed. Laser cut Hardox 450 steel, galvanised, and tested on working market gardens before they reach yours.
- 65 cmbroadfork width, one pass per 75 cm bed
- 30 cmtine depth, laser cut Hardox 450 steel
- 6 kgbroadfork with handles
- 75 cmthe one bed size every tool is built around
Loosen a whole bed in one pass
Five flat tines go 30 cm down and crack compacted soil without turning it over. Soil layers stay where they are, and so does the life in them.
Flat tines cut in more easily than round ones, even in heavy clay. The head is 65 cm wide, so one pass covers a standard 75 cm bed.
| Width | 65 cm, one pass on a 75 cm bed |
|---|---|
| Tines | 5, 30 cm deep, laser cut Hardox 450 steel |
| Build | Tines run right through the bar, welded on both sides |
| Weight | 5 kg head, about 6 kg with handles |
| Finish | Galvanised zinc coat |
| Handles | Pair of 1.2 m, hand turned in the UK, sold separately |
The head comes on its own, so add the handles unless you already have a pair.
Heavy clay or raised beds?
The Minifork is 30 cm wide, with fewer tines and about 4 kg of steel. It gets into heavy clay and raised beds where a full broadfork struggles.
See the Minifork, £89.00 ex VATinc VATEvery tool fits the same 75 cm bed
Green Tools TECH sizes its tools to one standard bed. Here is how much of it each one works.
Working width on a 75 cm bed
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1Prepare
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2Plant
Multi Dibbler
Mark rows and dibble holes across the full bed in one press. Spacing adjusts with the built in hex key.
£129.00 ex VATinc VAT -
3Weed
Swing Hoe 20 cm
Cuts on the push and the pull, for wider rows. Fits a standard 28 mm handle.
£35.00 ex VATinc VAT -
4Weed tight rows
Start with one wheel. Add more as you grow.
The Single Wheel Hoe comes complete with its blade, so it weeds from day one. It also takes tools from other popular wheel hoe brands.
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1Start
Single Wheel Hoe
Weed paths and wide rows standing upright. Comes with a 20 cm swing hoe blade, an adjustable height frame and a 26 cm puncture proof wheel.
£199.00 ex VATinc VAT -
2Add
Furrower
A 19 cm blade that opens planting rows and irrigation trenches. Depth adjustable. Fits single and double.
£29.00 ex VATinc VAT -
3Upgrade
Double Wheel Hoe Kit
Turns the single into a double wheel hoe, so you can work two rows or combine tools in one pass.
£109.00 ex VATinc VAT
Unbox it, set it up, get to work
Short guides for setting up and using the tools well. Print any of them for the shed.
Use the broadfork without hurting your back
Bruno's own technique. Your body weight does the work, not your arms.
You will need
- Sturdy closed toe boots
- Work gloves
Steps
- Stand at one end of the bed and set the tines in front of you.
- Put one foot on the crossbar and shift your weight onto it. Let the tines sink in. Step on, do not stamp.
- Keep your back straight and pull the handles back a little, just until you feel the soil crack. Then stop.
- Slide the fork back 10 to 20 cm along the ground. Do not lift it.
- Repeat down the bed, keeping the same spacing.
Tip: On compacted ground or heavy clay, do 2 or 3 passes and go a little deeper each time. Never lift the tines high or jump on the crossbar.
Fit the handles to your broadfork
The head ships on its own. Here is how to get it ready to work.
In the box
- Broadfork head, 65 cm wide, five tines
You will need
- Pair of 1.2 m handles, sold separately
- Spanner or socket to fit the socket bolts
- Rubber mallet
- Linseed oil and a clean rag
- Work gloves
Steps
- Oil both handles with linseed oil and leave them to dry overnight.
- Lay the head flat on the ground with the tines pointing away from you.
- Loosen the two bolts on each socket.
- Push a handle into each socket as far as it will go. Tap it home with a rubber mallet if it is tight.
- Check both handles stand at the same height, then tighten the bolts so the handles cannot twist.
Tip: Store the fork indoors with the tines down and away from paths. Oil the handles again each winter.
Set up the Multi Dibbler
Fit the dibbles and set your spacing for a 75 cm bed.
In the box
- Multi Dibbler with hornbeam handles
- 5 standard dibbles
- Adjustable row marker
- Hex key, mounted on the handle
You will need
- Tape measure
- Your planting plan, with row spacings
Steps
- Watch Bruno's assembly video first. It shows each part going on.
- Fit one dibble to the bar for each row you want.
- Use the hex key on the handle to slide each dibble to your row spacing. Measure centre to centre with a tape.
- Set the row marker to your spacing along the row.
- Press into the prepared bed, lift straight up, and line up the next press with the marker line.
Tip: For leeks, swap in the 30 cm leek dibbles for deeper holes.
Bruno Motik, Croatia
Bruno is a permaculture designer and maker. He started Green Tools TECH to build tools for regenerative growers, and he develops them with working farmers.
Every tool is tested in real beds first. The Hand Cultivator was made with French market gardeners at La Grange des 3 Shanti. At 250 g, it is built for a full day of hand weeding.
The whole Green Tools TECH range
Prices are shown ex VAT. VAT is added at checkout.
- Broadfork (Head Only)£160.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Pair Of 1.2m Handles for Broadfork£15.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Single Wheel Hoe£199.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Multi Dibbler£129.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Hand Cultivator£19.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Swing Hoe 12cm£35.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Furrower for Wheel Hoe£29.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Swing Hoe 20cm£35.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Minifork£89.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Leek Dibbles (30cm) for Multi Dibbler£38.00 ex VATinc VAT
- Double Wheel Hoe Upgrade Kit£109.00 ex VATinc VAT
See the tools at work
Not sure which tools you need?
Tell us your bed width and what you grow. We will put a set together for you.