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Appendix 4 (cont.): Side Forking or Deep Forking

Sequence

Appendix 4: Side Forking or Deep Forking Sequence

Step 2. With a gentle, side-glancing
blow, “whack” the clods until any
substantial clods are broken up and
eliminated. Work from the center of
the bed toward the path. With each
pass, center to path, slightly overlap
with the previous pass.

Step 3. With a long-handled bow rake,
begin to shape the bed so that it is level
and straight-sided. You can draw soil
from the high spots to the low spots, and
vice versa. Using both sides of the rake
(the tines and the flat/bow side), and
using both a pushing and pulling motion
will facilitate this process.

Illustrations by José Miguel Mayo