{"product_id":"ridger-furrowing-plow","title":"Ridger (Furrowing Plow)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe right sized plow to furrow your garden plot\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRidgers, also called furrowers or furrowing hoes, were once common on American Farms. Today they are used primarily by European smallholders and market gardeners. A ridger is a small middle-buster, i.e. a double faced plow on the end of a pole. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTo use a ridger you walk backward pulling the tool through the prepared soil making a clean V-shaped furrow in a single pass. Soil is deposited well outside of the furrow so no repeated scratching is required. If you plant in the furrow bottom (potato's for example) you can flip the ridger over on its backside and walk forward, pushing it, to close the soil over your seeds. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRidgers are used primarily in kitchen gardens and small plots. However, they also have a place in larger-scale farm work to straighten furrows spoiled by turning a tractor or livestock at each end of the field. Just a few more feet of useful row at the margins can add up to a lot more crop in the field. While ridgers are of limited use in raised beds, anyone growing in long rows will find them to be an excellent, time saving implement. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOne note of clarification:\u003c\/span\u003e while our ridgers are sturdy, they are not intended for plowing to break up heavy compacted ground. You can use them to break light, sandy soils. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA note on the sizes: \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSmall\u003c\/span\u003e is for tightly spaced rows and pulls a V-shaped furrow 2-4\" wide and deep. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMedium (standard) \u003c\/span\u003eis the right ridger for the average garden with bigger plants. Our \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003elarge\u003c\/span\u003e makes a full, deep furrow in one pass. \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThere are four ordering options: \u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eChoose head size: small (same size as hand tool, 3-4\" wide), standard medium (slightly larger 5-7\" in width), large (typically 6-8\" in width). Custom head sizes available, please get in touch for more information.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eChoose style of connection: forged solid socket (riveted) or tang-and-ferrule (riveted)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eChoose a handle length based on your height or order the solid socket head with no handle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eHave us add a wood-and-metal YD-Grip to your ridger. It makes pulling and pushing the implement much easier and more efficient. The YD-Grip adds about 3-5 inches to the overall length. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e ","brand":"Red Pig Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801353580836,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0893\/5204\/files\/hand-ridgers-long-and-short-handles-hand-forged-garden-tool.jpg?v=1775928883","url":"https:\/\/redpigtools.com\/products\/ridger-furrowing-plow","provider":"Red Pig Garden Tools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}