Root Slayer 22011 Garden Shovel with Serrated Blade for Digging and Root Cutting, Heavy Duty Steel Spade, Red

This shovel is an investment in my collection of the best garden tool. Radius is my new favorite brand. The design is perfect. I have given this shovel as gifts twice. Very sturdy & easy to use. Not too heavy, weight is just right. Love the teeth which cut right through the soil. Brilliant design in every way. Easy to grip and control the handle. Everyone need this shovel in your garden.

After digging up 25 gallons of smilax type root balls with this shovel, it does the job. Able to dig under where the root ball might be found (4-5”) with the length of the blade. Then pry the plant from the ground with hopefully the entire root ball This tool has the steel shaft which gives confidence on prying up the blade full of soil and plant. The handle length works for me at 6’. Like the extended foot rest on the blade to be able to dig in hard soil. Tool feels like a high quality product. Recommend this shovel for this type of digging. Update: 05/26 dug up over 250 gallons of rootball vines with this shovel. Better than the trenching shovel used before buying this one.

High quality and well made! Short handle design works well for a 5'4", 69-yr.-old woman. Great for digging holes to cram in even more plants in tight spaces with lots of roots in the ground. Narrow head doesn't bring out a lot of dirt at once like a regular shovel. But it's weapon-like design cuts through problem dirt areas very quickly! I like the raised tread design on the 2 areas where you put your foot so they won't slip off in heavy wet clay soil. This looks and feels very solidly built and should be able to withstand a lot of use! Just used it to plant 6 climbing roses in uneven areas that were not easy to access.

This is without a doubt the best shovel!! Dug up a huge ornamental grass and it worked great. It’s a bit heavy but you need that support while digging. I just love this thing. Money well spent.

Great shovel—sturdy, sharp, and easy to use. The serrated blade cuts through roots and tough soil much better than a standard spade, making digging and transplanting a lot easier. It feels durable without being too heavy, and the bright red color makes it easy to find in the yard. Solid tool that gets the job done.

This tool is awesome. It was a suggestion from a friend who said that the retired garden center staff used it. I put it to the test and removed 11 bush honeysuckle in one hour. It took a little longer to delicately cut off suckering roots on ninebark and spirea without damaging the plant but overall the sharp V in the front and the serrated blades on the side cut right through the roots. Ergonomically I liked how you could step on the plate and use your weight and the handle to pry up roots. Seemed heavy duty.

Other than it having a weak point and bending on its first usage, is pretty darn strong. And good at what it’s advertised to do. Sure makes life easier. I have a few, I would buy this again, but be a little more careful. I like the weight and how it helps pierce through soil and roots.

Very sturdy and works great. Cuts through roots and plants much easier. A little heavy, but much stronger than a wood or fiberglass handle.

Vilket fantastiskt verktyg, fungerar bra även för kvinnor eller äldre. Jag är helt nöjd med den och kan bara rekommendera den helhjärtat. Priset kan kännas lite högt men definitivt värt det.

Cela fait maintenant 5 ans que j’utilise cette bêche et je ne pourrais plus m’en passer. Les dents latérales sont un véritable atout : elles permettent de pénétrer facilement dans la terre, même lorsqu’elle est très dure, et réduisent considérablement l’effort à fournir. On force beaucoup moins qu’avec une bêche classique. Pour arracher une plante avec des racines profondes, c’est un vrai plaisir. La coupe est nette, précise et efficace. Pour les passionnés de jardinage, c’est un indispensable. Et si vous cherchez une idée cadeau utile et durable, c’est clairement un outil qui peut vraiment changer la vie au jardin. Je recommande sans hésiter.

Funktioniert sehr gut zum abstechen kleinerer Wurzeln. Die Säge kann man getrost vergessen. Lässt sich auch schnell nachschärfen. Auch zum ausheben schmaler Löcher gut geeignet.

Brilliant, slightly smaller and lighter than normal Rootslayer, very manageable but has a knob handle not the normal ring type, perhaps difficult for man with large hands.

Great tool. Took out some dead box hedge bushes including roots with ease. For the small bushes it's OK with approx 1cm diameter roots. Not sure if suitable for larger roots