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Gardening

Gormy Cuss

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4. I wear old hiking shoes.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 08:16 PM

Jan 2012

I need the arch support and the thick soles help when I'm digging with the fork or shovel. I have heavy clay soil that's still pretty dense after amendment.

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