Burgon & Ball - RHS Stainless Mid Handled Fork – Professional Extended Reach Cultivator

Burgon & Ball RHS Stainless Mid Handled Fork – Professional Extended Reach Cultivator

The Burgon & Ball RHS Stainless Mid Handled Fork is the essential companion to the mid-handled trowel, offering superior leverage and reach for precision gardening. Measuring 47cm in length, this tool is specifically designed to eliminate the strain of overstretching. Whether you are working in the deep recesses of a garden border or tending to a raised bed, this fork allows you to cultivate soil and remove weeds with the control of a hand tool but the added convenience of an extended reach.

Best For: Gardeners who need to maintain raised beds or deep borders without stepping onto the soil, and those who prefer a tool that provides extra leverage for breaking up compacted earth.

Key Features

• Extended Mid-Length Reach: The 47cm handle provides the perfect bridge between standard hand tools and long-handled equipment, allowing you to reach the back of garden beds with ease.

• Hardened & Tempered Tines: The stainless steel prongs are specially hardened to ensure they can penetrate tough, sun-baked, or stony ground without bending or breaking.

• High-Carbon Forged Tang: The neck is precision forged using a specialized high-carbon steel, angled perfectly for ergonomic use and reinforced to handle maximum pressure at the tool's key stress point.

• Rust-Resistant Finish: The mirror-polished stainless steel head ensures effortless movement through soil and resists corrosion, staying bright and functional for decades.

• RHS Endorsed: Officially endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society and protected by a lifetime guarantee, representing a true professional's choice for garden maintenance.

Specifications

• Brand: Burgon & Ball

• Dimensions: 8cm wide head x 47cm overall length

• Handle: FSC-certified hardwood

• Head: Hardened and tempered stainless steel

• Storage: Includes a strong leather hanging cord

Ideal For (Uses)

• Raised Bed Maintenance: Perfect for sitting or standing alongside raised planters while cultivating soil or incorporating fertilizers into the root zone.

• Deep Border Weeding: Reaching behind established shrubs to lift deep-rooted weeds without disturbing the surrounding plants.

• Soil Aeration: Breaking up the surface crust in large pots or containers to improve water penetration and oxygen flow to plant roots.

• Precision Cultivating: The 8cm width is ideal for working in narrow spaces between perennials where a full-sized fork would be too cumbersome.

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.