Spear & Jackson RIDDLE Steel Frame Garden Riddle

I had my last riddle for years and many lawn sieves later it finally gave up and collapsed. I saw this stainless steel and thought it was a quality replacement that won't rust as the other did of time. It is used all of the time in my garden work. A small shovel of soil over new seed and this sieve filters out the big stuff but holds just enough that you can cope with the added weight. I am sure my kids will inherit it as it is a quality product I think is good value for money and it works.

Good item. Does what it says on the tin. Very sturdy.

Good quality product at a decent price. The holes are a little larger than in my previous Riddle.

Well made good build quality, satisfied with my purchase.

Excellent riddler. Robust. Should last years. Middle holes about 1 cm square so small rocks will get through. Easy to push soil through. Suitable for my purpose.

A riddle may not be a thing of natural beauty but this one is certainly smart looking and is likely to be still riddling very efficiently into the distance future. Spear and Jackson do quality and so the price tag is accordingly more expensive, but on this site a tad less than others.

Very good it’s a good item

I thought this riddle was going to be the complete answer to all my soil issues, but alas it does not perform excellently with all soil types. Firstly, it is built well and very sturdy and looks to last for many years and with moist moist soil it works very well. This type of soil often blocks plastic or mesh type riddles which then require effort to keep the filter screen clear. Where this riddle fails is with dry compacted lumps of soil. The filter screen is a completely flat sheet of steel with holes cut in it, and what happens is that the hard lumps of soil simply skid across the surface and do not get trapped into any of the holes. With a mesh riddle and to some extent a plastic one, they operate a little like a cheese grater, with the lumps of soil being trapped by the edges of the grid allowing the lumps to be gradually broken down as the soil is moved around the riddle. The only way to break down hard lumps of soil in this riddle is to crush them with vertical pressure before swirling around the riddle. However if the holes in the filter screen were modified to have a raised edge I'm sure it would be enough to correct this shortcoming. I might try twisting the edges of a few holes with a pair of pliers to see if this suggestion works as I imagine.

Well-made of strong durable material, will give years of service.

It looks like good quality steel. Should last for years.

Not too big, not too small. If it were bigger it would be too heavy to hold, and smaller too few materials could be sieved. The holes are of a size to allow small stones but not large ones, or vegetative material to passlike grass roots. Perfect for sieving lawn cuts, or going through rough virgin areas in borders. Even catches clay but does not sieve it. Excellent riddle, great materials, reputable manufacturer. Sturdy and durable, keep it clean. Stainless steel is great quality. Takes abuse.

I wasn't sure if I should purchase a riddle, but I am more than happy that I did. I have used it to plant trees and it has saved me a lot of time from manually picking rocks out of the soil. The riddle is great weeds/vegetative material from the soil. I have sifted a lot of very rocky soil using this riddle and it has held up very well. The grid is a good all purpose size for removing most rocks. The little extra cost is more than worth it.

Perfecto para la criba de tierra de jardín y compost. Parece robusto, ya se verá con el tiempo.