Clarke Rotary Soil Sieve CRS400

We have a real issue where we are with soil quality....lots of stones and rubble which impacted our flowers' ability to take root and grow. An experienced horticulturalist recommended that I sieve the soil. As I looked through i came across this product. One of the other issues we have is hard lumpy clay soil too so I needed to break all this soil up. This was an easy product to put together (my teenage son did it) and was exactly what we needed. It does require some manual input as you turn the handle, but my teenage son found it easy and was actually quite a good work out. It successfully removed all large stones from the soil, and the weeds, allowing better quality, refined soil to fall in to the pan. We then combined the soil with some compost and, months later, have a garden with wonderful blooms and greenery. Of course, watering, compost soil top ups and weeding have helped, but the improved soil quality created by this rotary sieve definitely made a big difference. Also, after a couple of months use, it has held up well. So the old adage is true...you get what you pay for, and whilst this was not cheap, I would say it is really good value for money for those who have the same situation as me.

Best money I’ve spent on a garden tool!Used a plastic soil sifter last year which disintegrated from over use. And my arms were left aching after every use. This one is sturdy and does a great job, and gives you a workout at the same time without making your arms ache!Hope it lasts, but definitely a great purchase and well worth the money.

Most important thing I can tell you with this is to attach the screws and nuts to the drum in the opposite way that the instructions tell you to. This reduces the likelihood of contents catching. This is the only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5.This is a decent enough weight that it doesn't flail about whilst you're using it.I've previously hand sieved soil when digging out borders filled with glass and stone and weeds, and it wrecked my arms and back. This sieve meant that I could sit and relax and it took a fraction of the effort.In a few hours I had sieved a heckova lot of soil and it came through quite consistently.

This is an excellent garden item.It makes sieving soil so much easier.Easy to put together and use. Sturdy.It is good value for money.It is a quality item, made in Britain.I wish I had bought it years ago.

This worked really well I wasn’t expecting it to be as good as it is .

didn't hold out much hope for this but it is amazing, high recommend, I've sieved so much soil of big stones very efficiently thank you..

The bad,It doesn’t work well with stony soil.The goodIt does work better with compost home made and shop bought gets rid of the rubbish and breaks up the big chunks.But it does need to be not too wet.

This is a serious bit of kit. Works really well. I use it to break up garden compost into fine pieces. I should have bought one years ago instead of shaking about a hand sieve.