Spear & Jackson Riddle Steel Frame Garden Riddle/Sieve

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.

Just sifted compost from our compost heap and it did a great job. My previous garden riddle was larger, so heavier to hold - this is just the right size. Also my previous riddle had a wooden rim that rotted over about 20 years as I hung it up outside. Then the old riddle had wire mesh for the sieve and the soil kept getting stuck. This riddle is strong enough to help the soil get through the holes. I chose this because Spear & Jackson made a good spade my family head when I grew up not too far from Sheffield, the company's home. Now made in China, this is a quality product.

This is a very durable product and very useful no doubt. The metal is sturdy but it is a bit hard to hold after a while, as I’ve used this extensively since I got it. My only other gripe is that the holes are a bit big, but this is not the product’s issue, it’s more my issue. Overall, a great product, I would just like a handle on it to make it easier to hold during more tedious tasks.

sifted 8-12 cubic feet of soil over the course of a year with my toddler. it was very slow, and maybe not the right tool for that volume, but it was therapeutic and a great activity for a 2 year old to "help" with while we played in the dirt together. Soil was rocky, and I pulled about a truck bed's worth of small rocks out of my garden beds. Absolutely worth it. The riddle shows some signs of wear but is as strong as the day I bought it. I now use it to sift compost. Wish they made another one with a small sieve so I could produce soil for starting seeds

if you’re willing to cut the center out of two 5-gallon bucket lids and glue them top-to-top, you’ll have a very secure bucket-top strainer that fits 3.5, 5, and 7 gallon buckets (they all share the same lid size).

I use this "riddle" or soil sieve to make my seed starting mix from potting soil. Rather than purchasing specific seed starting mix, using the riddles saves me money every time I use it.

Really good material and quality product. Does exactly what I need it to. I wish the openings were a bit smaller so that it would filter out medium size pieces better, but I already knew to expect this. If this could fit on a 5 gallon bucket it would be perfect!

Works good for sifting small amounts of dirt. Definitely rugged and withstand rough use I would like it better if it fit an average utility bucket well and give 5 Star.