Garden fork

It is used for loosening, lifting and turning over soil in gardening and farming, and not to be confused with the pitchfork, a similar tined tool used for moving (or throwing) loose materials such as hay, straw, silage, and manure.

[2] A garden fork is used similarly to a spade in loosening and turning over soil.

[2] Reflecting their differing uses, garden forks have shorter, flatter, thicker, and more closely spaced tines than pitchforks.

They have comparatively a fairly short, stout, usually wooden handle, typically with a D- or T-shaped grab at the end.

Forks with broader, flatter tines are made for lifting potatoes and other root crops from the ground.