Garden Hoes

[NoTrespassing]

CADplans, yes, it has been easy to keep weeds down so far this year. The lack of rain has really helped. We've been hand watering individual plants every other day as apposed to sprinkler watering. It's more labor intensive but the weeds haven't had a chance without water so far so we save the weeding labor.

 

[ruffdog]

I picked up my fist hoe over 70 years ago and at one time or other used about every type that can be purchased in N. America. Although a stirrup hoe can slash down a lot of weeds in a short time they aren't any help getting the roots out. While routine weeding beds and garden I'm using a corner to get between or close to plants 50% of the time,how can you do that with a stirrup hoe? If a small weed is on other side and near the plant I push it out with corner of hoe,how do you do it with a stirrup hoe ?

After I bought the stirrup hoe, I knew a mini version would be perfect for between plant work, so I made one. Now I see they make them:

https://www.amazon.com/AMES-Compani...ocphy=9019077&hvtargid=pla-569092335832&psc=1