Nobody mentioned the best use of the Hoe, mine is my Fathers with a very long handle. In a walk round the garden I first pick up the hoe, as I stand perusing the plants I use it as a leaning post, you can think more slowly when leaning on something, if you sit down it needs a cup of tea or a glass in hand therefore you take longer to think but not a full break as if you sit down.
The long handle allows you to get to the back of borders and daily use eradicates weeds and stirs up the top soil stopping it crusting, definitely the best tool in the shed.
I picture my father in the same pose with his 'hoe'. Good times. Good to hear of other uses for the hoe and that it seems to be the number 1 tool in the shed x
And if you've got raised beds, a scrapper or hand hoe is just the job. I ordered mine years ago from the Organic Gardening Catalogue, it's never needed sharpening. But you can't lean on it.
I think my comment I left in 2014 (my god, where did those year go) caused some strange confusion. First, I am a very competent gardener and use a hoe around my garden very effectively. My wording was, slightly ambiguous ,but I would consider that most people would comprehend my comment.
Lastly ,gardening should be a enduring joy to do and, if I had to take a garden tool to a desert island, you can bet it would be the Hoe ???
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Nobody mentioned the best use of the Hoe, mine is my Fathers with a very long handle. In a walk round the garden I first pick up the hoe, as I stand perusing the plants I use it as a leaning post, you can think more slowly when leaning on something, if you sit down it needs a cup of tea or a glass in hand therefore you take longer to think but not a full break as if you sit down.
The long handle allows you to get to the back of borders and daily use eradicates weeds and stirs up the top soil stopping it crusting, definitely the best tool in the shed.
Frank.
Last edited: 27 September 2017 13:17:16
I picture my father in the same pose with his 'hoe'. Good times. Good to hear of other uses for the hoe and that it seems to be the number 1 tool in the shed x
And if you've got raised beds, a scrapper or hand hoe is just the job. I ordered mine years ago from the Organic Gardening Catalogue, it's never needed sharpening. But you can't lean on it.
Last edited: 28 September 2017 16:08:30
Steve, the hoe is meant for BORDERS! If you hoe your boarders, they are likely to seek more comfortable accommodation.
Last edited: 28 September 2017 16:13:33
I think my comment I left in 2014 (my god, where did those year go) caused some strange confusion. First, I am a very competent gardener and use a hoe around my garden very effectively. My wording was, slightly ambiguous ,but I would consider that most people would comprehend my comment.
Lastly ,gardening should be a enduring joy to do and, if I had to take a garden tool to a desert island, you can bet it would be the Hoe ???