Garden Hoes

[NoTrespassing]

My wife and I are determined to stay ahead of the weeds in our garden this year. Last year was a disaster and they completely took over. (she was working weekends) We have a couple cheap hoes from box stores but they are junk and won't hold an edge because of the cheap steel they're made out of. My first thought was to find estate auctions and buy some 40-50 year old gardening hand tools but that's not as easy as I thought. Estate auctions aren't as common as they once were it seems.

After scouring the internet I came across a few companies making what seem to be quality tools.

https://roguehoe.com/gardening/h-7-inch-blade/p/AF700

https://www.amleo.com/leonard-field-hoe-wit

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Does anyone have a recommendation?

 

[bcp]

I found most of my forged, not welded, garden tools at rural yard sales.

Bruce

 

[MossRoad]

I'm still using the hoes I got from my parents, who got them from their parents.

I'd check flea markets/antique malls, etc. I see stuff like that pretty often.

 

[rgr33]

I know what you are talking about, I have an old Ames hoe that has a thin, sharp blade that really cuts through the soil.

I also have three of the crappy chinese Razorbacks that replaced the Ames ( got cheap or free) that are more like weed clubs than hoes. Won’t hold an edge and the blades are too thick.

Probably best to grit your teeth and upgrade to a higher priced, higher quality hoe you won’t find in your local stores

 

[scootr]

I thought this was going to be a 'garden girls' thread....

 

[kenmbz]

How big is the garden?
I use a hula hoe for smaller areas where the soil is not too compacted.

 

[ruffdog]

Neighbor woman had a "stirrup" hoe she was using and it worked great. I bought 2 and got one for the parents.

https://www.ames.com/product/cultivators-and-hoes/2825800-wood-handle-action-hoe/

edit: The ones I bought:

Scuffle Hoe, 6" x 4" Head, 54" Hardwood Handle

Scuffle Hoe, 6" x 4" Head, 54" Hardwood Handle

seymourmidwest.com

 

[JJT]

I use a long handled 5 tined claw, my wife uses a standard hoe. I hear you on the garden getting out of control. I try to weed 20 minutes a day, every day, to stay on top of the weeds My wife prefers to do the weeding once a week for several hours. We trade off, I'm on this week, she's on duty next week.

 

[sea2summit]

My wife and I are determined to stay ahead of the weeds in our garden this year. Last year was a disaster and they completely took over. (she was working weekends) We have a couple cheap hoes from box stores but they are junk and won't hold an edge because of the cheap steel they're made out of. My first thought was to find estate auctions and buy some 40-50 year old gardening hand tools but that's not as easy as I thought. Estate auctions aren't as common as they once were it seems.

After scouring the internet I came across a few companies making what seem to be quality tools.

https://roguehoe.com/gardening/h-7-inch-blade/p/AF700

https://www.amleo.com/leonard-field-hoe-wit

Hand Forged Long Handle Tools, Best Tool EVER, Hoe, Ames | Homestead Iron, Hand Forged Garden Tools. WE DIG DIRT!

Long handle, Ash handle, Hand Forged Tool, Hand Forged Garden Tool, Long Handle Hoe, Hoe, Best Tool, Cotton Hoe, Traditional Tools, Heritage Tools, Old Hoes, Strawberry Hoe

homesteadiron.com

Does anyone have a recommendation?

I've got several rouge hoes and am very pleased with them. Between the construction and quailty of the handles I'd say their the best on the market right now. Wish they would figure out a way to make a shovel to the same standards! I did scrape and treat with linseed oil, I rub the heads down with used motor oil a few times a year otherwise no maint and I'm at eight years on my first rouge hoe.

 

[NoTrespassing]

It's a big garden, we have 30 tomato plants, about 20 pepper plants, and my wife has her Filipino plants. We've been in the garden every evening for about an hour or so. My 11 year old hates it as much as I did when I was his age