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Dutch Hoe – Weeder Extraordinaire!
210 months ago
by Blake Schreck
in Garden Tools
Dutch hoe by Sneeboer
Extraordinaire? Well, maybe not, but there’s a reason the Dutch Hoe is such a popular weeding hoe, it does one thing and it does it well…weeding! OK, you could probably find other uses, such as creating furrows for seeds by turning it onto the corner and pulling, but it wants to weed.
While most garden hoes are pulled, the Dutch hoe with its flat blade that is parallel to the ground is pushed just under the surface of the soil, easily cutting down those pesky weeds. Some, like the Sneeboer Dutch hoe (pictured here) have a sharp edge on both the front and back, giving you weed killing results on the push and pull strokes.
Like any garden tool that has a long history of working well, the Dutch hoe is very popular and there are a lot of companies making their own version of the Dutch hoe, so if you want it to work season after season, look for quality. The best quality Dutch hoes are make from Carbon or Stainless and have a long, straight grained hardwood handle. Another way to find quality is to look for the guarantee. Is it guaranteed a lifetime or does it have some limited guarantee. A lot of manufactures are betting you won’t take the time replace a broken tool. -Click here to see more of this Dutch hoe by Sneeboer.
The Narrow Bladed Weeding Trowel from Sneeboer Works Wonders on Long Roots
71 year ago
by Anne Schreck
in Garden Tools
As I have mentioned before, we have some amazingly long roots on some of our weeds here in Northern Colorado, so I decided to check out a narrow bladed weeding trowel to deal with them. This is one great tool for digging down and getting at those long stubborn roots. It has a pointed end, sharp sides and is made of really strong stainless steel. On one weed, I almost fell down the hill out back when we finally won the battle and pulled that stubborn sucker out.
It also came in really handy the next day when I needed to plant some seedlings in the garden. I was quickly able to dig a nice deep hole and just pop the little plants right in. I love this trowel!
If you want to learn more about these beautiful Sneeboer trowels, you can check them out at gardentoolcompany.com
Hori Hori Knife – The MacGyver of Garden Tools
01 year ago
by Blake Schreck
in Garden Tools
There’s a reason so many gardeners keep the Hori Hori close by…it’s so damn handy in and around the garden? The Hori Hori knife digs, weeds, cultivates, cuts roots, is a planting tool and with a little imagination…fight off marauding bears.
The first time I saw a Hori Hori knife was in a catalog many years ago and it was listed as a great little weeder. Being married to my wife Anne – President of “The Weed Haters Club of the Universe”, I thought it would make a great gift, so I ordered one and wrapped it up. Well…we went to the in-laws for Christmas and when Anne opened the Hori Hori knife, there we’re more than a few puzzled looks at her gift. (…you got her a hunting knife?) Then it sunk in…Anne and Blake live in Colorado, so surely she needs a Hori Hori knife for all of those “marauding bears”! Well…maybe just “marauding weeds”.
All kidding aside, the Hori Hori knife is genuinely one handy garden tool that you’ll find yourself using for so many things when gardening. Its double-sided blade is made from tough stainless steel with a sharp edge on one side and a serrated edge on the other. It’s fitted with hardwood handle and made to last a lifetime.
To see more of the Hori Hori knife, visit Garden Tool Company
Confessions of a Weedoholic
01 year ago
My name is Anne and I’m a Weedoholic. Yes I confess, I am one of those people who is obsessed with ridding the world of weeds. I can’t tell you how many hours I have spent in my various yards and gardens pulling weeds or the number of tools that I have tried during my years of gardening. I even fret over weeds in the yards of friends and family, just ask my sister Mary.
Now just imagine my joy at owning a Garden Tool Company and having access to a huge variety of weeders. I am kind of like a junky in a pharmacy all of a sudden. So now my mission is to try them out and write about what I like about them and just what exactly differentiates them.
The first one I tried out was the DeWit Drop Grip Daisy Grubber. I started with it because frankly I was not sure that I would like the grip when I first saw it. Boy was I wrong and I just love this weeder. With the longer handle it saves a lot of bending that is required with some hand tools but at the same time it is not too long. I used it to pull out the Lamb’s Ear that has taken over our back flowerbed and it took me less than half the time I spent doing it last year. It also did a better job of getting the roots out so hopefully it will be less of a job in the future as this is one persistent little plant that reseeds itself prolifically if you are not careful and nobody that lived her before us must have been very careful about it. The handle features a bulb shape at either end so your hands don’t slip when you are working on a particularly tough weed. The only problem that I ran into with it was that I bent it when I did not realize that I was up against the edge of the sidewalk when pulling a big weed out of the front bed, but that was operator error for sure.
Tune in next time when I take a look at Grampa’s Weeder.
DeWit Drop Grip Daisy Grubber Weeder
Check Out These Great Mother’s Day Gifts from Garden Tool Company
01 year ago
by Anne Schreck
in Garden Tools
With Mother’s Day coming up, you may be wondering just what to get her this year. If your Mom loves her garden, there are a number of great garden tool gifts to consider at Garden Tool Company.
If roses are her passion, she might enjoy a nice pair of washable cowhide gloves designed to cover more of the forearm so that the thorns don’t scratch, packaged with a set of bypass pruners. Or if she has a little trouble getting up and down while working in the garden, consider a garden kneeler seat that can be used for either sitting or kneeling with sturdy arms to help push back up. Weeders can be a great choice to help with maintaining the garden and they are available in an endless number of lengths and styles including Cape Cod, CorbaHead, daisy grubber or even a cork screw. A hand trowel, bulb planter or maybe a colorful soil scoop to help with the planting chores would make a fabulous gift. There are also a couple of garden tool carriers, including one that hooks right onto the side of a Tubtrug.
If the tools aren’t her thing, take a look at the beautiful cards made from the photography of Mike McRoberts that feature flowers, bugs or colorful abstract shots. Or maybe a lovely burnished bronze rain gauge decorated with leaves. Recycled Tubtrugs can be used all around the house as well as in the garden.
Any of these great gifts will let her know just how much you love her and appreciate all that she has done for you through the years.
