Kent & Stowe Stainless Steel Oscillating Hoe 100% FSC

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It pretty much goes without saying that if you look after your tools you will get much longer use out of them. And personally it really gets my goat whenI even see people not taking care of their tools. If you pay good money for something then it’s definitely worth taking a little extra care with it. Not just storing it in a dry place away from the elements (which is pretty obvious stuff) but sharpening the blade too. I have always found that when any tool is working to its full capability then I’m not going to be compensating for its inability to get the job done correctly. If I have a blunt blade I’m going to be using brute force instead of letting the tool do the work. Not only is that detrimental to my health as my form when using the tool won’t be correct but it’s also going to take its toll on the blades, handles and grips too.

You get a whole lot of hoe for this price 😀 I’m talking the soil breaking, weeder incase your mind wandered then 🙂 Firstly, the price here is inexpensive even though the price is actually subjective to what you want to use the hoe for and as there are so many different styles of hoe I wanted to choose a decent option for the most common style of hoe. We know how important your garden is to you. We've listened to our customers and introduced a new improved speedy delivery service, meaning Express deliverycomes as standard. The double edged stainless steel blade allows excellent cutting on both the push and the pull movements. There are specially designed teeth to aid the pull motion when cutting to make it easier to cut through the soil and make cuts. The blade has a width of only 13.5cm which to be quite frank could have been slightly wider, especially when the Fiskars QuikFit Push-Pull Weeder has an extra 2cm on it. It’s not the end of the world but it just would have made more sense to me to make it the same size. Nevertheless, I really like this tool because it makes it very easy to use for extended periods of time and does exactly what it’s designed to do. Pros I have had my hoe for about a year now, i have two allotments and as you can imagine at times have loads of weeds and i can honestly say this hoe is the best tool i have ever bought to me it's worth it's weight in gold. It is simple to use, just by pushing and pulling the hoe the weeds are up-rooted even deep rooted weeds. I would definitely recommend this hoe to any gardener there is nothing i don't like about my hoe :-). We used them on different sizes and amounts of weeds and in different soil conditions, from very damp to very dry.I am very pleased with my oscillating hoe. It takes all the chore out of awkward weeding, love using it and it's also,easy to use.

There are quite simply too many styles of hoes to speak about and if I’m honest and went on about all the different sub genres of hoes, I would probably fall asleep telling you. But there are three main types of hoes worth knowing about as knowing how they work then means you know how to choose the right tool for the job. It can be quite fun teasing the labourer and watching him struggle with the wrong hoe from time to time though too. Types of hoe Dutch hoe: This is the most common garden hoe and is often the easiest to use. Used standing upright, a Dutch hoe has a sharp, wide and open blade that skims just below the surface of the soil to sever weeds from their roots. We assessed the hoes for how comfortable the handle was to hold and how well designed they were for allowing you to hoe without straining. We also considered their weight and how well balanced they felt. Ask any gardener worth his salt which tools they class as important and I guarantee that a garden hoe will be high on that list – much easier than a weeder, but lighter than a spade. Hoes have been used since ancient times to clear or shape soil in preparation for planting, to remove weeds, to harvest potatoes and other root foods, as well many other uses.The design is simple enough, a blade on the end of a shaft, but a wide range of different sized and shaped blades have been used over time and across the world, for various purposes including weeding or breaking up soil like a fork or spade. Garden hoe – so many to choose from If hoeing damp soil, collect and remove as many of the weeds as possible, otherwise they might re-root.There are four main types of garden hoes; Dutch, draw, stirrup and heart-shaped. Each varies slightly in shape and can, therefore, be helpful for different tasks. If you'd like more than 10 bags of compost please call our Customer Service team who can arrange for a bespoke competitive quote on 01480 774555 (standard network charges apply)