Harbour Housewares Full Size Azada Garden Digging Hoe with Wooden Handle - 110cm

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for over 100 years. Rabbiting or Agricultural planting spades are also good for digging holes or narrow trenches.

For a Dutch hoe, it’s easy to get a hoe that’s under 1kg in weight. The lightweight design makes Dutch hoes great for everyday use. The hand hoe comes with a short removable handle that you can replace with a longer Gardena handle when you don’t want to bend or kneel when gardening. 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 Garden forks are great for lifting, loosening and turning over soil, as well as digging up plants and weeds. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or you’ve just discovered your green fingers, we have something for everyone with a range of sizes and styles, from traditional to professional and industrial quality forks.

The blade needs to be sharp, hardwearing and large enough to do the job. Ideally a digging hoe with a single forged head is the best choice as it is easier to sharpen and also will not break. The head itself is a dual design with a grub hoe on one side and two prongs on the other. Use the flat blade to dig up roots and loosen hard soil. Use the prongs to remove shallow weeds and aerate already loose soil. The Head measures 215mm x 165mm and is about as heavy as you could use comfortably, weighing 1.1kg. Scottish Highlands & Islands postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, PO30-41 The handle is the secret for using these digging hoes. It acts as a lever to break the compacted soil loose and lift it from the ground. You can actually lift the end of the handle with one finger. It has been specially designed to provide more hoeing power with less effort on your part. The hoe head can chop straight through tree roots and clear the densest of weedy ground. Briars and woody growth pose no problem, and you are able to clear the root system at the same time.

You’ll also come across tined hoes with two or three prongs. These pronged varieties are great for loosening soil and removing weeds before planting. Once you plant, a Dutch hoe is the best tool for delicately removing weeds without harming plants. Please be aware that we currently cannot arrange for delivery of this product to the following postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, BT, PO30-41.

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I can’t possibly cover the many different types of gardening hoes; there are dozens of them. But there are a few common types you should be familiar with as each is suited to a specific type of gardening task. One downside of the chunky handle is that gardeners with dainty hand, particularly women, may find it a bit uncomfortable to use.