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Can anyone advise on the merits of these, compared to the ordinary types of hoe (eg. Dutch etc)?

I like the idea of making use of the in and out stroke, but more inmportantly, they seem to offer a bit more protection to the sharp edges of an ordinary hoe. I till manage to lopp off the occaisional stem by going too close to them .

So does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations or Stirrup hoes?


Colin

Morning Colin, i now have two size stirrup hoes, pull push hoe as i call them.
I must say they really are very good, and you can get more done in the same time.
I wouldn't be without them.

oldherbaceous wrote:I wouldn't be without them.

Thanks OH. Does this mean that you prefer them in general to other types, or is it just that they're better for certain jobs, but you still use Dutch hoes elsewhere?

Colin

Dear Colin, i prefer them for the speed i can hoe an allotment, especially with the smaller one when it comes to hoeing something like an onion bed, you can get very close to things without doing damage, especially on the back stroke.

But i do like to use some old hoes at one of the big houses i work at, they have a feel all of their own.

The Pull push hoes i have are from the Wolf inter-changeable range. I must say, i thought they might be weak at the connecting joint, but i have had them over ten years now and they have done a huge amount of work, but they are still in good condition.
The other good point about these inter-changeable tools is that it saves on space, so stops me getting pulled over with my barrow for being over-loaded.

Hello Colin
I've also got a couple of Wolf push-pull hoes. I've had mine for a long time, when they were simply tool heads which you bought to fix to your own wooden handles. The smaller one has wavy edges, almost knife-like and the larger one has large tooth-like edges.

They are excellent tools - always my hoe of first choice, quick, easy to use and extremely effective. The larger one is a super tool for when weeds are getting a bit bigger and also for getting a good tilth in a seed bed. It looks as though the larger one is no longer produced but the smaller comes in 10cm and 15cm widths.
Nowadays you have to buy into the expensive Wolf multihead system but I'd still reckon that they're worth it.

http://www.worldofwolf.co.uk/shop/?data ... tegory=104

John

Thanks John, yes I've seen the Wolf ones in our garden center and they look pretty efficient.

At the moment it's a toss up between them and one other model.


Colin