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Monday, April 23, 2012
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Joze (Joe Ailts)
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Deer Park, WI
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I have long believed that the stirrup hoe is God's gift to weeding (some may argue glyphosate takes this title). Regardless, the stirrup hoe is a champ at slicing weeds off just below the soil surface, where it matters most, ensuring demise rather than regrowth.
Stirrup hoes at the local garden center come in one size: a 6" wide blade (shown on left). Wanting to be more efficient & productive with my time, I asked a coworker's husband, who happens to be pretty crafty in the metal shop, to hook me up with a supersized hoe.
he fashioned the beauty on the right- a sturdy tool with a 12" stirrup.
Twice the width = twice the weed death = 1/2 the time necessary.
Feels like one of those "Tim the Tool Man Taylor" moments...ruh ruh ruh.
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