tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post3928242002457925003..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Use of a Dutch hoeRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-17432697726461755782016-09-05T17:07:45.308+01:002016-09-05T17:07:45.308+01:00A hoe would be very compatable with your naturalis...A hoe would be very compatable with your naturalistic ways DonnaRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-43772447436736596392016-09-05T17:04:58.299+01:002016-09-05T17:04:58.299+01:00Thanks BrianThanks BrianRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-39339087039575633262016-09-05T05:36:28.042+01:002016-09-05T05:36:28.042+01:00Burgon and Ball make one called the winged weeded....Burgon and Ball make one called the winged weeded. I have one of thier earlier versions,very useful little hoe.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-84649806928031594512016-09-05T03:01:01.185+01:002016-09-05T03:01:01.185+01:00I do like your selection of garden tools. I have t...I do like your selection of garden tools. I have to admit not really using a hoe, but if I had one like you are showing, would make good use of it.Donna@GWGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170802942464666382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-56760180973306095192016-09-04T16:51:08.836+01:002016-09-04T16:51:08.836+01:00I worked on a project where sods were were chopped...I worked on a project where sods were were chopped out with a mattock when I was a lad Mark. They are rather rougher than gentle hoeing!<br />I have used draw hoes and swan neck hoes quite often in the past although I do not have them myself. I thought they were terrific<br />I don't think anyone uses onion hoes for onions any more but my picture which is from Marshalls who sell them - or Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-81185842702908505432016-09-04T16:40:47.603+01:002016-09-04T16:40:47.603+01:00I don't know where to get the old fashioned ty...I don't know where to get the old fashioned type. I think the modern ones are designed to hang up in a tool shed.<br />As for the back cutting type which hoes on both edges as you push forward and back I used to have a client who had one and I loved it. If anyone knows where to get one please shareRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-42339379681338650292016-09-04T16:36:58.851+01:002016-09-04T16:36:58.851+01:00I expect in Holland you call my hoe an English hoe...I expect in Holland you call my hoe an English hoe then Janneke!<br />Your comments make me feel quite nostalgic about the old days when life was slower.When you do your post please come back with a link or a reminder. I like stories.<br />I tried to make my post shorter today my restricting myself to so called dutch ones! I think the draw hoes you describe are very good as I will mention in my Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-79054571048129340152016-09-04T10:13:42.161+01:002016-09-04T10:13:42.161+01:00When I was a teenager I did some casual work on a ...When I was a teenager I did some casual work on a farm, and we spent many "happy" hours thinning lettuces with hoes - but they were Draw Hoes, not Dutch Hoes. Does anyone really hoe onions with an Onion Hoe?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-7927295746778661892016-09-04T09:59:30.129+01:002016-09-04T09:59:30.129+01:00Au contraire I would expect a no dig gardeners to ...Au contraire I would expect a no dig gardeners to make very good use of a hoe.<br />I use one a lot around the fruit bushes that have no weed control fabric under them.<br />I read that the backwards movement cuts weeds down as the inside part of the blade should be sharp too. <br />Now you have me looking at our hoe to see how it addresses the soil. (I feel a quip coming on here). I must admit ISue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-65240678590414997402016-09-04T09:07:16.690+01:002016-09-04T09:07:16.690+01:00I think this is a very interesting post. Funny is ...I think this is a very interesting post. Funny is that I do not recognize your Dutch hoes. They look slightly different, I suppose the ones you show are English versions. I always use what you call an ´onion how´, but with a long handle. Yes, I know the Dutch are neat gardeners but times are changing. Nowadays you see sporadically gardeners hoeing there gardens in the evening, o yes our old Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.com