tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post828916727509774453..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Official Hoe Portrait - Stirrup HoeCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-85707917573404243392008-05-10T07:18:00.000-04:002008-05-10T07:18:00.000-04:00Robert, Yes, the place I purchased this from seems...Robert, Yes, the place I purchased this from seems to no longer be in business, which is too bad. You might try to call EarthTools: http://www.earthtoolsbcs.com/html/garden_tools.html They didn't show one on the web, but did have other DeWit hoes.<BR/><BR/>Another option, when I visited Natural Gardener in Austin, Texas, they had some for sale. You might call them and see if they would sell you Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-50261927335090330962008-05-10T05:47:00.000-04:002008-05-10T05:47:00.000-04:00Carol,I have searched everywhere on the web, but I...Carol,<BR/>I have searched everywhere on the web, but I cannot find a place to buy the Dewit Stirrup hoe. I tried your link to where you purchased it but to no avail. It's exactly what I want. Can you let me know how I can get one?Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483057121855655745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-54607736375035273542007-05-18T23:29:00.000-04:002007-05-18T23:29:00.000-04:00I have one, no two hoes. The old fashioned one tha...I have one, no two hoes. The old fashioned one that I don't even really know how to use. And, one called a circle hoe that I bought last summer. I think I need hoe lessons...because I surely have the weeds that need hoeing! The circle one comes in a hand-held version, but I chose the recommended longer one that you can stand and use (easier on the back, I was told). I am inspired and as soon Gotta Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-86301115751339712132007-05-16T23:49:00.000-04:002007-05-16T23:49:00.000-04:00Yolanda Elizabet... and before I found your blog, ...<B>Yolanda Elizabet</B>... and before I found your blog, I never thought about getting pink or flowered clogs! :-)<BR/><BR/><B>El</B>... When I got this one, I knew it wasn't exactly the one you described, but I wanted to try it anyway. But someday, I'm sure I'll get an oscillating scuffle hoe. Maybe I'll treat myself at the end of May!<BR/><BR/><B>Kathy</B>... It is true that hoes are very Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-42663592270234772042007-05-16T21:58:00.000-04:002007-05-16T21:58:00.000-04:00You can never have enought tools. I only have one ...You can never have enought tools. I only have one hoe. A bigger stirup hoe and a garden weasel I think. <BR/><BR/>It looks like a small tiller, It's not really my weeder, what I use it for is to loosen up the top of the soil in order to plant seeds. <BR/><BR/>It's also good for leveling soil in preparing a bed to plant.Whyitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243528765489096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38396401582252628502007-05-16T20:57:00.000-04:002007-05-16T20:57:00.000-04:00Carol: You are queen of the hoes! lol! I do love...Carol: You are queen of the hoes! lol! I do love a good hoe and have several. I have that stirrup hoe which I didn't see in your collection so it is not yet complete. It is a square ring and it works both by pushing and pulling but watch out as sometimes you hoe out the good things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-74271302508368669622007-05-16T18:23:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:23:00.000-04:00Ho Ho Ho! Do you have any rejects or do you use th...Ho Ho Ho! Do you have any rejects or do you use them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-65141044513826476082007-05-16T12:11:00.000-04:002007-05-16T12:11:00.000-04:00OK Carol, sometime I need a demonstration of how t...OK Carol, sometime I need a demonstration of how to properly use a hoe. Right now I find it is just easier to get down there in the dirt with my hands and pull the weeds. What is your absolute favorite hoe for weeding - what do you recommend (you know my weed situation).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64936050355902807452007-05-16T11:24:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:24:00.000-04:00I'm not a hoe user either, probably because I don'...I'm not a hoe user either, probably because I don't own one. It has never occurred to me to buy one ... the only real garden tool I use is my spade and hand shovel. But then, I don't have acres of garden either. <BR/><BR/>Your hoe collection is impressive, Carol!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-15752782466512510362007-05-16T11:23:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:23:00.000-04:00well I have 4 hoes. I have a standard like the fi...well I have 4 hoes. I have a standard like the first one pictured in your collection and a grub hoe and a forked one similar to the middle one in your picture titled "three old hoes." Actually I would probably not have considered that last one to be a hoe. <BR/><BR/>The fourth hoe I have is similar to the first one but the blade is long and very narrow. all of them are pretty old with wooden Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55370287475306473872007-05-16T11:14:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:14:00.000-04:00I don't think I've ever used a hoe in my life, asi...I don't think I've ever used a hoe in my life, aside from spreading some pea gravel with one once. I enjoy your hoe obsession, however, not to mention your hoe "portraits." What fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-26019026659342474182007-05-16T10:26:00.000-04:002007-05-16T10:26:00.000-04:00I have two hoes: a scuffle hoe and a traditional h...I have two hoes: a scuffle hoe and a traditional hoe. I bought the traditional style hoe when I bought my house, you know, thinking no garden is complete without a hoe and all, and I never used it. Then, I bought a scuffle hoe and I use it all the time. It's great for clearing weeds out of my perennial beds (I still have lots of space between plants....as they grow in more, I may have a problem.)Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28301616377004406622007-05-16T10:04:00.000-04:002007-05-16T10:04:00.000-04:00I am also hoe-less. Just this spring I finally got...I am also hoe-less. Just this spring I finally got a garden fork (3-pronged) and I don't know how I did without that all these years so maybe if I got a hoe I'd feel the same about it. What would you recommend for a starter hoe?<BR/><BR/>— Susan from South of the RiverSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582646420350461950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80052745508566351102007-05-16T09:40:00.000-04:002007-05-16T09:40:00.000-04:00First of all, I wunder what you meant in your writ...First of all, I wunder what you meant in your writing about the hoe, even the picture of it didn't ring a bell.<BR/>But when I saw your link of the hoe collection...yes, now I know what you are talking about!<BR/>I don't use a hoe anymore, I use a 3 pronged fork like Yolanda Elizabet does.<BR/>But I do have one in the shed. ( wich I use before i had the forkything )<BR/>Maybe my english isn't allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38413458154997941532007-05-16T09:28:00.000-04:002007-05-16T09:28:00.000-04:00I don't use a hoe, either. I use my garden fork a...I don't use a hoe, either. I use my garden fork and my three-pronged cultivator all the time, though! I suppose it's like someone who uses a long-handled mop and someone who gets down on their hands and knees with a rag to mop the floor!<BR/><BR/>My husband, however, does use just a regular garden hoe for in between the rows of vegetables. I let him take care of those. :-)Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55576219680537083812007-05-16T07:04:00.000-04:002007-05-16T07:04:00.000-04:00I really don't use a hoe. I've always thought of t...I really don't use a hoe. I've always thought of them as useful for a vegetable garden where you grow plants in rows. I don't grow my flowers in rows, I'm always trying to distinguish between self-sown flowers and weed seedlings, and am often battling well-established weeds that need to be pulled out by the roots. I am getting quite a collection of garden forks. Maybe I should post that sometime Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-84376270098981075962007-05-16T06:55:00.000-04:002007-05-16T06:55:00.000-04:00Hey Carol! That's not the kind of stirrup hoe I w...Hey Carol! That's not the kind of stirrup hoe I was thinking of: the one I have is hinged (at the point of the angle) so it helps with the back-and-forth motion. I am glad you like this one, but if you don't, look up "oscillating stirrup hoe" to see what I mean; your collection could always grow by one... (And I have only two hoes, the one I just mentioned and a traditional one.)Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-39187755838938672982007-05-16T06:06:00.000-04:002007-05-16T06:06:00.000-04:00I'm gardening without a real hoe. I have a half ho...I'm gardening without a real hoe. I have a half hoe, half a 3 pronged fork sort of thingy, which I seldom use.<BR/><BR/>You know before I met you and your impressive collection, I never thought about hoes at all. Not even about a scuffle hoe (schoffel) and they are Dutch. How very remiss of me. :-)Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.com