Adze hoes, with the basic hoe shape but heavier and stronger and with traditional uses in trail making. [30] Draw hoes Eye hoe heads, some with sow-tooth ( German: Sauzahn), Centro Etnográfico de Soutelo de Montes, Pontevedra, Spain Cultivating tool, a push or thrust hoe Hoedad ( tree-planting tool) Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA There are two general types of hoe: draw hoes for shaping soil and scuffle hoes for weeding and aerating soil. The ridging hoe, also known as the Warren hoe [10] and the drill hoe, is a triangular (point-down) or heart-shaped draw hoe that is particularly useful for digging narrow furrows (" drills") and shallow trenches for the planting of seeds or bulbs. [11] [12]

Scuffle hoes with enclosed-bladed heads, like the circle hoe above, can be used close to mature plants without fear of shearing off foliage — the sides keep you from accidentally chopping off a treasured plant or seedling. Recommended enclosed-bladed hoes Model tractor, type 2D, equipped with toolbar and set of gang hoes". Collections Online. Science Museum Group . Retrieved 15 May 2015.

The mortar hoe is a tool specific to the manual mixing of mortar and concrete, and has the appearance of a typical square-bladed draw hoe with the addition of large holes in the blade. [15] The typical farming and gardening hoe with a heavy, broad blade and a straight edge is known as the Italian hoe, [2] grub hoe, grubbing hoe, azada (from Spanish), [3] [4] [5] grab hoe, [6] pattern hoe [7] or dago hoe [8] [9] (" dago" being an ethnic slur referring to Italians, Spaniards, or Portuguese). No matter what kind of garden hoe you use, the most important thing is to keep it sharp. A sharp hoe will slice into soil and cut off weed roots much easier than a dull one, and you’ll expend less energy using it. How to sharpen a garden hoe

A draw hoe has a blade set at approximately a right angle to the shaft. The user chops into the ground and then pulls (draws) the blade towards them. Altering the angle of the handle can cause the hoe to dig deeper or more shallowly as the hoe is pulled. A draw hoe can easily be used to cultivate soil to a depth of several centimetres. A typical design of draw hoe, the "eye hoe", has a ring in the head through which the handle is fitted. [1] This design has been used since Roman times. E. P. Barrus Ltd is a family company co-owned with MTD Products, one of the largest producers of outdoor powered equipment in the world who are committed to producing high quality lawn and garden machinery including the popular brands of Lawnflite, WOLF-Garten and Cub Cadet; distributed in the UK by Barrus. Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggle". Pbs.org . Retrieved December 13, 2012. The hoedad, hoedag or hodag is a hoe-like tool used to plant trees. [13] According to Hartzell (1987, p.29), "The hoedag [was] originally called skindvic hoe... Hans Rasmussen, legendary contractor and timber farm owner, is credited with having invented the curved, convex, round-nosed hoedag blade which is widely used today" (emphasis added). [14] Annual Progress Report, September 1, 1984" (PDF). USAID. United States Agency for International Development . Retrieved 21 May 2015.

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US Patent 1017048, Cultivator, filed 1911". USPTO US Patent Database. United States Patent and Trademark Office . Retrieved 15 May 2015. A scuffle hoe is used to scrape the surface of the soil, loosen the top few centimetres, and to cut the roots of, remove, and disrupt the growth of weeds efficiently. These are primarily of two different designs: the Dutch hoe and the hoop hoe. a b Mrs. Loudon, Jane (1847). The Amateur Gardener's Calendar: a Monthly Guide, Etc. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. p.64 . Retrieved 13 June 2015.