Re: Pulling weeds versus hoeing?

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:04:11 -0500, phorbin <phorbin1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>
>I use ours on wide expanses or long stretches. My favourite is the 
>stirrup hoe because, kept sharp, it just sails beneath the soil. I use a 
>Japanese gardener's knife for close in work as well as digging and 
>rooting out weeds. 
>

I have a collinear hoe that I like a lot.  It makes it easy to get in
close.