Stirrup hoe.... I thought that's what it was called... - Wildlife Gardeners

Equilibrium · 09-07-2012, 08:53 AM

I got a chance to watch an old family friend using a home made tool I can't remember ever seeing before. It worked.... it worked well. I decided I NEEDED 1 of these hoes but... her husband hasn't welded in years and got rid of all his welding equipment so getting him to make 1 for me by getting on my knees and begging wouldn't work.

I got lucky stopping at a sale and couldn't believe my eyes but.... there was 1 of these weird looking hoes for sale for $2. Too bad the person ahead of me bought it. Easy come easy go. Here's what they look like, Image Detail for - Old-fashioned Hoes Make Quick Work of Weeds.. Pretty cool, eh? I looked up these hoes trying to figure out what they were called so I could try to buy 1..... easier said than done. Turns out they're called oscillating hoes, scuffle hoes, loop hoes, hula hoes, and stirrip hoes so.... that sucked. I started looking for them online using the gazillion names they go by and was like jumping for joy when I found out Home Dumpo sold 2 different kinds. I drove over and looked at their stirrup hoes and realized they were cheap junk that wouldn't last 1 gardening season. No point buying 1 if it feels flimsy and inferior because that usually means it will self destruct in no time flat. Just sorta curious.... does anyone know of an American manufacturer of these "stirrup" type hoes?

Equilibrium · 09-07-2012, 08:55 AM

Neat article I ran across trying to find a stirrup hoe for sale, Specialty Garden Hoes: A New Look at an Old Gardening Tool. Too bad they didn't add photos to each type of hoe.

linrose · 09-07-2012, 09:50 AM

Johnny's has one, nice with Swiss steel replaceable blade and Maine ash handle. Pricey, not $2 unfortunately.

5" Stirrup Hoe - Johnny's Selected Seeds

recurve · 09-07-2012, 05:41 PM

I have one I bought at Home Dope-O not the greatest quality but the price was not bad and it works just fine.

Equilibrium · 11-24-2012, 12:30 PM

I went and looked at Home Dumpo.... ours isn't carrying any!! Bummer. I found 1 online that interests me because replacement blades are cheap and there's a dibber tool with an angled handle I could buy at the same time that I wouldn't have to pay shipping and handling on if I ordered it at the same time I bought the stirrup hoe and a replacement blade, Ammann & Rouge Hoes. It looks like it's pretty rugged. What do you guys using these tools think of the stirrup hoe I found?

09-07-2012, 08:53 AM	#1
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Stirrup hoe.... I thought that's what it was called... I got a chance to watch an old family friend using a home made tool I can't remember ever seeing before. It worked.... it worked well. I decided I NEEDED 1 of these hoes but... her husband hasn't welded in years and got rid of all his welding equipment so getting him to make 1 for me by getting on my knees and begging wouldn't work. I got lucky stopping at a sale and couldn't believe my eyes but.... there was 1 of these weird looking hoes for sale for $2. Too bad the person ahead of me bought it. Easy come easy go. Here's what they look like, Image Detail for - Old-fashioned Hoes Make Quick Work of Weeds.. Pretty cool, eh? I looked up these hoes trying to figure out what they were called so I could try to buy 1..... easier said than done. Turns out they're called oscillating hoes, scuffle hoes, loop hoes, hula hoes, and stirrip hoes so.... that sucked. I started looking for them online using the gazillion names they go by and was like jumping for joy when I found out Home Dumpo sold 2 different kinds. I drove over and looked at their stirrup hoes and realized they were cheap junk that wouldn't last 1 gardening season. No point buying 1 if it feels flimsy and inferior because that usually means it will self destruct in no time flat. Just sorta curious.... does anyone know of an American manufacturer of these "stirrup" type hoes? __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

09-07-2012, 08:55 AM	#2
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Neat article I ran across trying to find a stirrup hoe for sale, Specialty Garden Hoes: A New Look at an Old Gardening Tool. Too bad they didn't add photos to each type of hoe. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

11-24-2012, 12:30 PM	#5
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	I went and looked at Home Dumpo.... ours isn't carrying any!! Bummer. I found 1 online that interests me because replacement blades are cheap and there's a dibber tool with an angled handle I could buy at the same time that I wouldn't have to pay shipping and handling on if I ordered it at the same time I bought the stirrup hoe and a replacement blade, Ammann & Rouge Hoes. It looks like it's pretty rugged. What do you guys using these tools think of the stirrup hoe I found? __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

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09-07-2012, 09:50 AM	#3
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	Johnny's has one, nice with Swiss steel replaceable blade and Maine ash handle. Pricey, not $2 unfortunately. 5" Stirrup Hoe - Johnny's Selected Seeds

09-07-2012, 05:41 PM	#4
recurve Heron Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: powell,Ohio	I have one I bought at Home Dope-O not the greatest quality but the price was not bad and it works just fine.