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Dig with less effort - the sharp hefty Bellotto grub hoe does the work. These are the classic digging tools that millions of small farmers and gardeners around the world use every day, and for good reason - it's the easy way to dig!
The sturdy grub hoe was once a common tool on our small family farms in the days before the tractor. These tools dig and cultivate with an easy chop-pull motion that is very quick, but also gentler on your back than the stomp-bend-lift motion used with a shovel or spade. Click here to learn How To Use a Grubbing Hoe
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Easy Digging grub hoes (azadas) from Bellotto of Brazil have been optimized for their intended tasks. Our 4" and 6" grub hoe heads are angled for fast efficient digging and chopping, while the 8" grape hoe head is set at a more shallow angle for easy weeding and cultivating.
Other grub hoe producers often use a "one-size-fits-all" approach with a tool angle that is midway between the proper digging and weeding angles - but therefore not optimal for either task. But every digging tool from Easy Digging is optimized for its task AND comes complete with an ergonomic long handle so you can garden and dig in a comfortable upright position.
The 6" grub hoe is our BEST all-around digging tool. This tough 3 pound forged steel tool has the proper design and weight to quickly and easily cut through sod, hard soil, stems, and roots. Super for trenching! The human-powered rototiller alternative. Complete with a 5' long hardwood handle
The 4" grub hoe shares the fast efficient design of the larger tool, but in a narrower 2.2 lb version. This tool is perfect for smaller gardens and for those who wish to minimize their physical exertion. It is also great for narrow trenching of sprinkler and other underground services. Complete with a 5' long hardwood handle
So what is an Azada? Azada (ah-zah-da) is what they call both grub hoes and grape hoes in Europe and South America. This type of tools has become very popular with British gardeners - click here to read what British gardeners say about the Azada. The grub hoe is called a powrah, mammoty or mamooty in India, a changkol or changkul in Asia, an enxada in Brazil, a jembe in Africa, and a Okinawan kuwa (where it is also a traditional Martial Arts weapon - check it out!)
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So what is a Trenching Hoe? A grub hoe can be called a Trenching Hoe when it is used for trenching. To use a trenching hoe you stand above the trench to chop soil loose then drag it up the ramped end of the trench - just like the chain does in a power trencher. For more info on using these tools for trenching see our Guide to Trenching and Trenchers and our check out the new Garden Drainage Guide
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Customer Testimonials We received our azadas last night, put them together (easy enough) this morning and finished removing all the weedy sod in our backyard. My husband had started the job with a pickaxe (too heavy for me to wield) and was very pleased with the greater efficiency and ease of his 6" azada. I could work with him with my lighter 4" azada, so we finished the job in a couple of hours. We are very pleased with the product, both its functionality and its quality. Grace in California
I used my new grub hoe for the first time yesterday. What a powerful hand tool! It really did make fast work of breaking up the garden soil so that I could plant a cover crop. I had been thinking that as I expanded my garden, I might need to buy a roto tiller. Now I am thinking that might not be necessary....Great product, thanks for making it available here in the US! Stefan in NC
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