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How to dig or weed faster
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DIG FASTER THAN A SHOVEL...with less effort
The big advantage of the grub hoe is that you can dig faster than using a shovel or spade - with less effort.
It’s the easy way to dig!
How can a grub hoe actually dig faster than a shovel or spade? The short rapid swinging action of the long
handled grub hoe quickly cuts through sod and soil. It is an efficient roto tiller alternative!
Read what these people from around the world have to say about how quickly the grub hoe
(called an Azada in Europe) lets you complete your digging and cultivating tasks quicker...
"An Azada will cover the ground very quickly and with much less effort than a conventional spade. For
cultivating lightish ground with moderate weed cover, I reckon to cover about one square metre per minute
and for thick matted weed cover perhaps half that. Having said that, a lot obviously depends on how thick
the rubbish is, the type of soil, how fit you are and how often you like stopping for a cup of tea!"
- Simon Drummond at Get Digging
"It's about three times faster than using a spade and much less back breaking, especially on virgin ground.
You can also swap positions a lot more than you can with a spade, so it's a lot less taxing."
- Stonehead at Selfsufficientish
"Gardeners dig (except no-dig gardeners), but most small farmers in the Third World use hoes, especially in
the East. A Chinese peasant wouldn't have any use for a spade or a fork -- they remake the neat rows of
beds in their fields several times a year, with a hoe. They work away at a relaxed, steady pace, and can do a
whole field in a day. Once you've mastered a hoe, you won't want to use anything else."
- Keith Adison at Journey to Forever
The big advantage of the grub hoe is that you can dig faster than using a shovel or spade - with less effort.
It’s the easy way to dig!
How can a grub hoe actually dig faster than a shovel or spade? The short rapid swinging action of the long
handled grub hoe quickly cuts through sod and soil. It is an efficient roto tiller alternative!
Read what these people from around the world have to say about how quickly the grub hoe
(called an Azada in Europe) lets you complete your digging and cultivating tasks quicker...
"An Azada will cover the ground very quickly and with much less effort than a conventional spade. For
cultivating lightish ground with moderate weed cover, I reckon to cover about one square metre per minute
and for thick matted weed cover perhaps half that. Having said that, a lot obviously depends on how thick
the rubbish is, the type of soil, how fit you are and how often you like stopping for a cup of tea!"
- Simon Drummond at Get Digging
"It's about three times faster than using a spade and much less back breaking, especially on virgin ground.
You can also swap positions a lot more than you can with a spade, so it's a lot less taxing."
- Stonehead at Selfsufficientish
"Gardeners dig (except no-dig gardeners), but most small farmers in the Third World use hoes, especially in
the East. A Chinese peasant wouldn't have any use for a spade or a fork -- they remake the neat rows of
beds in their fields several times a year, with a hoe. They work away at a relaxed, steady pace, and can do a
whole field in a day. Once you've mastered a hoe, you won't want to use anything else."
- Keith Adison at Journey to Forever
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