Favorite Gardening Tool: Hori Hori Update

I’ve had my hori hori (Japanese weeding knife) for more than 25 years.

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I ’ve had myhori hori(Japanese weed tongue ) for more than 25 years . It is the tool that I use most often in the garden other than my Felcos . I have bought many of these utilitarian tools for gifts . This past summer I went online to order one for a bithday present for my girl Lucie and found a new and improved model … read all about it …

My original tool had a carbon paper steel blade which will corrode if not give care for after using ( just wipe it free of dirt and moisture after each use and scrub sportsmanlike now and again , then wipe it down with alcohol and dry it ) , however now Lee Valley also offers it in stainless blade . Since the blade is dark and the handle is wooden it is very easy to misplace it in the garden . Therefore I tied rainbow - colored string around it , along with a numeral of other wooden - handled tools , so I could espy them easier if I sit down them down while working or postulate to find them at the end of the study day . ( Thus the holster is a good approximation if you outwear a belt ) . I usually pop out with it in the long pouch of my overall .

So I found a new update version of the hori hori athttps://www.barebonesliving.com/p/75/The-Ultimate-Tool . It is not only bountiful , with an ergonomic grip made from bamboo , it do with a shaft case that has a stainless blade belt magazine . This Ultimate Tool can :

1 . Pound in tent stakes with the flat saddlebow base .

2 . Measure engraft depth with the handy inch mark .

3 . Saw a offshoot or whittle some spunk with the rust fungus - resistant , double - edged blade .

4 . cutting twine or be used as a bottle undoer .

It palpate good in the hand , though it is quite a bit heavy than my original hori hori . I am await forward to using this ultimate tool , though I wo n’t give up my old faithful one . Every nurseryman needs their own hori hori .

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