Garden Hoe - My Favorite Farm Tool
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Pa Mac explains the use, care, and wonder of the garden hoe. Is it really as plain and boring as it might seem? How is the hoe used for weeding gardens and fields and for cultivating plants?
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"plus it will impress your friends..... Or maybe not" absolutely hilarious
Your knowledge is priceless, thank you for sharing.
Excellent teaching - thank you, Pa Mac. I love those old hoes and also have a hoard of them.
Seeing you comment here makes me happy I'm looking at the right video!
Thank you for watchin', David; I hope you're doin' well
I always love customizing a tool for personal use, as a larger than average human I live in a world built for little people. Great Vid as usual!
Hey Pa Mac! I’m back again. Just wanted to say I watched this video in class today and it was awesome! Garden Hoe reigns superior
Thank you, Kaden. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Just don't get in trouble in class!
Greetings Pa Mac, I am a long time fan. Do you have a favorite brand of overalls? I noticed the watch fob in your bib, do you have a rail road watch? If so what type? Keep up the good work.
Roundhouse Overalls are my top choice, made in Shawnee, Oklahoma. I only wear my good watch (the original Pa Mac's pocket watch, now an antique) on special occasions. The rest of the time is a cheap, battery-operated pocket watch. (I do too many reckless things that would damage a good one.)
@@farmhandscompanion I will have to get me a pair. Thank you!
This approach to instruction is Einsteinian. I didn't think I could learn much about a hoe. I was wrong. I enjoyed your video immensely. I have been following you for years, but this is the first time I've heard you talk. Your accent makes me feel at home. Thanks so much.
I appreciate that, Gary. Thanks for watchin'
I have always liked your channel (its one of only two I have alerts for) but you have taken it to a whole other level. I thought I was somewhat educated on farming hand tools. After watching your channel I found I have a LOT to learn. Thanks for the great videos and keep'em coming.
Thank you, David; that means a lot to me!
Thanks for keeping the beacon lit and for making a clear path for us to follow back to a better life.
You betcha, John
I like the way you worded that john. Reminds me when I used to come home at night in the country air.
I just bought a ranch in the Sierra nevadas. I don’t want to use harsh herbicides or pesticides and I actually ran into this problem. I just now found this video and I’m ashamed to say I didn’t even know there was any other hie than the box store square bill hoe. Thank u for making this. For those of us city folk trying to get out of the rat race these type of videos are invaluable. I’m basically a child trying to figure this stuff on my own and this is a great resource to help me learn.
This series is fantastic. Glad to hear you talk finally!!!!!
Thanks for watchin', Batcaveworksaws
I love it when your videos pop up. I didn't know you could speak, but now i do! Thanks!
You're so welcome, Jon
As always, came for the dad jokes, left with a bunch of knowledge and inspiration. Thanks Pa Mac!
The man gots hoes 🤷♂️
Wow, Pa Mac! That was very, very instructive! 😃
The Bob Ross of farming. This is good!
Wow, Dan. I'm not sure I'm worthy of that noble title (but it sure has made my day!) Thank you so much for watchin'
Great job Pa Mack, really do enjoy your videos and share them too. Keep up the good work we do enjoy your channel. Fred.
Thanks, will do, Fred!
The Very Best Treatise I've ever seen on "How to be a Hoe"! Now all I need is a place to buy a handle that long, my back is killing me...
Thank you for sharing. Ever since i was little, I've enjoyed listening to people talk about the best ways of working. I completely agree about the hoe. I've picked up some good ones over the years, and they make a huge difference. I thought I was the only one who picked up on the exentricities of things like this.
Thanks for watchin', Ben
I can't recall the last time my inner 12-year old giggled that much. :D
Thank you, Barlo. I won't tell anybody.
I read somewhere that the hoe is the single greatest agricultural advance in history. Thanks for sharing on its most fine points.
I'm really liking these new videos, lots of stuff to learn. I didn't think I'd be hearing your voice except for that one interview thing you did a while back
When I was a kid, we helped my uncle with his cotton field. We called it "chopping cotton" but the idea was to miss the cotton and just chop the "weeds" LOL. Thank you for another great video. I learned a lot. Hope you have a really good day.
My grandfather loved a Warren hoe. I’ve still got 3 of them he used as long as I can remember. They’re hung on thin hickory handles that are worn slick and shiny from so many years of use. I’ve tried finding a new one but the ones I’ve run across have fiberglass handles and just don’t meet my expectations. It is truly satisfying when you chop with a hoe that fits you well.
I've got a couple of German hoes with flatter shaped handles like an axe. It gives you more control which keeps you from gripping too hard. I believe the brand is SHW.
Pa Mac, the knowledge you are sharing is priceless. I have enjoyed watching your posts for years. Thank you.
So nice to hear your voice.
Thank you for your videos.
Thank you, bryanjbh
So funny that a guy known for not talking is this articulate.
Wow. That's quite a compliment I'm not sure I deserve, Luke. Thank you so much for watchin'
Great video! ❤
My dad was injured in WW2 so he did little hand weeding he had a hoe that the blade was 2 to3 inches up and down standard width never realized how clever he was always sharpened cutting down a Crete mixer to imitate thankyou for the great videos I can't bend over and weed for long anymore
Do you like a book that you can pick anytime and turn to any page and start reading? I thoroughly enjoyed PaMac's mom's book, Sharecropper's Daughter, and keep it around to pick up and start reading any page. It is so endearing, I feel part of this real, old fashioned, true to life family from the early 1900s. There's so much to learn about homesteading, and to see how innocent life used to be. I wanted to book to go on and on, but it ended, but I can pick it up any time and start reading anywhere and thoroughly enjoy it again!
Been subscribed since the beginning and think the new format is brilliant. Thank you
Thanks for all that watchin', live oak
I really like my V shaped hoe. The point is dead on accurate and if I need more blade width for a moment, I just roll it over on the side a bit. Also, Amen on the stout handle 👍
Wonderful! Pointed here by David the Good and I'm so glad I came! Now, if I could have just seen this video before I went out and bought one of those really.... not great hoes from the hardware store. It was my first! I did know enough to at least sharpen it, because it was a big honkin' blunt... thing. Well, I'm trying to sharpen it. I gave up after about a half an hour and haven't gotten back to it. But still used it to help plant potatoes in clay. FUN! :)
Hang on to that not-great-hoe, Faithk; there are uses for it-even in the garden, as you've already found it. I'll talk about that in the next episode.
@@farmhandscompanion Great! Thank you!
I always thought those small heads were just from over sharpening. Seen em at flea markets and never thought about buying one. Learned something new.
This is the first video of yours that I have seen. I love this! Thank you and may God bless you and your family.
Beveled edge, here I come! I have hated using cement mixers in the past to hoe, but with my new knowledge maybe it won’t be as bad the next time.
I can't believe it ,Pa Mac speaks.😊
I love a your videos, I have been watching you for a couple of years.. you have taught me a lot.. Lol I'm 55 yr old so your proof that one can teach an old dog new tricks..😂
I appreciate that, Tommy. I'm not such a young dog myself anymore and constantly find something new to learn
This man knows that about which he speaks. 👍👍
Good tips!
Echoing what alot of folks have said, Im really enjoying the "spoken" series of videos. hearing Pa Mac is really quite cool amnd impactful :) That said, the impact of the spoken videos maybe mnore impactful if you dont do ALL your future vids as spoken. though I totally see this series of favourite tools as necessarily spoken.
have been a big fan of your vids for many years and your vids have been a really constant anchor in life when i needed a "good news" video.
thanks and keep up the good work.
thanks Pa Mac from the UK !
oh.wrote the above whilst watching the vid. totally agree about sharpeness. pocket knife sharp is the perfect analogy for garden tool sharpeness !
Thank you, Jim. I appreciate your kind words
I love this series! Keep it up PA!
Will do, B. A.
thanks for the vid. I have watched every episode. Looking forward for the vid.
Thank YOU, Mark
Love the new format. Very educational. Believe it or not the Garden Weasel changed my life. I hope you get a chance to try one.
When the dirt is still loose or you're working in fertilizer and loosening the dirt more after using a hoe, the weasel is excellent. Problem is with life you can't always keep the dirt as loose as you would like.
I find you and your videos very entertaining and have enjoyed you build the chicken coup, pole barn etc. The most entertaining though was watching you make those wooden shingles. I loved that especially because the early farm house roofs here in Australia were built using shingles. Some shingle roofs can still be seen on old miners cottages in country towns.
Your talk today (Sat 15th April) I found riveting on the subject of hoe’s and can’t wait to hear about your second favourite tool. 🇦🇺🦘🦘🇦🇺
That was really useful information. Thank you! One thing I learned while hoeing the garden was if you want to stand up straight, stand as close as you can to the plant. For whatever reason, I would naturally want to stand on the far side of the baulk and bend over to reach. You can’t bend over if you’re almost above the top of the plant.
I loved the book plug! Lol that was cute❤️🤗🐝
That's a great point about standin' close, Deborah. Wished I'd a thought of it while taping. (But I'm sure glad you thought of it!)
@@farmhandscompanion Nobody’s going to think of everything. Glad to help. ❤️🤗🐝
I am 19 and live in a city in socialist state Canada'. I've lived in the city all my life, but I know I don't want to rely on grocery stores and the shammy gov up here any longer, and so I've gone and started a six month school to become a welder so I can move to the country side. I have a lot of spare time and I intend to use it to make a semi-large truck plough patch of potatoes. I want to sell them to my neighborhood out-front of my house for a great bargain to fight inflation. I've learned a lot from your previous videos, but in this series I really feel like I'm learning a lot more, and kind of like you're the farming grandparent I never had. I truly love these videos and there should certainly be a lot more people watching them, but I think the algorithm hides your content like a ring in the sand. You talked about using the whole handle to preserve your body and I have to admit that the work to turn the soil and get the stones and roots out for my potato patch is quite laborious, though it doesn't bother me that much other than the thought that it may take a toll on my body in the future, and I am probably not using the shovel properly. It is my first time gardening and I am young, and I definitely can take a beating for now, but I just wanted to let you know that this series will surely change how I, and many other, stand up straight at 80 years young. Thankyou Pa Mac and greetings from Socialist State Canada!
Greg Harpur.
Hey there, Greg. Let me say I'm sure proud of what you're doin'. I think your words embody what a lot of folks your age are thinkin' ... but you're doin' something about it, and I admire you for it. Keep up the good work, and keep learning even amidst any failures that might come. (You're standin' up straight in more ways than one!) You're the person I do these shows for, and I surely appreciate you're takin' time to drop me this note.
What a fantastic description and informative preamble to the garden home I could’ve happily listen to Parmac all day about his tools. Look forward to the next episode
We have the small head hoe, way better than that new one, but hey give it about 20 years of use and it'll eventually look like the small heads. :) Glad I'm ambidextrous, comes in very handy lol.
Thanks for sharing your experience I really enjoy your talking videos too
My mom is a shorter lady and she actually uses a modified pick-axe as a hoe. She claims the weight of the head does the work for her. She likes it also because the pick side digs deeper to get those stubborn weeds and rocks and all she has to do is flip it over. Might not work for everyone but works for her.
Such a breath of fresh air in this crazy modern world. So glad I tuned in. You're a great teacher and it's so relaxing sitting and listening and learning all about hoes. Thank you.
This is the first video of yours I've seen where you speak!
I've only watched the older ones with the squeaky fiddle.
I always hated hoeing, I realize now it was mostly because I was doing it wrong and had the wrong hoe.
Thank you for the education.
Art from Ohio
You're so welcome, Art
Greetings from Poland!
Hello there, kalinoraf!
Idk how you came across my feed but I'm extremely thankful ya did. Great video! Also my garden hoe is a one piece forged round socket...she's seen a ton of use, has a solid round handle of hickory. It's rather weighty, no makers marks, you can see the seam where the socket was was overlapped and forge welded together. Never thought I'd have so much to say about one of my gardening tools 😆
"You and your hoe are happy". A wholesome comment, in perspection.
You’re the man!
I love hearing your voice now. I remember finding a short video that interviewed you about your farm and your radio broadcast…. I loved hearing your voice then. Thank you for giving this to all of us.
I have the garden hoes my mom and dad used in the garden for years.. Not sure how old they are. I’m gonna say, at least, 60 years old, if not older. These treasured hoes are family heirlooms. They have notches in the wooden handles, placed there by my mom, to use as spacing guides for marking off rows and spacing planting hoes. I always thought that those old, worn down blades were what a hoe was really supposed to look like. Those keen little hoe blades were perfect for hoeing between hills of corn and down the sides of green beans and beets rows and around mater plants! : ) One time I went to the store to buy my own keen little hoe, but was shocked to find out, lol, that new hoes were exactly what you said, ugly, monstrous, cement mixers! I was so mad, and sad too, that I could not buy a new hoe that looked like those my mom and dad used for years, and that I learned to use too. Of course, now there are all kinds of fancy, keen, specialized hoes, but whewwww… you will pay a lot for one! No thanks! I will keep using my mom and dads hoes. Sadly, I am afraid of what will happen to them someday. These are tools my folks actually used. You can almost feel them right there using that hoe as you use it…. It’s a legacy that must be passed down. Maybe thats hard for some reading this to understand. I hope that my son understands when I pass those precious, treasured garden tools onto him. Squeezes my heart…
Love your videos... all of them!
Lightbulb moment for me about saving my back weeding with a hoe. Thanks
Thank you for watchin', Tasha
Always a Pleasure
Thanks 😎
Another awesome video thanks for sharing buddy
Great video thanks
I love this video for all the wrong reasons. Thanks!
Thank YOU, Patrick. I think...?
Really great video! I really like this series! As usual, my favorite channel to watch! There is something about a good garden hoe, my favorite is old and looks wore out but does a perfect job
Thank you. Seams like sound advice.
I can relate to this. I have 3 or 4 different hoes for different jobs: chopping, lightly cultivating, or just skimming along the surface - none of them are a big-box retail special. The most important thing is to have a handle long enough that you can stand upright, instead of stooped over.
Everyone needs good hoe. They bring a smile to everyone's face. Just gotta find the right goes for you.
Thanks for the tips. God bless.
You're welcome, Richard
Thank you
In Finland we have something called the hoe section in K rauta. There we have different types of hoes.
TY Pa Mac Gonna try to stop by N see ya this week end ! Ya gonna be open ? LOL ending was funny TY
Yep, we're at the mercantile this weekend; see you soon!
@@farmhandscompanion TY
IM, BRING THE GRAND KIDS ? THEY WANT TO SEE YA PA !
y'all come on by!
Just found your channel and enjoyed this video on hoes. You teach very nicely and I am a new subscriber, God bless you
Thank you, Nancy; I hope you come back
I took me years to find a hoe worth gardening with. I would agree your run of the mill hardware store hoe's really are for a different purpose. I would go as far to say that a quality hoe really shouldn't be called a hoe, I think something like cultivator is far more appropriate.
nothin an angle grinder can't fix I'd imagine
What?! Another video already? This is great!
trying to keep 'em comin', George!
@farmhandscompanion There really is a ton of passed down information that a lot of people don't know any longer. How to use a hoe (I've got a concrete style, and frankly, I've always found it unweildy for getting weeds. Now I know.), how to use a scythe, how to put a new handle on an axe and sharpen it, storing animal food (If you don't think a metal drum is a tool then store your feed in sacks and watch how fast you learn what rat trap is the best.), the possibilities are really endless.
I think this is a great way to have more content but also keeping with the quality of videos that we all know and love.
Great video. My favorite hoe is a stirrup hoe. I found one at an auction 10+ years ago, its probably twice my age and it works perfect for little weeds. I can push/pull it through a fifty foot row in about 15 min. Finding a spare has been difficult, but it gives me an excuse to go to auctions 😆
I know what you mean. My favorite attachment for my push plow is that stirrup hoe. Hope y'all are doin' well!
I have 9 different hoes, and everyone that comes to help me marvels a how many and the fact i sharpen all my tools. Truly a lost bit of knowledge which should be in schools
I like my hos too!
I love a scuffle hoe for weeding without needing to redistribute the soil.
Looks like you are having quite the hoedown. ;)
Thank you for sharing! Is there a length the handle should be for the best working hoe? Also, which shape hoe do you think works best?
Long enough to stand straight up but so as the excess top of the handle won't awkwardly be in your way. Not usually a problem for us taller adults. As for the shape, all of those shapes come in handy for different applications in the garden. I wouldn't be without any of 'em. Thanks for askin', gdreilly
Thank you for the reply information! That does help!
Thank you for your great videos. Do you have a video on making your three pronged fork featured in your intros?
Not yet. One day
these tool videos are great and all, but IMO i really miss the old 'silent' format where Pa Mac builds stuff on his homestead.
No worries there, alzathoth. I'll still be producing the old 'silent' format as normal (along with all the new formats). Thank you for watchin' ALL of 'em!
Ever pick cucumbers for pickles ???
Had a 1/3 of a acre...backache , however paidd some.
true, i chopped cotton on a share crop farm, hada long sleeve white shirt, straw hat, hoe and a file. 3 rows ata time. I know what your saying, your right , for the most part. lol. keep up the good work. Ron
Thank you, Ron
I agree that the hoe is my one of my favorite hand tools, only beat out by the axe. i wish you have brought in a good heavy duty peasant/grape hoe. I have done a lot of work with a large headed hoe, you can weed., till, move dirt and even cut the grass near the garden!
Do you have any comments on the grub hoe? Using a taperfit handle I guess an eye hoe?
I like the stout handles much more in the interchangeability of different blades
I sure do, R Samuels. Watch "The Garden Hoe, Part II":ruclips.net/video/o4M6l2U52_8/видео.html
I have and old hoe I got from my grandfathers house but I could never find the on switch.
Regarding hoes, I prefer a wheel hoe. They can also go between plants, fast. For more fineness hoeing, around the plant stems, prefer a Ploskorez hoe which allows high quality, more delicate weed removal.
But overall, I have gone no dig when I can. Little to no hoeing needed. The hoe becomes a rarely used tool with no dig. But not all cases can I go no dig. So, again, when I can not go no dig, then a wheel hoe and a Ploskorez hoe are my tools of choice. And yes, they need to be sharp. Because the real purpose is to cut off the weeds, not so much to till the soil.
Thanks, Saint Coemgen
I've never heard you talk before!
I hope you'll still come back and watch more any way!
I use to walk soybean and corn fields in May and June hoeing. Not even a transistor radio to listen to, just your thoughts. That's where I learned the meaning of you've got a long row to hoe. By the way not only the wood handle, which is inferior in material and feel, the steel is of a poorer quality which is an insult as we have better steel available. The welds are poor quality as well.
A full reconditioning of a rusty saw coming in from the wild takes me about 5-6 hours. Can't just swipe a file over the teeth and call it done.
Good show, but I still miss the cornbread.
Don't worry, moodymac; I'll still put out the "old" show from time to time (complete with cornbread intro). Thank you for watchin'
Ok... 2 things.
1) this weekend has been concrete weekend...and yes, I used the "hoe"
2) waiting for this unscheduled thunder storm to pass, to pour one more concrete pad, with the hoe...wearing the same brand coveralls...
I dont know why but, I find it funny
That pretty much makes us brothers.
My dad used to use one that had a galvanized water pipe handle. I dont know how he could that thing,my hands hurt just thinkin about it.
My daddy used pipe handles for things, too
SO, Ho do you eed out beans and peas in 150ft ro s that are planted in a ro a foot bet een each other in ro s, ith a drip system in bet een the ro s. In other ords, each ro has 2 ro s of plants in it ith a drip system??
So where do we get one? Like a new one.
Lehman's.
Hiya
Long after grandma stopped gardening, she still kept the hoe by the door to kill snakes.
Smart lady.
Hey y'all, as you well know, home depot, lowes, etc don't sell particularly good hoes. (Or garden tools in general, hatchets, shovels, etc) much variety etc. Does ANYONE have any recommendations on where to get better garden tools without breaking the bank???
With or without a handle. Many times I'd rather make my own handle. Anyway thank ya