Healthy soil is crucial for healthy plants. Preparing the soil before planting will improve aeration and drainage, both essential for nourishing plants and establishing robust root systems. You can do ...

This undated photo shows garden hoes in New Paltz, N.Y. The winged weeder, right, and the wire hoe are two of a few styles of hoe that are a pleasure to use as their sharp edges run along just beneath ...

The war on weeds starts early in the growing season for most gardening enthusiasts. Weeds seem to grow huge without any encouragement at all, while flowers and tomatoes seem to need perfect conditions ...

I'll bet that in some corner of your toolshed or garage, an old hoe is leaning against a wall. A hoe that hasn't seen use in a long, long time, having been replaced by, perhaps, a gasoline- or ...

Over the years, I’ve collected a lot of different kinds of gardening tools. One of my most unusual tools has to be my hand-held rotary hoe. The garden rotary hoe I have has a long handle so I can ...

Hopefully, I’ve caught you in time, before your weeds have grown lusty. I want you to consider the much-maligned hoe. Wait! Don’t stop reading. I know hoeing is the activity that (perhaps because they ...