Review of Hori-Hori Japanese Digging Tool Stainless Steel

WEEDS SCREAM AND RUN when they see me coming with the hori hori. (Note that I don't know whether one hori hori brand is any better than another. It's the tool itself that's so great.)

If I could, I'd get one for each of my gardener friends. Sometimes I might need a spade or pruners or shovel, but overall, the hori hori is often the only tool I take outside to plant and weed.

Solid, unbending steel helps pry out deep weeds or dig a hole even in packed clay or gravel. The serrated edge is great for butterflying root-bound plants. And the centimeter markings helps me properly place seedlings and bulbs.

One thing I'd recommend that's been really helpful for me is to paint the handle with fluorescent paint AND tie some long (15-20") fluorescent plastic tape through the hole so that you don't lose it in the dirt; there'll always be some pink or orange ribbon sticking out even if you bury the hori-hori by mistake.

I've buried my hori hori twice. Once I actually called the local metal detector club to help me find it (it was within plain view of my back door for 4 months). The other time, I just ran out and bought a new one.

I've never damaged the blade on one of these. I killed the wood handle by leaving it buried for 10 months in soggy Seattle, but I still use the blade alone.

ANOTHER GARDEN TOOL RECOMMENDATION: Get a Circle Hoe.

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Product Description:
Joshua Roth Stainless Steel Hori-Hori digging tool #1516This is a special version of Joshua Roth's #1515 Hori-Hori digging tool.Its' stainless steel blade is very sharp and concave shaped for scooping soil and other materials.Because of its sharpness, it is excellent as a general purpose sporting knife. An indispensable tool for digging in the garden.It cuts and scrapes weed, roots and vegtables.Master gardeners love it.Comes with a heavy black vinyl plastic sheath and belt loop.You need to try it for yourself to appreciate what a great garden tool it is!!6 1/2" blade, 11 3/4" overall length.Made in JapanSome uses: Weeding, cutting roots, transplanting, removing bonsai plants from pots, sod cutting, dividing perennials, metal detecting, collecting and more.This tool can be considered the Swiss Army Knife for many outdoor uses from gardening, collecting, digging, sawing, chopping, measuring to untold other uses including but not limited to hunting and fishing.Everyone who owns one (inclduing me) say this is the best tool they have.

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