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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl

2875 Posts

Lisa
Georgetown OH
2875 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  12:35:27 PM  Show Profile
Ok, I am ashamed to admit this, but I have been gardening for years & just now discovered the beauty of a good hoe. I can' believe how much easier it makes so many things. I got a nice sharp hoe from AM Leonard & am so in love that I refuse to leave it outside. I have been keeping it in the living room.
WHY did I wait so long??

"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R.

shanda
True Blue Farmgirl

522 Posts

Shanda
Broken Bow OK
USA
522 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  5:47:12 PM  Show Profile
Now that's true love! But, you only go all the way "hoe" crazy, if you name her! Ha!

Blessings!

Shanda

Farmgirl #4233
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl

2875 Posts

Lisa
Georgetown OH
2875 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  5:51:31 PM  Show Profile
I will Shanda!! Let me think!

"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R.
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl

2914 Posts

Cindy

2914 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  6:18:38 PM  Show Profile
Nice to know I'm not the only one who keeps a hoe in my living room!
Cindy

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musicmommy
True Blue Farmgirl

430 Posts

Wendy
Oregon
USA
430 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  6:45:54 PM  Show Profile
Oh my, I might need to get me a hoe!


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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl

2875 Posts

Lisa
Georgetown OH
2875 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  6:50:30 PM  Show Profile
Cindy! I am glad to be in your company!
OK I have picked my dear hoe's name
Antonia
After the novel I just finished, about the strong, unabashed Bohemian pioneer woman that demonstrated strength and vigor..
http://www.amazon.com/%C3%81NTONIA-complete-unabridged-illustrations-ebook/dp/B00BNBTG8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370741906&sr=8-2&keywords=my+antonia
OK maybe a bit much for a hoe, but I will defer to her endurance when I am in my garden in the humid OH summer.

"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R.
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl

1403 Posts

Betty
Pasco WA
USA
1403 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  6:55:11 PM  Show Profile
I also love my "hoe." It is a skuffle hoe and back in the day was called a "hula hoe." The handle on my first one broke and so I had my son cut it down to a very short handle and then purchased another with a full length handle. Never can have enough hoes. Then, keeping them nice and sharp is also a good idea.

Betty in Pasco
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl

3557 Posts

Diana
Orofino ID
USA
3557 Posts

Posted - Jun 08 2013 :  8:06:22 PM  Show Profile
Love my long 4 tines fork hoe I have never had one and I inherited from my ML. But my go to garden tool is my Hula Hoe.

I kept losing them in the garden so I got a roll of hot pink duck tape and put a band about 12 to 18 inches around the handle and voila not a missing tool in the garden. And so pretty.
Diana


Farmgirl Sister #273
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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl

180 Posts

Barbara
Cato NY
USA
180 Posts

Posted - Jun 11 2013 :  04:16:15 AM  Show Profile
I have a hula hoe too and absolutely love it! It cuts the roots right out from under those pesky weeds before they get too big. It doesn't reside in my living room though, it has a nice dry spot in my garden shed along with the rest of my tools of the trade.

Barb

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Breezy Acres Farm
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl

6740 Posts

PeggyAnn
Vancouver WA
USA
6740 Posts

Posted - Jun 11 2013 :  12:27:59 PM  Show Profile
Lisa...for all the gardening I have done over many many years...I have never owned a "Hoe" either.
I had to laugh at your comment about loving it so much you were keeping it in the Living Room. My
home decore is Vintage, Victorian, Up-cycle, Antique Design by Peggy...but I never realized that
I could go Rural Chic too...just by adding a "Hoe" to my Eclectic Mix. *giggle - giggle*. And now
that I read that two of you keep your hoes in the Living Room...I'm thinking you just may be starting
a Rural / Farm Fad or something. LOL And Diana the pink tape on the handles of your Gardening tools
sounds more Shabby Chic to me. I'm loven the concept though and so easy to find those tools in the
weeds, I mean the Garden. LOL

Farmgirls...gotta love us!!!

Hugs and Blessings,
Peggy



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Edited by - LadyInRed on Jun 11 2013 12:34:05 PM
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl

2875 Posts

Lisa
Georgetown OH
2875 Posts

Posted - Jun 11 2013 :  3:00:23 PM  Show Profile
Peggy Ann, I know I am silly for keeping my hoe in the living room, but you gave me a new idea; work it into the décor! & I'm with Diana, as far as putting a bright color on my tools to find them, & Peggy Ann, I'm with you when as far as finding them in the weeds oops, I mean garden. I have so many weeds that I have decided to open my garden to the public as an "Invasive Species Museum" and charge admission.



"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R.

Edited by - nubidane on Jun 11 2013 3:00:57 PM
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