NO GIMMICKS! Garden Tool Comparison Simple ORGANIC WEED CONTROL BUILDS SOIL! 

We call the bent pitch fork a potato fork

i'm 11 years old and trying to start a garden, so this video is super helpful

I'm 47 and have lived on a large farm in Indiana my entire life. We have had a large garden ever since I was a child but I have never seen a loop hoe. I ran out to Ace Hardware and bought one yesterday and it is freaking amazing. Super easy to use. I weeded my garden in 10 minutes last night and it typically takes 45 - 60 minutes. I cannot believe I had never heard or seen this awesome tool before. Thanks for the education and information. Keep of the good work.

Thanks for sharing ... I definitely will buy that Loop Hoe instead of weeding GIANT DANDELIONS any longer by hand taking weeks pulling them up one by one. Hopefully no more sore back and stiff knees. Don't know how you farmers do it on a grand scale. My back and knees would be broken. God bless you all

My grandma would always lay newspapers down around the tomatoes and squash plants. Even sometimes the cantaloupe and water melons

Been gardening a large garden for 50 years have every one of the tools in the video, but my most effective one is the loop hoe. I improved it by installing a longer handle on it that way I can hoe standing upright saving some back pain. If it gets dull just run a file over the edge and get to work.

I bought a "loop hoe" over 30 years ago. I think at that time it was called a "hula hoe". They do last. I just came in from outside this morning clearing about a 50 foot by 4 foot border strip in about 20 minutes.

Mulch! Mulch! Mulch! I can not express this enough while living and gardening in Texas. Mulch not only helps replenish the soil, but in the heat/sun...it retains moisture. I've estimated that I retain moisture about 50% with my plants when I mulch. It also keeps the soil from hardpaning. So many benefits to mulching a garden - I even mulch my container plants. Thank you also for the garden tools. I still have/use what my dad used and what his dad used. but loop hoe? never heard of this, but will need to get it! Thank you!!!!

Dude. You saved my back! I have never been so excited to weed at work! I asked my boss for a loop hoe and it worked like a charm! I didnt even mind working in 90*+ heat. I loved the hoe so much that I went and bought one for home. Thank you again! And I cant wait to weed again tomorrow

I let the weeds get bigger, pull them up and lay them on the mulch around the plants, adding to the mulch. They are feeding the plants, and I'm growing my mulch right there in the garden. Cultivate, plant, mulch. Then, mulch plants with the weeds. This saves time, and uses weeds as a resource.

Not a bad approach. He's right, though, gardening takes work, but think of all the good exercise your getting. Personally, I've tired a lot of methods but the loop hoe, with it's sharp cutting blade, seems like a no-brainer too me, and that they then go to build the organic content of the soil? That's all the better.

That soil is looking fabulous! Not only will the mulch help with weed control and benefit the garden next year... It also helps maintain moisture in the soil on those hot dry days. Excellent video! Woooooo!!!

I inherited all those tools from an uncle. He gardened, I didn’t. What sense of humor, but I do now. I like the spade hoe for tough weeds, grass clumps that are difficult to cut with the stirrup hoe.

Im just a kid and my garden has not done well sense I started because I did not know how to weed good and this video helps alot

I have totes of earth worms & night crawlers, over a million of them, I sell the soil aka black gold & give it away, I can grow a plant on the table with the soil with no sun, best thing to do is a compost bin with worms, they love egg shells. And the soil you get from them after cleaning is amazing.

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I call the loop hoe a stirrup hoe, but we're talking the same thing. It's definitely one of the best tools out there.

Your explanation of hoeing your gardening is how I grew up

Gloves! Gotta have the roughest hands of any EMT without using gloves with chippin. Get tiny little splinters on your fingers and even then there's not enough lotion to soften them bad boys up. But wear gloves and have soft fingers afterwards, no problems. Take care of them hands boy.

What you are referring to as a loop hoe is a stirrup hoe. The stirrup hoe comes in 3 sizes, 3 and 1/4 inch, 5 inch, and 7 inch. There are other hoes available for those that don't use wood chip mulch. Hoss Tools sells a really good wheel hoe which is great for the aisles or pathways, and Conner Crickmore has wire weeders that he uses to cultivate the soil in the bed as he walks beside in the aisles. Love you channel and I like the way you educate people on fundamental in a bright and positive way.

I always thought the triangle shaped hoe was for quickly digging a 3 or 4 inch trench for dropping seeds in. Then you go back with the side of the hoe and scrape the dirt back in to the trench. Then use the flat back to tamp down the dirt. It takes no time at all. Thanks for the video!

I haven't even watched the video yet and I'm thankful you made it!

Had mulch dumped in my yard on time. The following year I send my son to the pile of mulch for the garden. I was about to go outside when I noticed him running toward the house with his hands waving in the air. Apparently some type of wasp nest was in there. Never got mulch from the tree trimmers again.

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Your tool collection looks like mine and I agree totally about the loop cultivator rating as top choice, and mulching. I use lots of composed leaves. Since I've gained so much holistically -- built soil, controlled the weeds and pest insects, etc. -- my biggest problems now are the deer and rabbits destroy my garden as soon as the plants are lush.

The loop/stirrup hoe is excellent. I've used it for years. If you are not too enthusiastic when you use it, you won't be bringing up dormant weed seeds either. It doesn't work as well when you have wood chips down. I also use a propane torch (carefully). It kills the weeds for quite some time. You don't need to French fry them, just a few bubbles on the leaves will do the trick.

i have a hula hoe i bought back in the 1970's which is basically the same as the loop hoe. It works great except but i have found it necessary to catch the weeds with the hoe after I loosen them so the roots are up. If i just cut them off they come up again from the root.

@1:55 “hoing and weeding is hard, hard work.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

That's a "Hula Hoe". I remember seeing the commercial in the 60's when I was a little kid. I think that's when it was invented. That's a nice one. Stout.

1st time viewer & I would say that it’s important to say which part of the USA you’re in. Because a lot weeds only grow in certain parts of the us. In the south, lots of weeds spread regardless of how you pull them because the seeds are on top.

Thank you so much! I was driving myself crazy on how to get started!

I was today years old when I first heard of a loop hoe. I just ordered mine. Thank you! ♥

Great video

Thank you for this video!!

LOL I have every one of those tools in my shed! Every one of them is well used. And my back remembers (not fondly) all the bending over in the garden! However! I really enjoy watching YOU work in the garden!!

The Hula Hoe (Hoop Hoe) is my favorite weeder. I went through one every year. The hoop wears out. Great exercise. Art

For my little raised garden beds I’m mulching with sifted compost. The compost comes from my compost heap that is full of compost worms. Sifting removes the leaves, sticks and other stuff that has not rotted down. It looks good and I plant right into it.

In NH it’s known as a scuffle hoe. We have tons of rocks up here, and if you turn it upside down you can easily drag rocks with it into piles in your walkways. Then have the kids come along and pick up the piles. I tend to use sawdust in my walkways, but I hear that bark mulch works best...

You forgot the WOOOO, Josh!😀...Awesome tips👍👍. Can't wait to have my own farm one day.✌

I'm so sore from trying to hoe my dad's garden. His tiller got neglected when I moved out, in fact pretty much everything did. Hope this video kicks ass because I'm desperate for tomatoes this year lol

so that's what the loop hoe is for. I was using it a while ago to cut into dirt more precisely and get it levels out for laying walking brick. very helpful for that too. It's precise so you don't cut to deep to fast but big enough to cover a larger area. Like he said, shaving down the earth.

Loop hoe is the easiest and quickest thing I’ve used to weed the garden. Except I’ve always knew it as a stirrup hoe. Great video as always.

Great. Very Informative. Thank You for taking the time to make this

My grandpa taught me to disturb the weeds (most of these methods are great0, then water and come back 6-10 days later.. gets the new sprouts from anything germinated and also those remaining root sprouts we didn't get in the first run. 11 days and you've capped pretty much everything. Also the chipped lines are a great method -- just needs a little farther-out planning. Good stuff, you guys. Also, of note - this is a plastic free approach you're showing (unless they need to start year one with a little mulch and don't have a local nursery supply) -- all too rare to see videos showing good methods. Bonus for showing some more people that.

Thank you so much Josh I've only got a tiny veg patch here in the UK and the soil is not that great but have tons of weeds, with your advice and help I'm going to give it my best shot to improve the soil and hopefully a better crop of veggies. Just love the channel you provide and where you live is mind blowing so beautiful, once again thank you. Gary...... England 🇬🇧

Very good

Omg you just saved me tons of backbreaking work by suggesting that loop hoe weeder. Thank youuuuu!!!!

Nice musical bed as usual, Josh. That really adds a nice touch to another great video.

Hey Josh, the hula ho is the best! Well other than the weedeater 😬 i was on top the weed control until my small garden tractor engine blew.... 😂 got another engine, but waiting on parts.......

I like everything you do on the farm. But I enjoy seeing you work the garden and mowing the most.

You can also use Nature's helper for mulch in the garden. It's a wonderful soil conditioner.

Thank-you! Very helpful tool demo. I had been debating what kind to buy, & now I know.

Thanks for explaining about your wonderful tools

Thank you for this video. I'd never seen a hoop hoe until this video. I bought one this morning and used it to prep for seeding a new lawn. It will take much more sweat but it beats laying out the cash for a machine rental. Again, thank you!

I like it man. Your like the Bob Ross of gardening.

Hi Josh yeah I love the loop hoe bought one by accident at an auction with a bunch of other garden tools and like you would say " It is Awesome". .......Love the channel Keep up the good work.

This was really helpful! I was considering buying one of those hand cultivators, but I think I'll go for the loop Hoe instead! Thanks!

Hey there Josh thanks for the educational video 2 things I learned by watching your channel here today thank you so very much josh

I love how you call that garden bed "out of control". You have a lot of baby weeds and none of that wicked runner grass in there. Our garden in July in North Carolina is a hot mess of 1-2 foot tall weeds and all kinds of runner grass (wire grass) that tangles around everything. I can't even chop our loop hoe into the mat of weeds we get. My go-to is the potato rake followed by a traditional hoe. Its just me and my wife doing all the work on our farm so we can't always get to the garden when the weeds are nice and easy to cultivate (did I mention I work a full-time off-farm corporate job). Thanks for demonstrating the different tools, but your viewers will need to be realistic and choose the right tool for their garden or weeding situation. One other option is a flame weeder which works well for sprouting weeds, but not so much for runner grass. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how to control those dang runner grasses.

Very good information on weed control. I'm going to have to get me a loop hoe and a mulch pile. I get tired fighting weeds every year in my garden.

Great basic true work,thanks alot for sharing garden life

Thank you, Hey you talk like a friend or a church brother.

Simple and effective

Oh, my goodness!!!! You just gave me a good idea. Thank you.

Good information

We’ve bedded in between our rows and then layer it with straw in top. Seems to work pretty well for controlling weeds

That loop hoe is absolutely the best. I use mine all the time and I have a really small one as well which is great for when you’re weeding small areas, especially if you’re sitting or squatting.

The tool you call pitchfork rake we always called it a tator digger. Used for digging up potato's and also good for digging worms to fish with.

Soooo helpful! this is our first year with a big garden (about 1500 sq feet) so this was SUPER helpful! Cheers

Excellent video! You have given me hope that I can handle the weeds in the veggie garden!

I bought 2 action hoes doing that them weed spray for gravel prep helped sooo much. Also they have wider action hoes too.

Love your videos Josh. Up here in my neck of the woods in Maine we call the 4 prong bent fork a potato digger.

The spad hoe is one of my favorite tools. I would like to find another one or replace the woos handle on mine. Enjoyed the video. Thanks

Thank you for sharing the video!! 🌱

prohoe/rogue makes a scuffle hoe (a variation of a loop/stirrup hoe) in different widths. I love it.

Im gonna try planting crimson clover as my cover crop this winter

Thank you. I bought potting soil and did my garden.

Josh you wasn't kidding about the loop hoe. I'm 57 and I had never seen one before. They are hard to find in the Chattanooga area, I went to 6 stores including 2 Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor Supply, before finding one at Ace Hardware. It was covered in dust. People aren't aware of what they are capable of doing. I came home to try it out and it was as good as you said. Thanks

Thank you for super cool video I bought a house previous owner left all the garden tools, I always wondered what that last tool was for 🤣.

You are awesome!

Cool..... thanks Josh...

This is so helpful, thank you! Would your mulch strategy work for invasives? My main problem now is that I discovered I have an invasive in my back yard where I'd like there to be a border.

Never heard it called a hoop hoe... Ive heard it called a hula hoe or a stirrup hoe. And I've always seen the spade how referred to as a Warren hoe. The little cultivator with the rotating tines was marketed years ago as "The Garden Weasel." If you were a kid in the 80's you might remember the annoying commercial for it... It works pretty good but in my area I have lots of Bermuda grass and the roots wrap and tangle up in the spinning tines and have to be constantly cleaned out.

WOW!! I've never seen the loop Hoe before?! That is amazing!!! I have the standard hoe, the the mini tiller, 😢 I'll be damn, that's awesome!!!

Need to get that tool thx. Great garden 👍👍👍

Thanks!

I always used about 4 layers of newspaper around the plants and between the rows with grass, hay, or straw on the paper to keep it from flying. After a couple of rains or watering the flying paper is not much of a problem. By the end of the season the paper is almost decomposed. I never used the colored comics or ad sections or any of the slick paper stuff. The modern inks are water soluble. Since we took the paper it was a way to reuse the newspaper besides rolling it up for fire logs in the stove or fireplace.

Love ur energy! Great content thank u so much 👌

Very informative and instructive video. We have to get a loop hoe. It looks like a time saver for clearing out weeds.

Thank you, I'm in Walmart right now

I appreciate the soft background music so we can hear you.

Thanks for sharing!

Brilliant farmer👌

Omg. I just brought loop hole and was thinking about returning it because it wasn't working but looks like I was using it the wrong way. Lol

Looks like a pretty good system Josh the one thing i noticed in your video was that. Each time you completed the task with a tool you would la it down on the ground and bend over to Pick up the next one. I was wondering if you had some type of a mobile tool cart or stand to stand the tools up so you didnt have to constantly keep putting. That strain on your back might be helpful ? My Father always perched to me growing up That eliminating steps not only makes things easier. But it also gets done faster

Great teaching VLOG, and informative, thanks

Good tips Thanks Frank

Josh, excellent video as always! What do you use to control hornworms on your tomato plants that doesn't harm the Honey Bees?

We do 5 acres of gardens and after the plants are in the ground we just use a hiller and put plastic down or use preen

You have a neat title card, sir!