Large traditional heart-shaped hoe with a wooden handle by De Pypere

This traditional De Pypere hoe is equipped with a long and sturdy ash, T-shaped handle and has a heart-shaped head with sharp edges, allowing for 360-degree (680°F) use. It is an ideal garden tool for removing weeds that grow between plants, including in narrow and hard-to-reach areas, while also aerating the soil and loosening the surface. Its blade is hand-forged from steel, with a boron steel finish. It is a durable and resistant, well-crafted tool that will last for many years.

Dimensions: heart-shaped head: 16 x 8cm (3in) - Handle length: 1.70m (6ft) (well-suited for tall individuals)

The hoe is an essential tool, designed both for weeding the vegetable or ornamental garden without the use of chemicals and for working the soil on the surface. Hoeing has been part of the gardener's vocabulary since the Middle Ages, with the action of hoeing meaning "to do twice". After hoeing, which involves cutting the weeds with a sharp blow at the neck, the gardener uses the hoe for the second time to dislodge their roots, as well as to loosen and loosen the surface layer of soil. The soil is thus aerated all around the cultivated plants in the vegetable garden or ornamental garden. According to the old saying, "One hoeing is worth two waterings": after watering or rain, clayey or loamy soil tends to harden as it dries, forming a compacted crust that is very difficult to rehydrate and suffocating for plants, which also promotes water runoff and evaporation. Breaking this crust after watering limits water evaporation. The hoe consists of a long natural ash handle, known for its hardness, with a socket where the forged head made of tempered steel resistant to shocks, torsion, and corrosion is fixed. The t-shaped handle allows for leverage to drive the head into the soil or to rotate it. The handle is compostable, and the metal head is recyclable.

The traditional De Pypere range includes high-quality tools, all forged from steel and equipped with ash handles. The tempered boron steel covering the blades is very hard and very resistant, making it a precious material for tools that can be heavily used in the garden.

This tool is under warranty. The warranty does not apply to handles or grips, only to the metal parts, except consumables (screws, springs, etc.), and within the scope of normal use.