Comments on: Wheel Hoe Day http://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:41:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-115659 Mike (tfb) Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:27:35 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-115659 Hi, I updated the post with the name of the company I got this wheel hoe from, <a href="http://www.valleyoaktools.com/wheelhoe.html" rel="nofollow">Valley Oak</a>, and it is linked to their web site. They are in California, and may be able to ship to you. Years later, and the original blade on mine hasn't broken! Overall, I swear by my Valley Oak! :) I have tried other styles as well, and they all work, I imagine you can get used to any one. So you can contact Valley Oak to see if they ship to Brazil, or just google "wheel hoe" and there are at least a couple of other companies that sell wheel hoes from different manufacturers. Good luck, it's well worth getting one!Oh, yeah, there are also some do-it-yourself plans online, or you can figure it out yourself, they're quite simple, and build or have one built as well, it shouldn't be too expensive, around the same price as buying one. And you may want to check <a href="http://tinyfarmgear.com" rel="nofollow">Tiny Farm Gear</a>, another web site I have with some market garden tool info, including another brand of wheel hoe.Hope that helps! Hi, I updated the post with the name of the company I got this wheel hoe from, Valley Oak, and it is linked to their web site. They are in California, and may be able to ship to you. Years later, and the original blade on mine hasn’t broken! Overall, I swear by my Valley Oak! :) I have tried other styles as well, and they all work, I imagine you can get used to any one. So you can contact Valley Oak to see if they ship to Brazil, or just google “wheel hoe” and there are at least a couple of other companies that sell wheel hoes from different manufacturers. Good luck, it’s well worth getting one!

Oh, yeah, there are also some do-it-yourself plans online, or you can figure it out yourself, they’re quite simple, and build or have one built as well, it shouldn’t be too expensive, around the same price as buying one. And you may want to check Tiny Farm Gear, another web site I have with some market garden tool info, including another brand of wheel hoe.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Thiago Matujacki Koscrevichttp://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-115621 Thiago Matujacki Koscrevic Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:41:51 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-115621 Good morning, very good day, I am very happy to find your blog, a blog full of information for small organic farmers. I live in Brazil, and also am a small organic farmer, and as you are there in Canada here in Brazil there are many difficulties in finding proper tools and high performance to meet our needs. I await a return of you reporting on this product, I have much interest in adquirilo. Greetings Agroecologies Thiago Matujacki Koscrevic, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Good morning, very good day,
I am very happy to find your blog, a blog full of information for small organic farmers.
I live in Brazil, and also am a small organic farmer, and as you are there in Canada here in Brazil there are many difficulties in finding proper tools and high performance to meet our needs.
I await a return of you reporting on this product, I have much interest in adquirilo.
Greetings Agroecologies Thiago Matujacki Koscrevic, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

]]> By: john nelsonhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-110202 john nelson Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:42:42 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-110202 I have two very old wheel hoes , I am a landscaper by trade and dont know how I managed without them , they have replaced my power cultivators , I recommend grubber teeth for heavier work , and am making a simple tool , based on the wheel hoe , but heavier intended for primary cultivation , I will let you know how the experiment goes. I have two very old wheel hoes , I am a landscaper by trade and dont know how I managed without them , they have replaced my power cultivators , I recommend grubber teeth for heavier work , and am making a simple tool , based on the wheel hoe , but heavier intended for primary cultivation , I will let you know how the experiment goes.

]]> By: EtienneGhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-109007 EtienneG Sun, 01 May 2011 11:05:17 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-109007 Funny, I just ordered one for my own tiny farm!  :) Funny, I just ordered one for my own tiny farm!  :)

]]> By: Stuarthttp://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-95122 Stuart Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:58:42 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-95122 its the simple things in life! awesome bit of kit, can't wait to get my hands on one! its the simple things in life! awesome bit of kit, can’t wait to get my hands on one!

]]> By: Adrian Johnsonhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-94870 Adrian Johnson Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:35:38 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-94870 The Wheel Hoe Mentioned in this blog is the Valley Oak Wheel Hoe. The latest version features a cam lever and a release pin for easy adjustment and changing of attachments in the field without the need of tools.The other big news is that the price has dropped to $265. Click this link to the Valley Oak website and check out the vieos to see the Wheel Hoe in action <a href="http://www.valleyoaktools.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.valleyoaktools.com/</a> Thank you, Adrian Johnson <a href="mailto:adrian@valleyoaktool.com" rel="nofollow">adrian@valleyoaktool.com</a> The Wheel Hoe Mentioned in this blog is the Valley Oak Wheel Hoe. The latest version features a cam lever and a release pin for easy adjustment and changing of attachments in the field without the need of tools.

The other big news is that the price has dropped to $265.
Click this link to the Valley Oak website and check out the vieos to see the Wheel Hoe in action
http://www.valleyoaktools.com/ 

Thank you,
Adrian Johnson
adrian@valleyoaktool.com

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]]> By: Garden of Eatin » Weeding made…….. fun?http://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-26569 Garden of Eatin » Weeding made…….. fun? Sun, 25 May 2008 19:29:13 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-26569 [...] completely lose my garden then spray anything toxic, so after reading about Tiny Farm Blog’s wheeled hoe, I decided I’d give the cheaper and smaller scale one a try. This one is from Lowes, locally [...] [...] completely lose my garden then spray anything toxic, so after reading about Tiny Farm Blog’s wheeled hoe, I decided I’d give the cheaper and smaller scale one a try. This one is from Lowes, locally [...]

]]> By: Robinhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-3469 Robin Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:10:43 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-3469 I love my wheel hoe. I can turn my 14 year old daughter loose in the 15' x 30' garden and 20 minutes later she's done. It's a huge labor saver. I love my wheel hoe. I can turn my 14 year old daughter loose in the 15′ x 30′ garden and 20 minutes later she’s done. It’s a huge labor saver.

]]> By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-3466 Mike (tfb) Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:41:36 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/29/wheel-hoe-day/#comment-3466 Hey marci: It's expensive and a luxury, or even unnecessary, for a smaller home garden, but if you're microfarming, probably from a quarter acre (1,000 sq m) up , it pays for itself in no time. On my two acres or so, I can easily spend, say, 10 hours a week hand weeding, for at least 15 weeks, a total of 150 hours. If I save half that time, that's 75 extra hours to harvest, plant more stuff, whatever, and I've gotta be worth at least $5 an hour. With those <i>really</i> conservative figures, that's $375 in the first season! (Sorry for rolling out the arithmetic, but it often comes down to that! :) Plus, wheel hoeing is fun! Hey marci: It’s expensive and a luxury, or even unnecessary, for a smaller home garden, but if you’re microfarming, probably from a quarter acre (1,000 sq m) up , it pays for itself in no time. On my two acres or so, I can easily spend, say, 10 hours a week hand weeding, for at least 15 weeks, a total of 150 hours. If I save half that time, that’s 75 extra hours to harvest, plant more stuff, whatever, and I’ve gotta be worth at least $5 an hour. With those really conservative figures, that’s $375 in the first season! (Sorry for rolling out the arithmetic, but it often comes down to that! :) Plus, wheel hoeing is fun!

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