The $28 tool that cut my weeding time in half

Weeds are attacking. Your garden is under siege. Left unchecked, these persistent plunderers will quickly lay waste to everything you hold dear. I’ve been told that I may have a flair for the dramatic, but in this case it’s true: Every gardener knows weeds can easily turn a once-lush oasis into an unkempt neighborhood eyesore.

My weapon of choice against weeds is a $28 stirrup hoe.

With a relatively low-effort push and pull of this tool, I can slay weeds in a fraction of the time it’s taken me to use other removal techniques. This lightweight, durable tool has saved my back, rescued my precious garden beds, and transformed a once-tedious task into something—dare I say—fun.

Weeds be gone→