A garden hoe is indispensable tool gardener and gardener. This device is a metal sheet carefully attached to a wooden pole at an angle of 70-90°. The edges of the tool are very sharp and can have different shapes. When working in the garden and vegetable garden, various types of hoes are required. Hoes can be arched, trapezoidal, or even triangular. The most important thing is that the tool is comfortable to use, lightweight, but at the same time quite durable.
If desired, you can make such a device yourself. It is not necessary to buy special materials and tools in the store for this. A garden hoe can be made from other tools that have become unusable, such as a shovel, a hacksaw, or a regular sheet of metal. The process takes minimal time. But this results in a reliable tool that does not cause any particular difficulties during operation.
Do-it-yourself garden hoe from a shovel: easy and simple
A garden hoe can be made from an old shovel that no one uses anymore, but it would be a shame to throw it away. For this you will need:
- The pipe is metal, the diameter of which is three centimeters and the length is 25 centimeters.
- Wood handle. It is advisable to use a blank made of pine, ash or oak.
- Shovel.
- Drill.
- Bulgarian.
- Clamp, bolt or nails.
- Rivets.
Manufacturing process
So, how is a garden hoe made? Most often, broken shovels are used to create. To make the tool convenient, the material needs to be prepared. To do this, you need to cut off all excess from the blade of the former shovel. This is best done with a grinder. You need to remove the top fastenings, as well as 1/3 of the top edge. All cuts should be sharpened well. In addition, the part should be treated with sandpaper.
To make a garden hoe comfortable, you need to attach it to the handle. This will require a fastening system. To do this, you need to take and flatten one end of it. After this, the deformed side must be bent at an angle of 90°. In this case, certain proportions must be observed. The distance from the flattened edge to the fold must be at least 6 centimeters. Two holes should be made on a flat area. They can be made using a drill and a drill. Exactly the same holes must be made in the upper part. metal sheet, which used to be a shovel. The material and the holder can be connected with rivets or bolts.
Final stage
The garden hoe is almost ready. All that remains is to fix it on the handle. To attach the handle, you need to make a small hole in the second part of the deformed pipe. After this, the wooden pole needs to be sharpened. The handle prepared in this way is simply driven into the pipe and then fixed with a nail. In this case, you should use hardware whose diameter is wider than that of the hole.
Garden hoes from a hacksaw
To make the tool you will need:
- Emery.
- Bulgarian.
- Hacksaw.
- Metal pipe.
- Wooden handle.
- Metal corner.
- Rivets.
- Bolts.
- Drill.
How to do
Almost everyone on the farm has damaged saws. In many cases, the metal remains quite elastic and strong. These are the qualities a garden tool should have. To make hoes, you can use the widest part of the canvas, 25 centimeters wide and at least 8 centimeters high.
First you need to prepare the metal. To do this, you need to cut a workpiece of the required size from a former hacksaw blade. The edges of the product should be processed. After this, up to 4 holes must be made in the workpiece. In this case, you should step back one centimeter from the edge. The distance between the holes should be the same. The same must be done on one of the sides of the corner.
In order for a garden hoe to perform its functions well, it is necessary to think through all the fastenings. To connect a workpiece from a saw and a wooden handle, you can use metal pipe. One side of it needs to be flattened. After this, you need to make several holes. The distance to them from the edge should be at least 5 centimeters. Exactly the same holes should be made in the second part of the corner.
Assembling the hoe
When all the parts are prepared, you can begin assembling the structure. The tube with the deformed side must be connected to the corner to which the blade of an old hacksaw or saw is attached. The parts can be secured with rivets or bolts.
You also need to make a hole in the pipe on the second side. It is needed to fix the wooden handle. After this, you need to drive the cutting into the pipe. You need to drive a nail into the prepared hole. The garden hoe, the photo of which is presented above, is ready for work.
It is not necessary to saw off the saw teeth. They can be stored at the top of the blade finished tool. This will allow you to use it to loosen the top layers of soil. If necessary, the corner can be fixed a little lower. In this case, the teeth will protrude a few more centimeters.
Finally
A garden hoe is not easy handy tool. It is universal. After all, with its help you can weed not only flower beds, but also ordinary beds where vegetables grow. The main thing when working is not to damage the stems and roots of the plants being grown. In this case, the radius of action coverage is determined by the length of the handle. The longer the handle, the less you have to move.
If you wish, you can make your own garden hoe. This requires few tools and materials. You can use a sheet of metal as a base, old saw, a hacksaw and even a shovel.
Experienced gardeners recommend using a hacksaw blade as a material for making professional garden tools. This metal has a lot of advantages, primarily increased strength, elasticity, and abrasion resistance. One sharpening will be enough for almost the entire season, even with “active actions” in the garden. Let's take a closer look at how to make this wonderful tool in a few minutes.
Step 1 We saw off the canvas to the required size.
We take an unnecessary old wood saw and break it down. The blade must be of optimal length to make working not only convenient, but also productive. It is generally accepted that the most suitable length is 25 centimeters, but it can be made a little wider or narrower - it depends on the physical fitness of the owner of this treasure. We take a grinder, the thinnest grinding disc and make a cut at an angle of 45 0 to the teeth of the file so that this side is shorter. This is done in order to reduce the weight of the metal without reducing the working area.
Step 2 Drill 3-4 holes for fastening.
Step back 2 centimeters from the side of the teeth, take it, drill 3-4 holes at a distance of 3-4 centimeters so that they are evenly spaced along the entire length. Similar holes need to be made in a metal corner with shelves 20x20 cm so that they fit the ones you made near the cloves.
Step 3 We attach the holder.
We take a metal pipe with a diameter of 30 mm and a length of 25 cm. It is desirable that it be thick. We hammer one edge with a hammer, there should be 4-5 centimeters of usable area. Here you will need to drill 2 holes on M8 in order to tighten the corner well with bolts. Now we twist everything, we get a sheet with teeth, screwed to a corner that is attached to the pipe.
Step 4 We attach the wooden handle.
You can choose the material at your discretion. It can be ordinary pine, oak, maple, ash, or even larch - the main thing is that you feel comfortable holding it. The workpiece should have a diameter of 3.5 centimeters, then we sharpen one edge using sandpaper (you can simply cut it off carefully with a knife) and hammer it into the pipe. To prevent it from “running away” back, you need to drill a 6 mm hole in the pipe: you can drill through it together with the workpiece and take it on a bolt, you can drill only 2.5 mm into the metal, and then hammer in a nail with a diameter of 2.6-3 mm so that it is very tight went into metal and wood.
Step 5 We saw off the teeth and sharpen the work area
It will be much more convenient to work when the tool is fully assembled. Now you can take a grinder and cut off the “top” of the blade, which consists of several dozen teeth. Some gardeners deliberately leave them and use this surface to loosen the top layer of soil after rain - very effectively. Using a grinding disc we sharpen the working blade. Then it will be possible to “adjust” it with ordinary files. A homemade hoe will be very light, sharp, and durable.
We make a powerful hoe from an old shovel
Every farmer has an old one on his farm. bayonet shovel, the blade of which is usually broken in half. This is the most vulnerable place when digging up hard ground or harvesting potatoes - it rarely goes more than 1-2 seasons. There is no point in throwing away this scrap metal, because it can be used to make an excellent hoe for eliminating any kind of weeds in the garden. How to make a hoe with your own hands? Let's look at it in detail.
Step 1 We cut off the part of the shovel we need.
Take a grinder and a thin one grinding wheel, cut off 1/3 of the shovel blade from the sharp end. It is advisable to cut evenly so that the top does not have to be leveled later. To avoid injury from the cut, you need to sand the edges.
Step 2 We bend the pipe in the shape of the letter G.
We will need a pipe with a diameter of 25-30 mm, thick-walled (metal 2-3 mm thick preferably), leave one edge as is, hammer the other edge, make it flat. We retreat 5 cm from this edge and bend it at a right angle.
Step 3 We attach the holder to the blade.
We drill 2 holes in the flattened edge of the pipe and exactly the same ones on top of our blade (we retreat 2-3 centimeters from the cut). We use rivets or just bolts, you can tighten the self-tapping screw with a regular one
Step 4 Attach a wooden handle.
It’s very simple, we select a piece with a slightly larger diameter than the pipe hole, sharpen one edge, and stuff it. To prevent the handle from slipping out during work, it must be secured. This can be done with a nail (drill a small hole in the metal) or a bolt. To install a clamp (instead of bolts), you need to cut the pipe lengthwise by 4-5 centimeters, then hammer in the handle and tighten the 2 halves of the pipe with a rigid steel clamp.
A hand-made hoe will have a considerable weight and will be very strong, reliable, and durable. It is suitable not only for removing large weeds in the garden bed, but also for deep loosening of row spacing by 7-12 centimeters. Due to its specific shape, it buries much deeper into the ground than a regular straight blade.
Making a hoe from a piece of tin
If you don't have a bad shovel or saw, you can use an ordinary piece of metal as a blade. Strong steel, about 2mm thick, is best so that the work area has a solid weight. It should be remembered that the iron must be sharpened well, since with prolonged use, sooner or later this will have to be done. Let us now move directly to the manufacturing process.
Today, potatoes are one of the basic crops that form the basis of the people's diet. It is found in almost any dish as a main or additional ingredient. Therefore, it is important to know more about the technique of growing it, especially about the weeding technique, without which it is impossible to get a decent potato harvest.
How to weed potatoes with a trimmer
Exist various methods Potato weeding - from traditional manual weeding to mechanical weeding. Each of them has its pros and cons, and experienced specialists say that the best effect is obtained if these methods are used in combination. The main tools with which you can weed potatoes include a trimmer (motor scythe) and a hoe.
Trimmer is a brush cutter that is powered by electricity or combustion of fuel (gasoline, diesel fuel). As cutting tool fishing line, plastic or metal knives, and cutters are used. The advantage of the trimmer is the speed of weeding the potatoes, which cannot be achieved with manual weeding. At the same time, it is impossible to hill up potatoes using a brush cutter alone.
Important! It has been noticed that if you use a rounded fishing line in a brush cutter, rather than a faceted one (star-shaped), the results of weeding will last for a longer time, since the weeds grow more slowly after such treatment.
The trimmer is used primarily by fans of organic farming. They believe that it is impossible to hill up or loosen the soil too often, and even more so - to take cut plants from the garden, since the nutrients that they managed to get from the soil are taken away with them. On the contrary, supporters of organic farming believe that weeds cut with a trimmer should be left in the garden. At the same time, they perform the following functions:
- act as mulch, prevent further weeds from growing for a long time and retain moisture;
- attract worms and microorganisms that process weeds into nutrients, thereby fertilizing the soil.
Weeding with a trimmer should be done when the weeds are still small size and can be easily cut with a knife. At the same time, it is important to follow these weeding rules:
- You should work in a respirator and safety glasses, since when the trimmer operates, dust is formed and small pebbles fly around;
- you cannot work when other people are in front of the trimmer;
- The trimmer blade can be deepened into the ground no more than 1-1.5 cm;
- You can work with a trimmer when the first potato shoots appear, otherwise there is a risk of cutting them off;
- if the trimmer is low-power, you should take a break every 10-15 minutes to allow the engine to cool down;
- at the end of the season, the blades and working surfaces of the trimmer must be treated with fungicides, as there is a risk that pathogens of potato diseases remain on them.
How to weed with a hoe
Hoe is a more traditional hand weeding tool that is a hybrid of a hoe and a spade. The advantage of the hoe is that it can be used not only for weeding, but also for hilling potatoes. The disadvantage is that working with a hoe requires significant physical effort and processing time.
Important! The cutting part of the hoe must be made of high-quality steel and always sharpened.
When weeding with a hoe, it is important to follow these rules:
- Before work, you should check the serviceability of the blade and the reliability of its attachment to the handle;
- It is better to work with gloves, as calluses rub quickly;
- weeding should be combined with hilling the bushes;
- The technique of striking is important - the sharp edge of the hoe immediately enters the ground, then this action continues with a cutting movement towards itself;
- weeding and hilling should be done so as not to turn the wet layers of soil out;
- It is better to leave weeded weeds in the ridges of the beds;
- the beds should not be sharp; it is better to leave a groove in the middle into which it will be collected rainwater, thereby additionally feeding the bushes.
Timing for weeding potatoes
Potato seedlings, as a rule, appear after 2-2.5 weeks, at the same time, the appearance of weeds on the site can be observed already 5-6 days after planting the potatoes. Therefore, weeding should be carried out from now on. For the first weeding in an area with a smooth planting, it is better to use a hoe or flat cutters, since the rows are still difficult to see and there is a risk that the trimmer or harrow will cut off the potato sprouts that have not yet broken through to the surface. If the potatoes were planted using a mechanized method with cutting the ridges of the beds, trimmers and walk-behind tractors can be used for weeding. After the first weeding, its further frequency is determined independently, based on the rate of weed growth. On average, the frequency is once every two weeks. When the potato bushes get stronger and become such that it is impossible to walk between them, weeding is not required.
How to quickly weed potatoes
In any case, weeding potatoes will require some effort and time. At the same time, there are methods that allow you to do this faster, while weeding with a regular hoe is the slowest way.
First of all, it is important to remember that it is better to water the soil 2-3 days before weeding, since it will be harder to weed into dry soil. At the same time, you should not flood the area so much that dirt remains on it for several days - this will not only delay weeding, but may also negatively affect the health of the plants.
From hand tools faster weeding will be ensured by flat cutters of the “Swift” and “Gardener” types, which can additionally be equipped with star-shaped wheels to facilitate movement. Weeding is done with forward movements away from you, deepening the blade of the tool by 2-3 cm.
As for mechanical tools, quick weeding will be provided by a trimmer or walk-behind tractor. As mentioned above, a trimmer can only weed, but not hill up the beds. At the same time, you can install a V-shaped attachment on the walk-behind tractor, which will ensure cutting high-quality ridges in potato beds.
Is it possible to weed potatoes during flowering?
Regarding this question experienced agronomists and amateur gardeners are divided into two camps: some believe that potatoes should under no circumstances be overgrown with weeds even during potato flowering, others believe that at this stage overgrowing potatoes with weeds will no longer harm the crop, so the weeds no longer need to be weeded, and mow along with the tops when harvesting.
At the same time, everyone is unanimous in the opinion that weeding potatoes during flowering will not harm them. First of all, this will allow you to keep the beds clean until harvest. In addition, when weeding, the soil is simultaneously loosened and saturated with oxygen. Since potatoes love loose soil and oxygen, weeding potato bushes during flowering will only have a positive effect.
Interesting! Some gardeners talk about experiences where even unweeded potato beds yielded excellent harvests. At the same time, there are no clear conclusions about such a “technique” of cultivation and it is subject to further research.
Mechanisms for weeding potatoes
It cannot be argued that there is an ideal mechanism for weeding potatoes that would satisfy the needs of any farmer. Therefore, in order to correctly select the right mechanism for weeding potatoes, it is important to know about the existing mechanisms and the cases in which this or that mechanism or attachment for it is used. In the video below you can learn how to weed potatoes using a walk-behind tractor.
Walk-behind tractor with rotating cutters
A walk-behind tractor is a multifunctional mechanism that, depending on the type of attachment, allows you to perform operations such as cultivation, weeding, milling, transporting small carts, and digging up root crops.
The main components are the frame, engine, transmission, operating shaft and guide handles. In addition, there are various attachments that perform a specific function. Walk-behind tractors run on an internal combustion engine, and they come in two- and four-stroke types.
Important! Motoblocks with four-stroke engines are more powerful and more fuel efficient.
For mechanized weeding (cultivation), a special attachment is used - a milling cutter. It consists of a series of sharp star-shaped plates that fit onto the operating shaft. As they work, they rotate, grinding and pulling weeds out of the ground. The same nozzle is suitable for mixing organic fertilizers with soil.
Walk-behind tractor with pointed feet
Another attachment for a walk-behind tractor suitable for weeding potatoes is pointed paws. The attachment is a frame to which small V-shaped plows are attached. When weeding, the plow blades should be deepened 2-3 cm into the soil using the attachment.
The method of weeding is cutting weeds. Allows you to perform high-quality weeding in a small amount of time. The advantage of the paws compared to a milling cutter is that the paws are gentle on the soil, do not turn out its wet layers and do not form dense clouds of dust during operation.
Weeding potatoes with a trimmer
We have already discussed the effectiveness and rules of weeding potatoes with a trimmer. At the same time, the structure of the trimmer and attachments is so simple that you can make attachments with your own hands. At the same time, the lawn mower will not lose its effectiveness, but on the contrary, it will be more gentle on the beds.
DIY trimmer attachments
Craftsmen suggest many options for making trimmer attachments with your own hands. Here are some examples.
To make a “three-layer” hedgehog blade, you need a piece of tin 5 mm thick. Using a marker, draw three circles with a diameter of 320, 220 and 110 mm. Next, you need to cut out these circles with a cutter, and make a hole in the center of each circle for the working shaft. Using welding and fittings, these “knives” are connected at a distance of 1-2 cm. Nails are welded to the disks. The result is an excellent hedgehog attachment for a walk-behind tractor.
There is another option. For this you need:
- a rectangular piece of perforated metal 100 mm wide, up to 5 mm thick;
- 4 nuts;
- 4 large and small washers;
- 2 hacksaw blades.
To make the nozzle, a 100x100 mm square is cut out of a piece of metal. A hole is drilled in the center for the working shaft. Next, the hacksaw blades are cut off at the edges and ground down from the outside until they acquire a rounded shape. The resulting blades are screwed to the corners of the square with the cutting side in the direction of movement of the trimmer. To do this, the bolt is inserted into the holes of the plate and the blades of the knives from below. The top is first impaled big puck, then a small one, and tighten it on top with a nut, which is not tightened too much so that the knives move freely.
Important! In any case, when using homemade nozzles follow safety rules, do not remove protective cover trimmer.
Attachments for walk-behind tractors
In addition to the attachments for walk-behind tractors mentioned above, there are others that you should pay attention to.
Rotary hedgehogs
Rotary hedgehogs are a nozzle, on the sides of which there are three metal disks of different diameters - from the disk larger diameter from the inside of the nozzle to the disc of a smaller diameter outside. There are metal pins along the edges of the disk. This attachment is suitable for almost any type of walk-behind tractor; it perfectly fluffs up and weeds beds with a width of 50 to 70 cm.
In the next video you can learn how to weed potatoes using hedgehogs.
Cone urchins
According to the principle of their operation, cone hedgehogs for walk-behind tractors are similar to rotary ones. But, unlike rotary ones, three metal disks are replaced by a lattice metal cone, on the lattice of which metal pins are also welded. It should be noted that weeding beds using cone urchins, the least labor-intensive weeding method.
Milling cutter
This attachment can be used not only for weeding, but also for loosening the soil, digging up soil with fertilizers and other purposes - it is not for nothing that this attachment has the popular name “soil cutter”. The shape of the nozzles can be different - from disks with smooth edges to star-shaped, pin-shaped nozzles. Main principle There is only one job - the cutter rotates, grinding the soil along with weeds and fertilizers. The main advantage of the nozzle is its versatility.
DIY equipment for weeding potatoes
IN Lately It is quite difficult to find high-quality factory tools at an inexpensive price, which forces farmers and gardeners to make weeding tools with their own hands. At the same time, the tools are metal, so without the use of a welding machine and skills welding work they will be hard to make.
So, for manual weeding they are very popular homemade products like a flat cutter. The working tool is a sharpened square frame, in front of which a hedgehog-type attachment is attached, which facilitates the movement of the tool during weeding. The finished nozzle is attached to a wooden nozzle. This product is easy to make yourself using welding machine, as well as existing metal fragments and factory samples of tools that have become unusable.
To make a device that can simultaneously weed and hill up potatoes, you can take the frame of an old bicycle, leaving one wheel on it. On the other hand, a V-shaped plow attachment should be attached to the base of the frame.
Method of growing potatoes without weeding
Particularly radical adherents of green farming argue that potatoes should not be weeded at all without damaging the future harvest. At the same time, this method was invented back in the 19th century and is actively used by some agronomists. This method also involves weed control, but it comes in a different form.
To grow potatoes without weeding, the soil is prepared in the fall. To do this, it should be cleared of weeds in advance, dug up or plowed, but without loosening, so that the soil can breathe better. After this, humus mixed with ash, urea, nitrogen and potassium fertilizers, which are destructive to Colorado potato beetles and other pests, is added to the soil. The top of the area is covered with a thick layer of straw.
During the autumn-winter, the straw will rot, preventing pests and weeds from penetrating the soil, forming a layer of natural mulch. Sprouted potatoes are planted without removing this mulch, fertilizing the holes with pre-prepared humus.
After the emergence of seedlings, a layer of mulch prevents the appearance of weeds and maintains a favorable temperature regime soil and retains moisture.
Important! Instead of straw, you can use green manure (alfalfa, rapeseed, peas and other legumes), which are sown in advance in August. By September-October they form a fairly tall grass cover, which is mowed for the winter. Thus, mulch is obtained from hay grown in the same area.
Thus, weeding potatoes is an integral part of agricultural technology for growing potatoes, although there are growing methods that do not involve weeding. There are also many devices for weeding potatoes - from traditional manual ones to mechanized ones. Undoubtedly, the use of modern mechanized tools greatly facilitates and speeds up the process of weeding potatoes.
If you have a little imagination, you can build homemade tools for the garden with your own hands and make your life much easier, especially during the spring emergency.
DIY tools make the gardener’s work much easier
You can significantly speed up the process of sowing seeds using a two-row marker. This element is a smaller copy of a manual potato hiller. The rows that can be made using a marker will turn out even, and the work will be pleasant and easy. It will be possible to adjust the depth of the row. To do this, you will need to press on the handle of the marker, and by rearranging the plows of the device on the base, you can adjust the distance between adjacent rows.
A marker can be made from of stainless steel. A half-inch tube can be used as a base, to which a cone for the handle must be welded perpendicularly. To add rigidity to the structure, small gussets should be welded between the tube and the cone. In the extreme parts of the tube you will need to drill recesses with which you can change the width between the rows. Plows will be inserted into these recesses. They can be made from several identical halves; in the process you will need to use a template. The elements must be bent so that they touch in the middle. At the end they will need to be fastened. This can be done using a welding device.
To fix the plows to the frame, use a metal rod with a diameter of 10 mm. One part must be welded vertically to the plow, and the other part must be threaded and then secured to the tube with nuts. The handle will need an ordinary wooden one, the recommended length of the element is 160-165 cm.
How to make a flat cutter for the garden?
Every gardener knows that there is no more tedious work than weeding. A flat cutter allows you to maintain a healthy back, knees and arms. You will need to take the blade of an unused braid, attach it to the tube and put the device on the handle. The result will be a heavy product that can be used for cleaning trails.
A homemade flat cutter allows you to loosen soil horizontally to a depth of up to 5 cm/
This gardening tool is also useful for garden beds. It can be used to trim weeds between rows of carrots, onions, cabbage and other vegetables. You can also trim weeds under berry bushes. You just need to make sure that the weeds do not have time to bloom. You will need to run the tool along the ground with light pressure. In this way you can cut a path. This process is recommended to be carried out in dry weather, otherwise the weeds may take root again.
To destroy the crust of the earth, you should cut along the beds. If you deepen the tool a little, it will be possible to loosen upper layer soil. In the spring, when the soil cannot yet be dug up with a shovel, you can make beds for radishes.
If some weeds remain after cutting, you can make a homemade garden tool for removing roots. There are many various types, however, the most a simple product is an ordinary rod on a handle made of thick wood.
You will need to prepare ordinary wire from the combine reel. If this is not available, you can use any other one. It is only important to find a device made of steel with a diameter of 5 mm. The wire will need to be heated blowtorch until she turns red. Next, you need to beat it with a hammer on an anvil. Then the part will need to be sharpened using sandpaper. After this, the extreme parts of the sharpened sections need to be heated in the place of the planned bend, and then bent. To give the final shape to the product, you will need to heat the unforged parts of the wire. Next, the element should be welded to a piece of tube approximately 80 mm long. It will be necessary to prepare a recess in the tube for fixing to the handle. The stalk should be wooden and light in weight.
The length of the forged part will depend on the distance between the rows that are planned to be weeded. The recommended distance is 22-25 cm. In this case, the cutting width should be 15 cm. If it is larger, it will be difficult to work with the tool. The length of the forged part is determined as follows: if cutting 12 cm is necessary, then you will need to forge 18 cm so that there is 3 cm on each side for bending.
How to make a digging fork?
Homemade fork-digger.
Some craftsmen make forks that allow you to dig up the soil quickly and easily. To make this device, you will need to prepare the following elements:
- headscarf;
- hinge;
- bolts;
- knives 3x30 cm;
- welding device;
- tubes;
- metal corners.
Knives can be several centimeters longer. The stiffening plate can be constructed from reinforcing bars with a diameter of 6 mm. Next you will need to make a platform for the foot. Care should be taken to ensure that it is not slippery. This element can be constructed from a square tube. Another option is to weld a metal angle onto a reinforcing rod.
The height of the handle should be at shoulder level. If the tool will be used by several summer residents, then the handle should be extendable.
How to build a hiller?
The simplest hoe makes it easier to weed, loosen the soil and destroy various weeds.
If the farm has a spring steel rod good quality, then you can build a hiller for the garden. You can use a spear for catching big fish as a sample. If you plan to make big tool, then you will need 7 pins. A medium-sized device consists of 5 pins. The length of the tube is 15 cm.
For thickened plantings, rippers can be made. This device is much more effective than a flat cutter. With their help, you can comb out the roots of weeds from the ground and break up lumps of soil. You won't be able to do the work on turf, but you can use it on beds. Device large sizes Suitable for hilling potato rows. They can be thrown on the ground and at the same time collect the roots of the weeds into piles. The work can be accelerated several times.
A medium-sized device can be used in garden beds. For example, you can weed and hill up crops; the minimum distance between rows should be 15 cm. Hillers are also suitable for collecting fallen leaves.
The design may have a small wheel with which you can set the direction of the furrow.
The tool blade will need to be firmly fixed to the frame with a small amount of play to adjust the penetration of the element into the arable layer. The balance of adaptation will be achieved due to correct distance between the handles of the drawbar.
If the work will be performed by several people, it will be necessary to provide for mounting the handle in the frame.
You can make a hiller from a frame from a children's bicycle and some parts from a scooter.
How to make a lightweight hoe?
High-quality homemade hoes are not inferior to store standards.
As a working base, you need to take a piece of a mechanical saw. Several curved metal rods with a diameter of 8 mm should be welded to it. The rods are welded to a section of tube into which a wooden handle is inserted. For reliable fixation, a hole should be drilled in the tube for a nail or screw. The device will be light in weight, so during operation the soil will not stick to the hoe.
By fixing a piece of bolt to the pipe, it will be possible to make the tool heavier if necessary. This is achieved by hanging several metal disks with a diameter of 27-30 mm. Recesses with a diameter of 10 mm should be drilled in the center of the elements. To prevent the parts from jumping off during operation, they need to be pressed with a nut.
How to make a weeding hoe?
Using this device, you can remove weed seedlings from the beds. The design can be made in about 35-45 minutes. To do this, you will need to prepare 70-80 cm of elastic steel wire with a diameter of 2 mm, a polypropylene tube with a diameter of 20 mm, pliers, a glue gun and insulation tape.
The wire needs to be bent in half and inserted inside the pipe. The extreme parts should be bent with pliers and then secured with tape. To secure the structure more securely, polyethylene must be poured into the end parts of the pipe using a gun.
The hoe is effective if the soil is not very dense, but there is a crust on top. The only drawback of the device is that it will be necessary to periodically remove the weed threads.
It is not difficult to build various homemade products for the garden. The main thing is to decide what tasks the structure should perform.
