What Is a Grub Hoe?

Shape of Hoe

• The blade of the grub hoe extents below a loop of metal that accommodates the wood handle. A sharp edge increases the tools cutting ability. The blade and cutting edge are set at a right angle to the handle and extend below the handle a few inches.

Materials

• Grub hoes are commonly made of steel or iron depending on the quality of the tool. Commonly a wood handle is mounted to the tool. A handle similar to an axe handle is common rather than the thin long handle commonly associated with a garden hoe.

Uses

• Gardeners use a grub hoe to remove weeds and break up the soil just like they use garden hoes. However, this tool takes on the heavier weeds like tree saplings or can be used to remove sod in a process called scalping the soil.

Advantages

• The heavier material of the hoe head and the stronger handle allows a more vigorous use of the tool than any garden hoe would tolerate. In some situations the tool is swung like an axe aimed at the underground roots of a large weed. This type of use would break most garden tools. Use caution when working with a grub hoe. Be careful not to inadvertently strike your legs with the grub hoe.