Going to christen my swoe with weed juice

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Diddy Gardener

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Going to christen my swoe with weed juice
« on: May 03, 2012, 15:49 »
Only question is... do you use it the same way as a hoe or is there a secret to wielding the deadly swoe?  :D
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Re: Going to christen my swoe with weed juice
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2012, 17:33 »
Use it however it makes you happy :D (and anyway it seems effective) ;)

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Re: Going to christen my swoe with weed juice
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2012, 18:41 »
You'll pick it up as you go on.

The to and fro action will cut weeds twice, whereas a standard hoe will only cut on the front stroke, and with the side blade you'll soon pick up the side swipe action for those previously hidden weeds.

I'm so impressed with mine I'm going to buy another so I can keep one at home, rather than carting it backwards and forwards to the plot.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Going to christen my swoe with weed juice
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2012, 19:50 »
Generally I don't get very enthusiastic on anything that doesn't run on gold juice,sorry petrol,but I really love my swoe.
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Re: Going to christen my swoe with weed juice
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2012, 06:28 »
With a bit of practice, you can also use it with the blade near vertical to the soil, and this does a lot of damage to deeper-rooted weeds.

Of course, make sure you're well away from the veg!

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Re: Going to christen my swoe with weed juice
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2012, 08:32 »
Cheers chaps... I shall give it a shot... might wear steel toe-capped boots for the experimental run  :D

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Re: Going to christen my swoe with weed juice
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2012, 21:17 »
Had mine about 3 weeks and its a joy to use. Best tool i have brought for a long time.

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