Walensee Mini Action Hoe for Weeding, 14 inch Stirrup Hoe Tools for Garden

This works really well to remove the top layer of weeds. Easier on your back than kneeling. I love it!

Used this hand tool past summer in vegetable garden and really did the job. Small and compact to get weeds in between vegetables. Didn't have to worry about taking a whole plant down with a larger tool.

Works as advertised Helps balance weight of weedeater.

So far the hoe works great but I haven't really put it to much use yet.

Handy tool for weed control in container nursery

This is my second stirrup hoe, or technically my third if we count the little hand version, which is also a Walensee. I bought this one specifically to live in the backyard so there would always be a stirrup hoe within grabbing distance when a weed made a poor life decision. It works fine. The main compromise is the sectional handle, presumably necessary so a 56-inch garden tool can arrive in a reasonably shaped box. That leaves several plastic threaded connections along the handle, which don't inspire quite the same confidence as the sturdier hoe I bought from a big-box store. For quick weeding jobs, that's not really a problem. It cuts weeds, it stays in the backyard, and I don't have to go looking for the better one. For a long session involving tougher ground and considerable enthusiasm, I'd retrieve the sturdier hoe. As a strategically stationed backyard hoe, though, it does exactly what I bought it to do.

Didn't work as advertised

Very poorly constructed. Hard to use compared to others, it flexs/wobbles when using.

The hoe's gripper handle doesn't stay on. It twists and slides up and down.

It was not what I ordered.