Dutch Hoe

[NotAllThere]

I'd like to a buy a dutch hoe, but the ones I've seen in B&Q are always with a handle and too big to take in the hand luggage on a cheap flight

Buy a saw as well. Problem solved.

[milanbenes]

Buy a saw as well. Problem solved.

ha ha good one

Milan.

[OwlHoot]

this is the gardening thread

and a genuine question and problem

I'd like to a buy a dutch hoe, but the ones I've seen in B&Q are always with a handle and too big to take in the hand luggage on a cheap flight

and hence trying to find where I can buy the head only

does that qualify for an infraction

you gotta love the UK these days, total paranoia

Milan.

What is to stop you buying one in Homebase, and then just sawing off the head?

Also, out of interest, how does a Dutch hoe differ from a, um, normal or vanilla hoe?

Actually, I have two hoes, one where a small "blade" sticks pretty much straight out, and a second one with a larger blade at right angles pointing slightly backwards.

They're both quite useful in their own ways, and the first is better for fiddly weeding round closely spaced plants, but on the whole I think the second type is better and more effective for weeding.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Also, out of interest, how does a Dutch hoe differ from a, um, normal or vanilla hoe?

Never heard of a vanilla hoe, but there's lots of different kinds of hoe:

Hoe (tool) - Wikipedia