I've been working with "my" hula hoe forever. It's great for getting out the young tumbleweeds (Russian Thistles) and for the crop on goats' head weeds on the "new" property. Because the soil here is so sandy, I can cut right under the surface and those stinking weeds don't come back up. Stormy. On Sep 17, 2009, at 9:41 AM, Ruth Scheubler wrote: > they sold them as "hula hoes" and they worked great. > Ruth > > > > ________________________________ > From: Doris E <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:51:11 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] weeds > > Do any of you have a scuffle-hoe? A rancher here turned me on to this > many years ago. > While you are waiting for the vinegar to kill the weeds, this hoe will > instantly cut them at ground level. I do this first, then do the > vinegar mix on the tiny stubs. Works very well. Doris E ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================