BY LEE REICH Associated Press
June 24, 2021
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The wire weeder, left, and the winged weeder are two hoes that effectively and easily skim just beneath the soil surface to keep weeds in check. (Lee Reich via AP)
I’ll bet that in some corner of your toolshed or garage, an old hoe is leaning against a wall. A hoe that hasn’t seen use in a long, long time, having been replaced by, perhaps, a gasoline- or electric-powered tiller, chemical weed killers or mulches.
Hoeing is not much in vogue these days, perhaps because it seems to require what Charles Dudley Warner, in his 19th century classic “My Summer in the Garden,” said every gardener should have: “an iron back with a hinge in it.”
Gardening: For easy, effective weeding, go back to the hoe
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1of3This undated photo shows an eggplant damaged by fleabeetles in New Paltz, NY. Fleabeetles are tiny, black beetles that pock leaves of many kinds of plants with holes. (Lee Reich via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3A cicada is seen after shedding its nymph shell on the trunk of a tree, early Monday, May 24, 2021, in Lutherville-Timonium, Md.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less
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OK, so you’ve got your vegetable and flower transplants in the ground, their roots are reaching out into surrounding soil, and stems are starting to grow.
Three common garden pests - and a 17-year visitor who isn t By: Lee Reich, The Associated Press Posted: Save to Read Later
OK, so you’ve got your vegetable and flower transplants in the ground, their roots are reaching out into surrounding soil, and stems are starting to grow.
A cicada is seen after shedding its nymph shell on the trunk of a tree, early Monday, May 24, 2021, in Lutherville-Timonium, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
OK, so you’ve got your vegetable and flower transplants in the ground, their roots are reaching out into surrounding soil, and stems are starting to grow.