The SECRET to Gardening is a SHARP Hoe and a FILE in your back Pocket

Danny's dad always said The secret to gardening is a sharp hoe and a file in your back pocket. Danny shows how he sharpens the batwing hoe from Hoss Tools and his homemade hoe. He shows how he uses both hoes to weed the onions.
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[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Bat Wing Hoe homesteadiron.com/products/batwing-hoe Our bat wing was made by this company and we got it through Hoss Tools.

[@tc8714]

Probably one of the best videos on technique in the garden I have seen. Thank you Sir for sharing the wisdom that your Daddy advised so long ago. I learned much in this video that I have never thought of.

[@Latebloomershow]

Me too! How do I get a hoe with the angle? Guess I’ll have to do what Wanda does. Though I liked his skinny handle better. The Hoss looked thicker, harder fir me to handle.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

@@Latebloomershow It's best to bend them yourself and test them till you get it right.

[@idahohoosier8989]

I love hearing y'all talk about what y'all have taken into y'all's life that daddy taught y'all. Love ut! My daddy was a mean hateful drunk, and it warns my heart when I hear about daddies teaching good. Bkessings, julie

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

Danny, your daddy was a real smart man! He sure taught you a whole lot and I for one am grateful for you passing on some of that knowledge so Thank You so much! How's that for a run on sentence. LOL

[@rogerhostetler1359]

Worked on my uncles farm as a youngster. Lots of hoping and picking veggies. He always had a file in his back pocket. He would always tell me to get all the weeds or they would be taller than a hog's back on a week.

[@erichedgecoth229]

I've been laughed at for years for sharpening my hoes, shovels and such. Glad to finally see someone else that's as silly as I am 🤣

[@airstreamcarpenter7503]

Worked with a fifth generation farmer fifty years ago. His hoe was about an inch and a half, 6 inches wide. Like a knife blade, and rounded like a butter knife on bothe ends, also real sharp. He could walk along a row, cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, explaining how to do it right,, and exert almost no energy. He sliced off roots just below the surface, hoe blade parallel to the ground, just ruffled the dirt, plant fell over without any dirt coming with it. Almost exactly like Mr Danny. Notice he doesn't appear to be working hard, and he hardly disturbs the dirt at all. Some kind of grinder is a must have on a homestead. Use safety glasses and gloves.

[@ssfoste]

I am 68 and grew up on farm, my grand fathers shovel was always rounded off the sharpend from use. Todays shovels are all pointed on the end which is good for digging holes, but for real work the need to be ground and shaped like Dannys Hoe.

[@danielalamo2075]

@@ssfoste I sharpen all my shovels the same as my dad and uncle did theirs. I don't spray weeds unless I get some noxious weeds that get out of control. And I just spent almost 2 hours today cutting thistles. Some of which were more than 4" in diameter. My Excalibur went right through them. And within 15 minutes the cattle were picking through them as the plants wilted.

[@carolmalko615]

Danny, you are just so full of information! That's why I love to watch your videos. I learn something from you and Wanda on almost everyone I watch! Please keep 'em coming, lol!

[@alex31p]

Years ago, i bought several hoes made by "Rogue Hoe" They were formed out of the blades from field discs used by farmers in their large fields. They are some of the hardest steel and keep a fantastic edge. Sharpness eases the work.

[@jdp6ofus]

Between this video and the comments, now I know why none of my garden hoes work like the videos demonstrate. Guess I’ll take them all up to my husband’s shop and get him to help me fix them. 40 years of gardening and never had anyone show me I could adjust the tools to make work easier. No wonder gardening has been killing my energy. Lol? THANK YOU!

[@backyardgardeningwithchefb2304]

For those who must acquire their hoes at a local big box store, first you need to decide if you are going to use it for chopping or scraping. If for scraping, you need to heat the how shank up to red hot and then holding it as you would use it, press down so the hoe blade is close to flat on the floor. you would be amazed how much easier it is to kill weeds and just loosen the top 1/4 inch of soil.

[@gardengrammie3]

Really liked you video about the sharpening of the hoe. I love a sharp hoe too! Saves so much of my energy. Every late fall i coat all my tools(hoes, shovels,rakes whatever) with used motor oil and an old paint brush. Let them hang until i need them in early spring and it helps preserve them so much.

[@stex1985]

I have a hoe that belonged to my dad, it’s probably 70 years old at least. The business end of it has been filed so much there is only about an inch left. It was his favorite and often called it his meditation stick because he spent many hours by himself with it in his hands. He could go to the garden mad at the world and come out with a smile on his face. I didn’t understand it then but I do now.

[@Freight_Train]

Great comment.

[@farmerwayne1404]

Yes Sir, Danny! Customization! Reminds me of Elliott Colman.( long handles, proper angle, sharp). He also was the forerunner of The Greens Harvester (Farmers Friend company). I believe..... Btw, if you harvest Spinach and greens, it works great!

[@jennythyme1729]

After this video, I'll definitely be finding someone to sharpen my garden tools!

[@constanceladystormtracker2952]

Wow, Danny, thank you for this video. I am new to gardening and I have been using my hoe wrong. I end up bending down and crawling on the ground to weed my garden. I'm 65 and have bad back and hip. I saw this video and cried because now I will still be able to garden. God bless you Danny!

[@lawrencebeeles6738]

Grow my onions in hightunnel central ark stay growing all winter no heat

[@suehinson1629]

Yep! It's truly an extension of our "hands and arms" so it needs to fit like a "sleeve and glove" or your "back" will be doing all the work! Per my Dad! Like you and yours Mr Danny, he to is a very wise man. Have a great weekend and God bless.

[@algoreHasNoRythm]

Sandpaper disks for those grinders Mr Danny work fabulous..

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

That's what I used.

[@gogogardener]

Learned so much today. I've been using a hoe wrong for decades. You just spared my neck, back, and pocket book from the chiropractor.

[@kinflorida579]

That's a great idea! I will have my husband sharpen mine, because I work alot harder at hoeing than you are, thanks for the tip!!🙂

[@vernahelvikmontanamomma8737]

My brother always says “ work smarter not harder”.

[@georgiasteinberg2545]

I think I want to sit by you and Wanda at the Lord's supper. God bless both of you.

[@stormbilly6767]

Good info! I need to get my equipment up to par after seeing this! Stay safe up there and keep on growing 🤠

[@shtfengineering7472]

After sharpening my new tools, I case harden the edge. It keeps them sharp much longer. I sharpen my machetes the most, but after case hardening, maybe once a year. After I have the edge I want, I heat it to a dull red glow and push it into a bucket of crushed charcoal. I leave it in there to cool down. Hope this helps cut down on chores for someone!

[@weathermanplus]

Good morning brother! Happy Friday!

[@aprilarmijo6967]

Makes me want to get out their and help you clean the yard and mine 😂.... I really enjoy gardening and working out side!

[@theresad6990]

This is why I love your channel Danny! This was such a great lesson. I never learned how to properly hoe to remove weeds. I learned a lot from this. Thank you!

[@sylviayvette]

So awesome to support your dads legacy knowing how to make do

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Hi Mr. Danny! I'm with you on the long handle. Your back will thank you!

[@citylotgardening6171]

Our ground is still frozen solid with snow covering it so it's nice to see you working in your garden but I've got my seeds started and it won't be long now

[@Mayhemcountryliving]

Henbit both the purple and white are edible, high in iron goes good in a wild salad

[@darisanshanger1616]

I found you through “Living Traditions Homestead “ channel! I Love watching your channel.. so inspiring

[@grilla883]

Good job not choppping too many of those onions off with that sharp hoe. I use a thin bent blade hoe, it works great. I will definitly carry a file with me now. Thanks for sharing.

[@BacktonaturelivingCom]

I was listening to one of your gardening podcasts and heard that your tomatoes died after getting a cold snap...Up here on our Rocky Mtn homestead, I have found that with warm weather crops such as my tomatoes and other warm weather crops, It helps a LOT to keep these plants in the center bed of my 100' high tunnel and to plant them at least 10' away from the west and east walls. The plants do best closer to the east side than the west...It also helps to drop them off of the supports and allow them to be on the ground with a Agribon 30 cover... I was able to keep my tomatoes and other warm season crops from freezing clear until the end of October...even up here in the mtns at 9000' elevation and after it got below freezing several times and snowed outside...Hope this helps :)

[@taylorshomestead3934]

Wow, I feel stupid, I never thought to use a hoe to scrape the weeds out, killed my back hand pulling last year lol. Thankfully I didn’t have many weeds at all. Thanks for the tips Danny!

[@inderwink]

TFS! Great information and demonstration.

[@michaelhoggard591]

Great suggestion Danny!

[@jamesmcgee2125]

Great video..thanks for letting us hang around you two...would buy a Deepsouth complete collection...

[@Latebloomershow]

Wish I had Wanda to follow me with the camera!!😁

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

She is a blessing.

[@deborahpelletier4573]

Great advice. Your daddy taught you well.

[@frogfoothollar5349]

This was a good tutorial. Sharp tools are necessary.

[@stevegally8433]

Thanks for the tip, Dan. I pull weeds by hand, and better late than never. Also a plus for me, I’m still over 6-feet, so your the right guy to school me in gardening.

[@michellelee2397]

This a really good video Danny. Good reminder and just seeing how to sharpen tools is really good. I just bought the two wheel hoe Fromm hoss tools and bought a lot of other hand tools. I also got a stone to use for sharpening. I really appreciate your videos they really teach us stuff not fluff.

[@COWELLGIRL]

That's what my grandpa and daddy always said

[@RICHARDMOORE1959]

Gotta agree HOSS TOOLS great stuff years of success and great customer service. Thank you both for a other great informative video. Have a blessed day

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

Thank you Danny! It's in the 20's here in TN. I'm not going to be hoeing for a while yet. Your tips are PRICELESS! GOD bless

[@carolparrish194]

Thanks again for your wisdom!

[@FunnySurpriseToys]

Hey Friend! Very nice. Have a great day!👌🙂👍5

[@kristiecox7350]

Thanks for the info on hoein 😂 Apparently I’ve been working too hard. You make it look so easy.

[@Latebloomershow]

I’m afraid it’s too late for me to have that kind of shop and equipment and expertise. I guess I’ll have to find a professional tool sharpener. But I am going to get a batwing hoe! I’m just planting onions end of the month. I still have to till and prepare the ground.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Be sure you get the right variety for your area.

[@teddyboy252]

Good job

[@his-sweetie]

Thank you for sharing. Good stuff.

[@Latebloomershow]

Great lesson! Wish I’d learned all this growing up but better late than never, right?

[@Bama_J]

Morning y’all

[@63SpaceGirl]

Thank you Mr Danny. I had given up on using tools while standing, always causes to much back pain. So I've been sitting and weeding, back of my jeans got a bit dirty, but it worked for me. This summer I'm gonna get a longer handle & sharpen the blade. My back thanks you 👍

[@janpenland3686]

Thanks Danny. I'm glad you did this video. I've been telling people for a while to keep their garden tools sharp. A lot of new gardeners are clueless as to how to sharpen a hoe. Now I can refer them to this video. Much Love

[@petitjeanriverhomestead]

I just have a cheap hoe from a thrift store, Now I'm going to sharpen it I bet it will work a lot better than with a square blade end. Thanks again Danny.

[@joshuashore1012]

Thanks for the video i now know that if i care for my tools and always keep them sharp gardening and other jobs will go smoothly

[@Helen.happy.harvest]

☕ Good morning Danny Nice job on that tool for the garden I enjoyed watching Thank you 🌞

[@whatsmamadoing9420]

Nice way to start the day with an excellent gardening video. Thank you.

[@lorideltoro6711]

Your absolutely right... I have my grandma's... it was given to me yrs ago and works perfect... almost time for a new handle...

[@cherylcbutmck7384]

Thanks this helps me So Much..

[@PinballPreparedness]

Danny, do you use urine for liquid fertilizer? Its high in Nitrogen, certainly organic and free.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Yes i do

[@debgreen5139]

My grandpa was born in 1892 and to me, he walked on water. His walking stick was an old hoe he kept by the back door. He'd cut it down to a 1.5 " blade so it was easier to walk with. He would tap that old hoe on the cement back steps and my sister and I would come running. As he walked, he'd use his hoe to point out the weeds from the flowers, good bugs from the bad, or maybe a frog's favorite hiding spot. He always had that hoe and he kept it sharp with an old, broken file he carried in his back pocket. We use to laugh thinking his pants would fall down from the weight. We were to little to understand about suspenders, lol! My aunt got that hoe when Grandpa passed on and I got it from her. It's a beloved family treasure...and it's still sharp and used every year!

[@kimberlycrawford1298]

Thanks; see ! ! 😀 I learned something new all the time from you , thanks for sharing. Love from Indiana

[@LGGGlove]

GM love the options of tool care

[@jackiekitchennowordsneeded587]

Great information.

[@Mayhemcountryliving]

I have an honest goodness old plantation hoe the head on it is probably close to 100 years forged out a one piece with a slide through head. I found it at a flea market it does a great job

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

I have a video showing the old Scoville hoe i have also.

[@Mayhemcountryliving]

@@DeepSouthHomestead lol I did one on mine too

[@johnndavis7647]

That's probably a heavier how head than is common today. I think they did a lot of chopping of clouds in the rows. Thanks for all you do.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

@@johnndavis7647 it's a lot heavier.

[@glennarichards6228]

Good morning and good advice. Thank you!

[@tonijurkones9797]

Good Morning 😃

[@faybennett6204]

Amen to that

[@heidifrog7894]

Oh Mr Danny, now I am planning a trip to the tool store to buy a bat wing hoe! The garden hoe I have is different and certainly doesn’t work that good 😂

[@slm3913]

Mr Danny, my favorite hoe comes to a triangle point. It is sharp on both sides of the triangle. Its great at getting weeds out but also just for tilling up the soil. My daddy had one when I was a little girl and he used to take us kids to the garden and show us how to till the weeds around the plants with that hoe. It was a great tool. Miss Wanda, do you grow Barberry on your land? I understand it is spread by the birds but the berries are suppose to be great for the heart. They are also very fragrant in the spring. The birds love them and so do bees and butterflies. I got an article sent to me and they sound like such a beautiful plant that could also be used as a privacy hedge. The best thing is we can eat the berries and they are so good for the heart. and circular system.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We don't have those here.

[@mauricemcmillon6636]

Hey Danny… My wife and myself really enjoy your videos and it’s good to have people that are like minded and our age group to follow. I do have a special request though … Could you give an update on your worm farm please? Thanks for all that you and your wife do and God bless you both.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

I'm going to when we move them to the barn.

[@mauricemcmillon6636]

@@DeepSouthHomestead Great! Looking forward to it.

[@MI805-22]

When you have the right tool for the job, nothing is difficult.

[@midsouthhomestead7527]

Thanks

[@jafafafa9206]

I great appreciate this video

[@caw725]

Good morning danny and wanda🥰💞

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Good morning

[@vladebald1334]

I like it a lot

[@paulburke6469]

I used to sharpen a mattock with a bench grinder as it is hardened steel.

[@kramitdreams]

You made that look so easy!!😄💜🌰

[@aprilarmijo6967]

Brownie looking good 🤗❤️ Aww

[@ginnypennington1426]

Another informative video. TY!

[@opalezell319]

My daddy did too!

[@ja.935g67]

For the liquid nitrogen I saw Diesel DEP fluid being used

[@lancecorporalveteran0621]

A I thought I didn't have to relearn or be reminded of but sometimes you gotta find out the hard way My dad left a large digging hoe in my yard and never took it back he used it doing concrete construction so he never sharpened it and he left dull and slightly bent so when I started gardening I tried using it and it would not dig or cut plants so I recently sharpened it and like magic it worked thats what I get for being too stubborn to fix it all this time

[@teddyboy252]

Great voice you should record book 📚 reading

[@garyfreeman5999]

Time to fertilize those onions! LOL!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We showed fertilizing them in the video. And have done it again.

[@garyfreeman5999]

@@DeepSouthHomestead They're gonna get big! I just know it!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

@@garyfreeman5999 we are hoping so we got a late start this year because it was so dry and warm.

[@jacwrd51]

👍 thx for the tip .

[@lalasventureitsme4989]

Do u spoon your onions 🧅? Yes that’s a thing! Lol

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

🔧 great tips!

[@garyjohn316]

Waiting you to bring out the fork-ed stick lol.

[@hidebehind2604]

Found best files made in Germany, Sweden, Norway and Finland, files I used to sharpen my powers saw, misery whips chains. . A good file was always handy for axe shovels,, horseshoes, plow blades, and disk and one man pull or push big wheeled cultivator.nlades and hay cutter. Days about gone when there were those we called hammer and file men who could make or fix anything ng. A good hoe is spring steel and as a young one the county black Smith used what ever iron oyr steel, Nicole babbitt we resued.

[@originaldanman]

For my handles I use electrical conduit for light duty hoes and such, and chain link fence pipe for heavy duty shovels and so forth. You just can't leave them laying in the sun to long. Or you put tape that's used on baseball bats on them. Stronger then wood and not any heavier.

[@oldmanriver1057]

In the hardware stores around here they only sell cement hoes as garden hoes! When I grew up our garden hoes were 8 inches long and only 2 inches deep and were made of very hard steel! Wish I could find a couple! They were excellent for hill-ing patoes and killing witch grass

[@donaldatkinson7937]

When I first started gardening where I live now I went to local garden and feed store, oldest building in our town, old timer mr gardner owned it he has since passed away, I was looking at hoes and I said mr gardner, I want one like granny, my great grandmother had, it was much narrower than these and she had a garden about 125feet x mabe 225feet, he said, boy your granny used that hoe for years and sharpened it soo many times that it was wore down, he handed me a new one and said, if you want one like granny's, you better get to work lol. Several years later, my uncle gave me my granny's hoe, I replaced the handle,she was mabe 4.ll and I'm 6feet tall, when other people come over and hoe a few times,they always ask for, granny's hoe.

[@deanhoward4128]

I worked in the hardware business for 25 years & sharpened customers hoes,shovels & lawnmower blades; According to all the paperwork we got from the implement companies; for example a garden hoe, should be sharpened on the inside edge not the back side of the hoe; I always followed manufacturers recommendations & never had any complaints; when the inside edge is sharpened, the hoe for example will stay sharpened because of the way it is used with a pulling motion towards your body.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

I have actually done it both ways. And figured out that when I sharpened it on the outside at the right angle for my height it worked better for me. I have seen other's sharpen the other side with good success also.

[@debbyatwell7851]

good morning

[@MrCntryjoe]

Danny do you ever sharpen 3 edges like I learned. Carry a file and a stone in my pocket. Sharp yup. ☮️ HTGDE