{"title":"Cultivators","description":" ","products":[{"product_id":"hand-plow-right","title":"Hand Plow Right","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Korean Hand Plow brought to you with a few improvements\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe call it a hand plow, or plough, because like a plow it pulls through the soil making a furrow and drops the displaced dirt to one side. In Korea, where the tool originates and where it has been made and used for about 2000 years, it is known as a \"Ho Mi\" which translates as \"Little Spear.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe head of the tool is hand forged in hole-in-the-wall smithys outside of Seoul, Korea. Its design is astonishingly sophisticated. The leaf-shaped blade is thin at the top where it is widest, and thicker at the tip. Opposing curves (convex, side to side and concave, top to bottom) give the thin blade great strength and stability. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOur version- we buy the heads and modify them slightly- has several significant improvements. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe sharpen both edges of the blade so it can be laid over and used as a weeder slicer. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shaped hickory handle is through riveted to the shank so it won't come off. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe offer a left-handed version. (Click \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-plow-left\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to order.) No one else does, insofar as we know. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nThe Hand Plough is extremely versatile. It ploughs. It's a great clod buster. It's a decent weed slicer and a very good spot weeder. To plant with it, you loosen the soil with the pointed tip; roll it over in your hand and use the circular top portion to scoop a hole; set your plant, bulb or seeds and use the blade to backfill the planting hole.  Many gardeners stop by our stand at shows to let anyone standing nearby know that this is their favorite, most depended-upon tool. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Red Pig Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801303249188,"sku":"SR-C007","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0893\/5204\/files\/hand-plow-ho-mi-right-handed-korean-plough-hand-forged.jpg?v=1775927650"},{"product_id":"finger-hoe","title":"Finger Hoe","description":"This single tine cultivator will penetrate deeply into the narrow spaces between closely set plants. The sharpened sides of the lozenge-shaped tip can be used for occasional weed slicing, but this tool is intended primarily for tillage. 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By the way, these tools got their start as nail rakes, dragging nails from a keg or bin into a bag or tray for weighing in old-time hardware stores. (Some still use them.) But they quickly found employment in the garden.       ","brand":"Red Pig Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801305346340,"sku":"SR-C006","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0893\/5204\/files\/crows-foot-cultivator-small-gardening-tool.jpg?v=1775927758"},{"product_id":"crows-foot-large","title":"Crows Foot - Large","description":"This five tine cultivator is shaped like your hand with its tines curved slightly inward. It is designed to scratch the soil shallowly, creating a dust mulch and uprooting weed seedlings in the process. An excellent choice when tilling among plants whose feeder roots are close to the soil surface. Each tine tapers slightly toward the tip. This larger version of our crow's foot cultivator measures about 14 inches long and 4 1\/2 - 5 inches wide and is most suited to gardens with average to wide spacing between plants. A great tool for working fertilizers and amendments into the top inch or so of soil.        ","brand":"Red Pig Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801308295460,"sku":"SR-C000","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0893\/5204\/files\/crows-foot-cultivator-large-gardening-tool.jpg?v=1775927885"},{"product_id":"hand-plow-left","title":"Hand Plow Left","description":"The heads of our hand ploughs are forged in little, hole-in-the-wall smithys in South Korea. Insofar as we know, no left handed versions are made. And the tool is a very handed one. So, for our left-handed customers, we take a right handed forging, flatten it, turn it over and re-forge it to suit a Southpaw. (We're told we are the only source of left-handed versions of this versatile tool.)               ","brand":"Red Pig Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801309311268,"sku":"SR-C008","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0893\/5204\/files\/hand-plow-ho-mi-left-hand-entire.jpg?v=1775927935"},{"product_id":"2-tine-hand-cultivator","title":"2-Tine Hand Cultivator","description":"It's not hard to find one, three and four tine cultivators. Twos are rare. But a two tine cultivator can be useful. For tilling on both sides of a row of seedlings in one pass, for example. Or for working among plants spaced at moderate intervals, such as bedding plants or tall growing herbs and flowering perennials. So, we forge a light to moderate duty two-tine hand cultivator. It's not designed to work deep, like a finger hoe, or to cover territory quickly, like a three, four or five tine tool. 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Our hoe has its question mark shaped head forged from low carbon steel. It's tough. We start with a half-inch round rod that is then shaped in the forge so the lozenge-shaped tip of the tine is a bit thicker, and longer lasting, than similar tools.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Finger Hoe is useful for more than tillage. We know a nurseryman who uses them to maneuver one gallon plants around the enclosed bed of his pickup truck. 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The single tine cultivator is used to break up soil in tight places. The slight variation, a hand-forged fork at the end of the tine allows you slightly more coverage than the single tine cultivator. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn established flower and perennial beds, you can easily fit this split-tine cultivator between your plants. When you are between crops in your planting season and need to break up the soil or mix in some compost before you put in the next plant, this tool will do the job. Stand beside your rows and reach any area to amend the soil. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe forked end will also double as a weeder- use it to grab and pull or grab and roll the handle away from you. The curvature of the back of the shank acts like a lever to pull the weed out of the ground. It is possible that this tool came about from a flash of necessity-induced inspiration when Bob needed to weed a recently planted, tightly packed bed of two-foot tall mature irises. He couldn't reach into the bed without breaking them or knocking off precious buds. The plantings were too tight for even the most narrow hoe. 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It has a wider hoe head and 3 forked tines, compared to the narrow blade and two tines of our tool. This exceptionally strong tool features a sharpened 2.5\" hoe on one side and sharpened 3-pronged fork on the other. The edges are sharpened to stay sharp longer, making less work for you. Use the combo hoe for cultivating, digging, raking, and weeding. The head is secured onto the handle with a metal wedge making it possible to re-handle the tool if necessary in the future.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully forged high carbon steel tool blades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharpened edges for weeding, scraping, and cultivating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approx. 1 lb 3 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall length: 16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoe blade width: 3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFork width: 3.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead length total: 9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'\u003eKyusakichi is a Japanese brand of extremely durable, high quality, forged garden tools. 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The head is secured onto the handle with a metal wedge (also known as a steel jamb) making it possible to reset the head onto the handle or re-handle the tool if necessary in the future.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully forged high carbon steel tool blades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharpened edges for weeding, scraping, and raking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approx. 1 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall length: 15.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade length: 5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'\u003eARS is a Japanese company that is well known in the gardening community and has been making tools since 1876. 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With angles to allow you to work around 2-3 feet off to your side without straining your lower back, this tool can also be used to loosen mulch, scrape away leaves left around plants over the winter, and prepare the surface of planting beds early in the season. We bump up the strength of the tines by using 3\/8\" round steel with pointed tips.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNot as heavy as our 3-tine cultivators, this stand up version of our crow's foot cultivator is great for medium to light cultivation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e We make only one head size for this tool (please email or call us for other customizations): \u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eChoose a handle length based on your height, 18” for raised bed gardening, longer handle sizes by height, or order the solid socket head with no handle if you want to mount it on your own handle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eChoose style of connection: forged solid socket (riveted) or tang-and-ferrule (riveted)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e The size, shape, and weight of a long handled tool means we must charge an additional $15 shipping fee per tool to our flat rate shipping rate to accommodate for the actual cost of shipping it. 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New to the line up in 2023 is this Japanese hand mattock. It has a narrow, flat blade capable of digging deep into established beds. We have begun testing it in our own garden and so far find it great for working through soils that have become a bit clumpy or have been overtaken by volunteers (in our case, mustards and other greens that seem to grow back no matter what we replace them with each year).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe could see using this mattock for some weeding, planting and cultivating but think it is at its best when you want a light weight tool to chop into small areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe tools we make at Red Pig Garden Tools are generally heavy duty and designed to outlast your general off the shelf garden tools under heavy use. We don't make this hand mattock, but think it may find a spot in many gardener's sheds\u003c\/div\u003e ","brand":"Red Pig Garden Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801426030884,"sku":"OM-M061","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0893\/5204\/files\/growtech-makoto_20mattock-side_20view.jpg?v=1775932378"}],"url":"https:\/\/redpigtools.com\/collections\/cultivators.oembed","provider":"Red Pig Garden Tools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}