{"product_id":"lightweight-blackberry-hoe","title":"Lightweight Blackberry Hoe","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Smaller and Lighter Version of the Blackberry Hoe\u003c\/h2\u003eThe Pacific Northwest is blessed with its green lush wilderness. But other invasive species have found this environment to be to their liking as well. The Himalayan blackberry, is an invader that takes over on hillsides and along roads where humans disrupt the soil. If you are against spreading chemicals on your property, removing them can be quite problematic.  \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis lighter and smaller version of the blackberry hoe has a thinner metal head (around 1\/4\"-3\/16\" thick) with a rectangular socket that fits a smaller and lighter 36\" adze handle. The total tool head length is around 12\" and it weighs around 5 lbs with the handle. The head itself weighs under 2.5 lbs. The is compared to around 8 lbs total weight for the version you got and around 5 lbs for the head on its own. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBlackberry thickets are so stubborn in these parts and the ground gets so hard later in the dry summer that the new design is the one of primary use. It will last even under heavy work conditions and some amount of abuse beyond what a normal tool would handle. This lighter version isn't designed for heavy duty work in hard pack soil. It is for more delicate and deliberate work in wet soil. This tool is also best put to use for young growth, right when the blackberry canes are starting to come out.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eYou can use it similarly to the other hoe, but don't push it too far, because it will bend under too much force. Use the  blade to make initial grid cuts and then follow up with the forked end to pry up the roots. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe size, shape, and weight of this item means we must charge an additional $8 shipping fee to our flat rate shipping rate to accommodate for the actual cost of shipping it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e ","brand":"Red Pig Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801398866212,"sku":"CU-M039","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0893\/5204\/files\/black-berry-hoe-old-head-new-design-comparison_5f7d96d9-4179-4ac9-8cf7-0dc7a4c3ee39.jpg?v=1775931350","url":"https:\/\/redpigtools.com\/products\/lightweight-blackberry-hoe","provider":"Red Pig Garden Tools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}