What Does Hoe Means?

Hoe is the name of farming and gardening tool. It is operated by the hand. It is usually a metallic instrument with a long handle and a flat blade attached to it at the right angles. It is made out of metals like aluminium, iron and steel. The handle is made out of wood. It is a basic hand farming implement like the spade and the fork. Hoes have different types of blades to suit different purposes starting with a common one like removing weeds. These weeds have different appearances and motives.

Hoes have various uses like digging the soil and creating trenches used for planting seeds, disturb and stir up the surface of the soil surrounding the plants, pile the soil on the base of the plant which is known as hilling and several other purposes. Some hoes can perform variety of tasks while some others have specific uses.