Yep, people started asking me. So, here it is, in all it's glory!**
The Hula-Ho is not your average, run-of-the-mill hoe.
First off, there's no 'e'.
Secondly, there's no flat plate of metal that is the pushing surface of a standard garden hoe. Instead, the Hula-Ho has a double-bladed cutting edge that, when pushed through the dirt much as a regular hoe is, doesn't shove the soil around but instead glides UNDER the precious topsoil, and effectively dislodges weeds below the surface. This means you can practically pluck the dislodged weeds right out of the ground, without significantly disturbing/displacing the topsoil. The 'hula' aspect is in the 'wiggle' of the hollowed hoe head (I just had to type that!) that happens while you push/pull the handle. The 'wiggle' somehow works to keep the weed plant somewhat intact, for easier extraction, rather than slicing it up so that you have to sift out every little bit of weed blade/stalk/etc. In other words - the magic is in the Hula action, but of course!
I have the full size version, from FlowerCraft, but you can get handtool sized versions for smaller/raised beds, too.
**Flexrake cites it as the "#1 weeder since 1961"!
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