Hori hori Garden Knife vs Garden Trowel - Which is better?

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Hori hori Garden Knife vs Garden Trowel - Which is better?

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[leafy]

I prefer the hori hori in my vegetable garden. It's perfect to direct sow seeds, I got one with inches engraved into it so that's a bonus. I just stick it into the ground and pop the seed in. It's also really helpful in harvesting more stubborn veggies. When a plant dies, I prefer to leave the roots in the ground so I just chop it at the base with the hori hori and compost it.

[francus]

I use my U.S. Army issued collapsible entrenching tool/shovel.
Thank you Uncle Sam.
Thank you for the clip.

[OrenBlau]

not a fair comparison, HoriHori replace saw and knife as well3 tools in 1, in my opinion

[TutorMystic]

I think the hori hori is like a Leatherman multi tool. it does a lot of things okay, but there isn't anything it can do better then the full size dedicated tool.

Only thing you forgot to mention is most hori hori's come with a holster, so it's easier to carry around.

[hoodhoneyone]

Hi! I'm Japanese and I would like to show how to dig with hori hori. You stab your farther point, and pull toward to your side. (Just like tearing ) It's hard to describe!

[SusanMiddleton]

I've used my hori hori knife for 3 or 4 years strictly for weeding and it's especially good for Dandelions.

[wegder]

$15 right now on Amazon, Nisaku NJP650 The Original Hori Hori Namibagata

[tuisionghie]

mate, you did the best realistic and practical review between the two tool I've seen. keep up the videos... happy gardening

[jamestaylor]

I've been using both for 5+ years. I use the houri houri about 90% of the time (From AM Lenard - very comfortable handle). Thanks for the video. My experience is very similar to yours.

[BNOBLE.]

In our sandy loose soil in central Florida I prefer the Hori Hori. It also comes with a belt sheath so I dont have to walk away and look for it.

[JohnB]

I too have been introduced to Hori Hori about 4 years ago, and since then, both of my Trowels don't get much use. They are now only used as a big scoop. For anything that requires touching ground, Hori Hori is much better. Also for dividing perennials. Hori Hori is by far, my most used garden tool. I now have two Hori Horis - old one that has somewhat blunted edges, and a new one with sharp edges. Both get used quite a bit for different purposes.

[theressomelovelyfilthdownh]

Hori hori seems like more of a specialized tool designed to fulfil a key few rules associated with a particular form of horticulture/crop. Something that requires tying up, regular pruning/harvesting, and a high turn over of heeling in cuttings.

So a ori horicould be a fantastic toll, if you work in a field which requires all the treats it's good at. It's a lot easier to carry one tool that is good enough. But the claims that it's somehow reinventing the wheel, are a bit much.

If you have a long growing season, and like to grow a lot of tomatoes, beans, gherkins and the like. Then a hori hori will save a lot of messing about.

[catherinegrogan]

I have a rounded handled trowel like blade knife from Lee Valley, wooden handle quite similar to hori hori but much more comfortable. Personally use this or a small shovel for planting. Never use a trowel. Full time gardener almost 30 years 😉 Use what you’re comfortable with. No rules 🌸

[jeanpauldupuis]

There is not much guard on the knife. I use the trowel as forecefully as I like, but I am very gentle with the knife lest my hand slip onto the blade. I am also gentle with the knife because it is a beautiful expensive object with a delicate edge.

[Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

Neither. I have 3 types. I compost and top dress my vegetable beds and prefer a scoop which is a trowel with tall sides to scoop a pint sized hole for my transplant seedlings and granular fertelizer.

[heronthere]

I'm not sure why stainless steel equals better. There's no bend/flex, it breaks. A little flex saves the day when prying up a rock. I have a carbon hori. No need for a trowel in my context.

[suepercy]

I love my horihori, mostly because of my garden conditions. A lot of it is wet clay that encourages dock and arum lily seedlings. It can sneak down close to the nasties and cause minimum disturbance to other plants as they are removed. It’s serrations work well on fleshy arum 😊stems but in my old garden with beautiful loam, the trowel was perfect

[AJWGBFX]

I broke my hori hori in half where the blade meets the handle, trying to prise a large dandelion out of the ground. I am sure I bought it on the understanding it was stainless steel. Examining the broken revealed a semi-crystalline structure - some cheaper alloy. Buyer beware. A shame, because I used it in preference and far more than my trowel. I cannot find a store selling them here in U.K., where I can examine before buying, only available to me online.

[eastcoastwatch]

I combined the the best of both by sharpening one side of the garden trowel.

[mikeanderson]

I’ll stick with the hori hori. Tough to beat, a hori hori is a weeder, not a digging tool!