[Free Vulcan]

It's finally warming up here, finally got a little of the salad crops in, almost a month late. Hopefully the next next month will be decent enough to get caught up.

For those in the market, I decided that maybe a wheel hoe was a good SHTF backup if fuel gets scarce and running engines might draw unwanted attention. After looking at about about a 1/2 dozen types I found one from Valley Oak tools that I though was durable and affordable enough to use.

Here's the website: Valley Oak Tool

A wheel hoe with scuffle hoe, cultivator, and furrower attachments set me back about $450. Not bad considering how well it was built. Comes in real nice when it's too wet to run a tractor over it.

Some pics:

Dug some jerusalem artichokes a few weeks back, they are always the first thing out of the garden along with the parsnips in the spring. Used them and some of the winter radishes I still had left over plus some chickweed and dandelion I picked in the field for some batches of fermented vegetables:

[tubebender]

That is a good looking wheel hoe. Are the attachments quick connect or do you need a wrench?

[greeneyes]

Nice looking gizmo. I just have rakes, shovels, and hoes along with a few hand tools. I had a little gizmo that I got at walmart which was good for aeration, but Hubby liked it so much he used it all the time and broke it.