Hand Pulling Weeds Is A Thing Of The Past With This Easy-To-Use Tool At Home Depot

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The last thing any gardener wants to do is on a beautiful day is spend hours wrestling deeply-rooted weeds out of the yard by hand. While it can be tempting to just behead the weed and move on, leaving the root gives it an opportunity to grow back. For your secret weapon in the battle to get rid of weeds in your garden, consider a more powerful tool like the Ames Hoe/Cultivator Combo. Its dual-sided metal head combines a three-prong cultivator and a hoe so you can dig, loosen, and pull weeds with ease, letting you get back to enjoying your tidy garden sooner.

At the time of writing, the Ames combo tool was available at Home Depot for $22.28 and had a 4.5-star rating out of 615 reviews. The majority of reviewers recommend it, with several mentioning that it makes weeding much faster and easier. "The hand cultivator is perfect for getting weeds with roots out in one swipe," says one review. "Durable [and] lets me rip up those pesky roots with ease," says another. However, a few users found the quality of the hardwood handle lacking. They note the handle having a wobbly feel or breaking after a couple uses.

While most cultivator tools have a 90-degree bend in their metal prongs, this tool puts the 90-degree angle where the metal head is joined to the wood handle. The longer handle and increased weight allow for more powerful strikes into the soil compared to a hand cultivator. The extra leverage also helps extract weeds with especially long and deep roots that are frustrating to pull by hand.

When it's time to clear out last year's container plants from your front porch, use this combo tool to easily break up old roots and dead growth. It can also be used to dig out rocks, break up dirt, and sift soil in preparation for planting. There are more heavy-duty tools out there, but if you're only working with potted plants or raised beds, reviews suggest this tool will be sufficient. It's more efficient than hand-pulling or using a standard hand cultivator, but not as unwieldy as a rake or power tool, making it a good choice for gardening in smaller areas. Alternatively, keep it with your other favorite hand tools in your tool belt for when you encounter a particularly stubborn weed.