What's the name of that garden knife everyone liked?

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Jun 01, 2006 8:48 pm

Good, for pruning, digging, etc...

It was some sort of Japanese name, or at least a Japanese knife. ha ha

Do y'all have any idea what I'm talking about?!?!?

PNWJudy · Post by **PNWJudy** » Jun 02, 2006 12:52 am

Hori Hori?

That's what I use.
But there are two kinds.
One is lighter weight and stays sharp and the other is heavy but not sharp.
I use the heavy one, it practically pushes itself right into the ground with very little effort on my part. It is very balanced. It lives in my back pocket so i don't want sharp anyway.

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Jun 02, 2006 10:14 am

That's it! Thank you! and thanks for telling me there's a difference.

Gosh, with such a repetitive dirty name, you'd think I'd have remembered that.

KellieD · Post by **KellieD** » Jun 02, 2006 10:31 am

Andi (Doublemom) calls her Hori Hori the Hokey Pokey!

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Jun 02, 2006 10:36 am

HA HA HA

If I get one, I'll name it "Darla", after this girl in High School who's reputation was rather questionable.

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Jun 02, 2006 10:37 am

Now, tell me where to buy one.

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Jun 02, 2006 10:43 am

Do I want the long, sharp stainleess steel

or

Shorter, duller carbon blade?

I'm confused, now. Can you tell?

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 02, 2006 11:24 am

Well, if you are looking at a site with it, you must share!

I am even more confused, b/c I've never heard of it or your friend!

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Jun 02, 2006 12:15 pm

Jane, I just did a GOOGLE search and found several sites that sell them.

This one happens to show both types, and also has a little speculative history about it

http://horticultureguy.com/garden_insig ... _knife.php[/url]

I'm surprised you don't know Darla. I heard everyone knew Darla.

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 02, 2006 1:13 pm

No, I think our local uhmmmmmmm..well, you know, went by 'Paula'. She's one of the reason I HATED purple till I started gardening!

All her clothes were purple or had purple in them. Coats, hats, shoes, socks! UGH!

OH! Thanks for the site too!

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Jun 02, 2006 2:10 pm

Yep... the Hokey Pokey, which I thought was a more appropriate name with having two 11-year-old girls who may have heard the other meaning for "hori" at school. I didn't want to have to explain that one LOL!..

As for a gardening tool... that's all I use besides a pair of Felco's. And a nice big shovel for the heavier jobs. I use my HokeyPokey for EVERYTHING in the garden. My neighbors call it my "dagger", and they think I'm absolutely nuts for walking around the yard with a large knife in hand every day LOL! (Then again, my neighbors are so boring they could get excited by watching a blade of grass grow!)

Andi

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Jun 02, 2006 2:11 pm

Apparently only all the men "knew" Darla, cuz I don't remember her either.

I'll have to check that site for the hori hori knife. What an interesting name!

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Jun 02, 2006 2:23 pm

Another is www.leevalley.com and search under "trowels"

I didn't know Darla either...

Kas · Post by **Kas** » Jun 02, 2006 2:46 pm

We had a "Darla" at our school only her name was Lori. Her other name was "The Black Hole". They said what went in, never came out. However, I don't remember any guys just going missing.

Kas

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 02, 2006 2:51 pm

Ewwwwwwwwwww! Okay, Off to the gardens! Mowing is done and I'm sure I can find something to get my mind off that! UCKY Poopoo KAS!

!

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » Jun 02, 2006 4:49 pm

ROTFLMAO

I did not even care about the knife, I had to finish reading just to hear the Darla Stories!
"The Black Hole" is just too funny...

Of course I knew the knife name;;; it was Kinsu right

Ginger

hostaguy · Post by **hostaguy** » Aug 03, 2006 4:05 pm

I have to get me one of those!

I have a Japanese hand Weeder, which I LOVE!