Burgon & Ball GSC/HOE Sophie Conran Ergo Hoe

This little hand tool is both beautiful and useful. Like other purchasers, I can report tiny imperfections in manufacture such as a slightly rough wooden handle and a metal joint which could have been neater but overall, it looks lovely and works perfectly. It is small, neat and has quite an angle to it. In use, it allows a very different weeding action as you reach out, press the blade into the soil and draw it towards you, lifting the target weed as it is comes. Anyone who finds a trowel or hand fork difficult to use for long will appreciate this little gem. It is a minor point, perhaps but if it is to be given as a gift, it arrives in a very nice box. Very, very pleased.

Sophie Conran has come up trumps again with the ergonomic design of this lovely hand hoe. Cuts through even the hardest of baked soil to separate weeds from their roots. I use it for hoeing in tight spaces on my allotment instead of an onion hoe. It is really good between beans, onions, asparagus, etc. Dispatches the weeds without disturbing the roots of the vegetables. I just wish the handle was a little bit longer (like some of the other Burgon & Ball tools) as I have fairly large hands. But it is very satisfying to use as the weeds do not stand a chance. A very effective garden tool.

Perfect for weeding in full flower beds. Gives a lot more control than a long handled hoe.Cut through very dry soil with ease.

Unusual and effective trowel. Excellent for weeding close to plants in decent soil though not as effective in very heavy soil or a bog garden.. It works like a draw hoe, is very easy to use, and arrives beautifully presented like a gift.

Great size, fits nicely in my hand and easy to use. Quality item and should last me for years.

I have only used this once to date but once I realised which way round to handle it I found it a great tool to use. I think the trick is to weed a small area at a time and then collect the weeds . Usually after I have been weeding I get a lot of hand and wrist pain but I did not get this after the hour or so that I used this.

Highly disappointed. Blade is too thick to act as a hoe and it doesn’t sever the stems at the root as a thin, sharp blade does. I was removing light annuals like hairy bittercress and chickweed so should have been an easy challenge. All this does at best is to scrape the lightest weeds across the top of the soil pulling them out with the soil attached. At worst it either just scrapes across the top and doesn’t remove anything or if you try and apply a bit of pressure you’re just digging into the soil and bringing more weed seeds to the surface.I found it heavy and a bit odd to hold, doesn’t sit in the hand very well. Shame.

So easy to use, pulls weeds out instantly and over turns the earth. Being disabled this tool has made life a lot easier for me. Would most definitely buy again from this company. Made very well and strong really happy with my purchase thank you