Japanese Garden Knives: Precisely What Are They And Just What Do These Do?

By George Dodson


Camping is one of those many outdoor activities that families simply love to have during holidays and weekends. It is always a good thing to spend time with nature. Nature surely has a lot to offer and it is important that we have at least once a week to spend time with it.

Of course it wouldn't be called camping at all if you're not equipped with the right camping tools and equipment.

Gardening is one of those activities allows a person to really connect with the earth. You are usually working directly with nature through the plants and the ground. To be effective in growing your plants, you will need to know more about the soil that you're trying to grow your plant on as well as the plant itself. It requires a certain knowledge and skill, and a great deal of satisfaction knowing that you accomplish this task.

If you're looking to perform gardening on your yard or anywhere else, you will need to have the proper tools for it. Furthermore, you will need to keep the soil and plant healthy and safe. To do that, you need tools which are designed for the activity, and are able to last.

Most of us have their favorite tool to use. A good experience provides a gardener an added advantage in carrying out his or her work. Among those commonly used tools in gardening are spades, rakes and holes. These are all equipped with their very own specific purpose.

When it comes to gardening and landscaping, the Japanese people are probably among the best. Years of gardening practice has honed their excellent skills. When it comes to knives for gardening, there is always a special knife for it. Thus, the Japanese created a knife that is specially designed for this kind of task. The Japanese began to name it as Hori-Hori garden knife. "To dig" is the sole meaning of the Japanese word Hori. If repeated to Hori-Hori, it would then mean that it is a sound produce when trying to dig. Other names given to this knife are mountain vegetable knife and leader knife.

Over many years of trial and error, the Japanese of produced this knife to help with her gardening. It is constructed of stainless steel to prevent rusting. Today, you can find these knives made from advanced materials such as carbon steel and other metals. Usually, you can find these knives having a length of seven to twelve inches long. A famous trait of this knife is that it possesses a double-edge blade. One side is serrated and the other side is straight. As you look on the lower part of the knife, it looks somewhat concave which is designed mainly for digging. On the same side, the blade has graduated markings for measuring various steps of the soil. Having to know the depth of the soil before planting is important to ensure that the plant gets proper nutrition. The serrated edge is great for cutting roots of weeds and other undesirables, as well as roots of bushes that you wish to remove. It gets down to the root area much easier than a standard trowel, and the serrated edge really helps.

It has a large wooden handle, and is strong enough to use as a small hand ax for cutting branches and large weeds. It is also strong enough to use as a small trowel or shovel.

This tool is very important and useful in gardening tasks that it is very highly recommended to have one. People who use it swear by it. It works much better than the little forks and trowels at the necessary jobs gardeners must do to keep their plants and bushes healthy. The moment you have this tool, you'll reconsider buying others. It's just that good.




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