Since humankind moved from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society, we've been using rudimentary hoe-like implements to ease the labor of growing plants from seed. Over the millennia, this ...

The harsh reality of gardening Weeds ... half of a 10-by-20-feet garden took Wirecutter staffer Sebastian Compagnucci around 15 minutes, whereas using a stirrup hoe on the other half took seven ...