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Putting it to the test Hand weeding 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 minutes.

"A nice sharp hoe has really saved my back and made removing weeds so much easier," Schweiger told us. She recommends a stirrup hoe, which has a loop-shaped blade to cut below the soil surface ...