Amongst the broad range of products offered by wearing metal specialist Boehlerit is a tougher point for hoes. To find out if its higher price is justified, we compared the carbide-tipped point to the standard unit on a Schmotzer hoe

Despite the myriad of points options for weeding hoes, most stick with the universal goosefoot point. Yet when their wings start to wear, the quality of work also starts to suffer, regardless of whether the hoeing element comprises one or several tines.