The only gardening tool you’ll ever need, the Japanese Hori Hori gardening knife is a thick, dagger-tipped knife designed with a slightly concave blade and serrations on one side of the blade and a smooth grind on the other. The edges aren’t razor sharp for safety (but can take a keen edge if desired.) The tapered blade terminates in a fine tip for excising stubborn dandelion roots or digging holes for starts and seedlings. The serrated side cuts through brambles and small branches and the plain ground edge is sharp enough to cleanly slice open mulch bags or cut twine. And you can even use the sturdy wide blade to hammer home bean poles and tomato cages. These are sturdily built out of durable steel and hardwood and will last through countless growing seasons.