Agrikoltura / Agriculture

Mgħażqa / Hoe

Mgħażqa / Hoe

Mgħażqa ta’ daqs komuni u bħala standard kienet mgħażqa popolari mal-bdiewa. Kienet tintuża fit-tkabbir tal-ħaxix, fit-tfassil tal-trinek għat-tisqija tal-imsaġar, xi naqqi madwar il-ħxejjex kif ukoll biex tmexxi l-ilma ġieri f’xi sieqja.

A hoe of a normal size which was popular with a lot of farmers. It was used for growing different types of produce, making trenches to water trees, to de-weed around plants as well as to move fresh water in an aqueduct.