have an azada at my allotment and its great for generall cultivation, digging, clearing weeds and removing top growth. My OH uses it a lot too and she has a mobility problem and finds it much easy than using a spade. Can take a little practise to use but once mastered it can be used anywhere a spade or hoe can be used with the one exception which is when using a spade to throw soil forward (if you follow my drift) Its also a little heavy than a hoe so tends to help when breaking soil etc. Having said that I still use a spade, fork and hoe around the allotment as well