Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Joan needed to get rid of the red spider mites in her yard with a hoe but the _ was too small.

Choice 1: Joan needed to get rid of the red spider mites in her yard with a hoe but the yard was too small.
Choice 2: Joan needed to get rid of the red spider mites in her yard with a hoe but the hoe was too small.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.