Tine Harrows
Mode of Action |
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Required Bed Preparation |
level with no large clods or clumps |
Row Spacing |
blind weeding independent of row spacing |
Soil Type | all soil types |
Optimum Weed Stage |
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Optimum Crops |
well-rooted, sturdy crops: beans, cereals, grasses, corn, potatoes, cole crops |
Optimum Crop Stage |
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Speed | 1 - 7.5 mph |
Settings |
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Crop Damage |
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Modified from van der Schans et al. (2006). Practical weed control in arable farming and outdoor vegetable cultivation without chemicals. Wageningen UR, Applied Plant Research: Lelystad, Netherlands.
Videos
Two Bad Cats tine rake
Tiny Treffler from Man @ Machine
Tine Weeding Rake from Johnny's Selected Seeds
In the Literature
Brown, B, and ER Gallandt. (2018). Evidence of synergy with 'stacked' intrarow cultivation tools. Weed Research 58(4):284-291