Re: Plantin' Time in 6 Weeks
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Posted by Glen in TX on July 31, 2007 at 10:12:08 from (208.246.9.92):
In Reply to: Plantin' Time in 6 Weeks posted by Allan In NE on July 30, 2007 at 03:11:15:
Nice Miller rod weeder Allan. Just remember that rule using it last before planting only. Seen too many here trying to use them in spring or middle of summer for getting over ground too fast when too wet with weeds too big or too much trash and then they got a real mess with weeds and blowing ground later having to rip it all up again. Rod weeders been around a long time since 1930s at least when JD made some a old D could pull 2 or 3 of those hooked together.
Allan In NE said: (quoted from post at 03:11:15 07/30/07) That backwards rotating rod works just like a knife scaling a fish and doesn't take much power at all; just skims along right under the surface.
Rule is to use it ONCE as the last pass just before planting. Kills all weeds and leaves a nice level bed with available soil moisture still in tact. |
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