Weed 'Em and Reap

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Part 2.
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Part 1. Tools for Non-Chemical Weed Management in Vegetable Cropping Systems

The first DVD of the Weed ‘Em and Reap series showcases tools and equipment that effectively manage weeds without the need for chemical herbicides. The tools presented include new machinery as well as equipment built by growers or adapted from other uses.

This DVD was developed solely for educational purposes. No guarantee or endorsement of any of the equipment or strategies nor discrimination is intended.

  


CONTENTS


  
In-Row Cultivation

Filled-furrow squash cultivator
Jeff Falen, Persephone Farm, Lebanon, OR

Retractable blade cultivator
Rob Heater, Stahlbush Island Farms, Corvallis, OR

Reigi weeder
Suzy and Robelee Evans, Foundhorn Gardens, Days Creek, OR
Blind Cultivation

Lely tine weeder Lely tine weeder
Mark Wheeler,
Pacific Botanicals,
Grants Pass, OR

Hayrake
Mark Wheeler,
Pacific Botanicals,
Grants Pass, OR

Wiggle weeder
Ray DeVries, Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mt. Vernon, WA

Mulches

Mulched garlic
Jeff Falen, Persephone Farm, Lebanon, OR

Mulched rhubarb
Rob Heater, Stahlbush Island Farms, Corvallis, OR

Paper mulch
Carol Miles, Martin Nicholson, and Lydia Garth,
WSU, Vancouver, WA


Flamers

Ceramic plate flamer
Shielded bed
Ray DeVries, Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mt. Vernon, WA

Shielded row
Rob Heater, Stahlbush Island Farms, Corvallis, OR

Reflective shield
Joel Reiten, Bejo Seeds, Cottage Grove, OR

Ceramic plate
Louie Murgg, Forevergreen, Langley, BC Canada
Brian Maupin, WSU, Mt. Vernon, WA

Insulated Shield
Louie Murgg, Forevergreen, Langley, BC Canada

Tips on flaming
Tim Miller, WSU. Mt. Vernon, WA

  
Other Useful Resources

Vegetable Farmers and their Weed-Control Machines. 1996. Vern Grubinger and Mary Jane Else, Univ. of VT and Univ. of MA Extension. Video.
   Order from:
   www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry
   802-656-5459

Steel in the Field: A Farmer’s Guide to Weed Management Tools. 2001. SARE publication. Book.
   Order from:
   Sustainable Agriculture Publications
   PO Box 753
   Waldorf, MD 20604-0753
   301-374-9696 or   http://www.sare.org/publications/

Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-Up to Market. 1999. Vern Grubinger. NRAES. Ithaca, NY. Cornell Cooperative Extension. Book.
   Order from:
   607-255-7654 or   http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes104.html