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Weed 'Em and Reap Home Page Reduced Tillage | Part 1. Tools for Non-Chemical Weed Management in Vegetable Cropping SystemsThe 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. |
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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
Lely tine weederMark Wheeler, Pacific Botanicals, Grants Pass, OR Hayrake Mark Wheeler, Pacific Botanicals, Grants Pass, OR Wiggle weeder Ray DeVries, Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mt. Vernon, WA 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 ![]() 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 | ||
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 |