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+ | ===== Weeding with a diamond hoe part 2 ===== | ||
+ | Anticipating planting a cover crop at our Fall City farm I moved the plastic back to its earlier position, leaving a weedless area exposed. | ||
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+ | ==== Appalling weed collection ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Surprisingly easy ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Ready to plant cover crop ==== | ||
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+ | With just the diamond hoe and a rake I cleared a large area, ready to attack the next crop of weeds that will sprout soon. For the most part I didn't expose much of the seed bank because the diamond hoe doesn' | ||
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+ | ==== Working in cover crop seeds ==== | ||
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+ | I've had problems getting seeds for a cover crop to germinate because they are sitting on top of the soil rather than down in it. In 2013 I watched a vigorous growth of weeds overpower the summer cover crop I sowed. Granted, some like Buckwheat germinate pretty well, but others really need a head start on embedding roots in the soil. So I have been trying ways to cover up the seeds: | ||
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+ | * Rake: this seems to concentrate seeds in bands, disturbing the completely random pattern (yeah, sure!) of my hand sowing. In any case, I don't have the knack of using a rake. | ||
+ | * Diamond hoe: The action of this hoe turns the soil a bit when run just below the surface. And the back and forth motion seems not to concentrate seeds in specific areas. | ||
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+ | Of course, no method completely covers all the seeds. I'm looking for efficient and effective. I sow a lot more than the recommended about of seeds because I know not all are going to germinate and I can still have an effective cover crop. |