Cultivation - First Pass - Organic Weed Control

The first cultivation pass is often the most important AND difficult for organic farmers. The crop is small -- susceptible to being buried or injured -- and yet eliminating weeds early is much easier when they're still small.

In this video, several PFI farmers share advice on when it's time to switch from light-tillage implements like rotary hoes to cultivators; what the crop and weeds should look like when you start cultivating; what you're looking to do with that first pass; and other things to look for when cultivating a field for the first time after the crop has emerged.

Learn more about organic weed control:
Seedbed Preparation and Planting:    • Seedbed Preparation and Planting - Or...  
Crop Rotation and Weed Suppression:    • Crop Rotation for Weed Suppression - ...  
Rotary Hoes:    • Rotary Hoes - Organic Weed Control  
Tine Weeders:    • Tine Weeders - Organic Weed Control  
Harrows:    • Harrows - Organic Weed Control  
Should I Replant?:    • Should I Replant? - Organic Weed Control  
Cultivation - Equipment - Organic Weed Control:    • Cultivation - Equipment - Organic Wee...  

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