Oliver Moore: Charles sets model for rest to follow

In light of the pesticide and herbicide restrictions being imposed on conventional horticulture and tillage, as well as the ongoing need to manage weeds on an organic farm, this column has spent the last number of weeks looking at different ways to weed without chemicals.

Oliver Moore: Charles sets model for rest to follow

We’ve covered the context, some of the non-mechanical options and over a dozen mechanical weeding devices.

The final week in the series examines one small and one big weeding machine.

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