ND | thinkstoomuch - 3/28/2024 14:28 I have a tined weeder and like what I can do with it after planting. Best it can do is 1 inch deep and has a hard time in crusted soil. Rotary hoe plus a tine weeder could have use combined but is higher maintenance Before planting I am looking for something far more aggressive. One of the field cultivators i have has tine harrowed and would be aggressive enough for what I am doing but a heavy harrow would be stand alone tool and break through soil crusting better if present.
A harrow is a tool that can powder the soil, and set yourself up for more wind and water erosion, and can cause crusting.
Less tillage is often a better way to go, leaving more residue, larger soil aggregates, better aeration.
It sounds like you already are having crusting, a harrow is not the answer. That is why you don't see harrows used in
the spring much if at all around here. |
Heavy Harrow applicability in Midwest for Secondary Tillage Use?
