Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Managing Weeds

Unit 1.10 | 21

Demonstration 2:

Hand Weeding in the garden and Small Farm

for the instructor

Overview

This field demonstration

provides a brief overview of the

most common hand tools and

techniques used to manage weeds

on both a garden and small-farm

scale. The instructor should have

access to a wide range of hand

tools for demonstrating field

use and tool maintenance. The

demonstration also requires access

to tillable land and existing diverse

cropping systems at various stages

of development.

PreParatiOn and MateriaLs

•    Hand   tools

•    Wheel  hoe

•    Reciprocating  hoe

•    Tined  cultivators

•    Glaser collinear   hoe 

•    Sharpening tools   (e.g.,  files)  for hand    tools   

•    Existing   diverse cropping    systems at  various stages  of  crop    

development and soil moisture

PreParatiOn tiMe

1 hour

deMOnstratiOn tiMe

2 hours

Demonstration 2