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Pictured above are the Rinieri side-sweep subsurface cultivator (top left
and right), the comparative effects of Roundup versus the Rinieri (bottom
left) and the Wonder Weeder (bottom right). During the 2004 and beginning if
the 2005 season the Rinieri was used a total of three times, but
inadequately controlled weeds in the organic plots compared to the IFP
plots. Grass, which is the predominant weed in this orchard, was quickly
able to re-root after being cut by the Rinieri and was never effectively
controlled. The Wonder Weeder features several gangs of lilliston
cultivators that should provide more aggressive action against grass and
other weeds, with fairly low impact on soil quality.
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