Finger Weeder - 3 Row

The arrival of the off season can be a perfect opportunity to evaluate your current tools and look at ways to improve for your next growing season. Our finger weeders are designed to be easily added to any system and in this live stream we will give a brief overview of ways they can help improve your current system.

In this video Lydell gives an overview of how finger weeders work, where they can be used, and the different types of finger weeders. The Tilmor Finger Weeder is typically used for inner-row weeding. The finger weeder uproots small and just emerging weeds. The ground engaging steel drive plate turns the flexible polyurethane fingers at a faster speed to "flick" out emerging weeds at the hair stage. They can also be used to cultivate the edges of plastic mulch and in vineyards and nurseries.

En este video Douglas explica cómo funcionan los cultivadores de dedos, donde se usan y los diferentes tipos. Los cultivadores de dedos generalmente se usan para eliminar malezas en el surco entre las plantas. Los dedos agitan el suelo alrededor del tallo de las plantas y matan las malezas pequeñas sin dañar a cultivo. La plancha de hierro al fondo engancha con el suelo y gira los dedos más rápidamente. Esta acción desarraiga la malezas en la etapa de hilo blanco. Hay un modelo especial que se usa para deshierbar los costados de las camas cubiertas de plástico y otro modelo grande para los viñedos y viveros.

Jason Weston in Bellingham Washington uses his Tilmor Power Ox with a 3 row finger weeder setup to cultivate garlic in one of his fields. Cultivating 3 rows at a time is made easy with a 3 row finger weeder setup virtually eliminates the need for hand weeding by cultivating directly in the crop row and removing white thread stage weeds.

Specifically designed for in-row cultivation, the finger weeder uproots small and just emerging weeds. The ground engaging steel drive plate turns the flexible polyurethane fingers at a faster speed to "flick" out emerging weeds at the hair stage. Features: - Suitable for almost all crops planted in rows with a sufficient distance between the rows - Good on light to medium-heavy clay soils - Best when combined with implements such as vegetable knives or spyders that run in front - Optimum weed stage: Cotyledon to 2-leaf - Optimum Crop Size: When properly rooted