flying belgian
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I still cultivate my corn and beans as much as time allows. I have the s-tine shanks on Nobles cultivator and since I use a pre-emerge the weeds are very small when I tear through it as fast as I can without covering the crop. So besides the other benefits I feel I get, it is also very effective in weed control. So much so that many times I do not have to apply a post emerge. For the past three years I have been doing some custom organic farming for a guy. Those weeds get quite big sometimes and those s-tines flex around the weeds damaging them but not really killing them. Anyone ever use a Buffalo style cultivator? Do they work on large weeds? Or should I just go to a rigid shank cultivator? I know a rigid shank will kill big weeds as that is what I used up until about 15 yrs. ago. Trouble is you have to drive so slow with rigid shank and I can't hardly get done the way it is. Please don't turn this into a debate on organic verses conventional. Just curious on effectiveness of different style cultivators.
Thanks.
Thanks.