Hand tools such as hoes and other traditional hand weeding tools can be useful for small-scale horticultural crops, where the terrain and climate are not suitable for mechanised methods or when hand weeding is the most effective way of preventing weeds from multiplying or dispersing and becoming a more wide-spread problem.
Mechanised hand weeding
Mechanised hand weeding is an effective method of intra-row weeding and relies on a self-propelled Drangen platform. The platform is a petrol engine powered vehicle with narrow rubber tracks which can be adjusted to span crop rows or beds. The machine is designed to carry several workers lying face down on benches mounted on the frame. The workers are able to use both hands for rapid and efficient hand weeding.
