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Originally Posted by TinaMcG
That will bring more weed seeds to the surface and create more weeds. Don't do it. It is also bad for the soil structure to do all that tilling.
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Rotary hoeing is used by many organic farmers to control weeds in corn fields.
They pull the rotary hoe over the entire corn field just as the corn is emerging.
It is set shallow so the shallow rooted emerging broadleaf weeds get flung out but the deeper rooted emerging corn survives.