Farming Weed Control

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Farming - Weed Control

weed control
	These pages explain how to identify pests and manage them from an organic perspective. Topics include physical and cultural controls, biological controls and permitted organic pesticides.

Principles

	Organic weed control - the use of mulch and 'living mulch' Mulching materials can include a wide range of plant debris or vegetative material, mineral aggregates or a variety of natural and synthetic fibres.

	Weed strategies Although we may win an occasional battle, weeds are the ultimate guerilla force.

Techniques

	Atarus Stinger A new thermal weed control machine for use in under vine applications.

	Waipuna Waipuna is a hot water weed control company. Originally a New Zealand idea, their products are now marketed in Australia.

	Solarisation Solarisation is the use of direct solar energy to heat soil to a temperature sufficient to kill plant pests and pathogens and weed seeds.

	Thermal Weed Control Thermal weed control is a recent arrival in Australia.

	The black plastic technique The black plastic technique can be very useful for difficult weeds.

	Small scale gas weeders Gas fuelled flame weeding offers a good option for the gravel and brick paved areas.

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