Weeding cycle for organic potatoes

As I mentioned before, weeding does not stop.

We have had 8 days of rain and wet weather so the fields have been too wet to work.

The potatoes have grown, and of course the weeds.

Can you see the weeds between the rows of potatoes?

This is what happens next.........





First the in-row rotovator goes through the fields chewing up the weeds between the rows leaving the potatoes intact. This gets rid of the weeds between the rows.

Sorry, I missed a photo of the equipment.








Next, our hoeing crew tackles the weeds within the rows. Yup, its all done by hand.



























The hoeing crew has gone through this field. You can see their footprints in the soft soil.












Next, we go through the field with the cultivator which softens the soil in preparation for the hiller which comes next.












Here is a photo of the hiller making those nice hills in which the potatoes grow.











...