hand weeding
Pulling unwanted plants
Hand weeding is the removal of unwanted plants by pulling them out manually rather than using chemicals or machinery.
It's labor-intensive but precise, allowing gardeners to target specific weeds without disturbing nearby crops: The organic farm relies on hand weeding to keep the rows clean.
The term appears in agricultural and gardening contexts where herbicides are avoided.
- pullingForce toward oneself
- gardenCultivated plant area
- vegetable patchPlot for growing edibles
- garden bedBordered area for cultivation
- soilGround matter for planting
roots · kneeling · fingers · dirt · trowel · tedious · backache · rows · vegetables · organic · mulch · hoe · cultivating · beds · gloves · sweat · stubborn · dandelion
- Old Farmingplowing, harvesting, sowing, threshing, winnowing
- weedingthistles, crabgrass, hoeing, herbicide, bindweed
- weed controlherbicide, herbicides, pre-emergent, hoeing, mulching
- nonchemicalorganic, natural, physical, manual, mechanical
- eco-farmingorganic farming, sustainable farming, sustainable agriculture, cover crops, crop rotation
- farm ecologyagroforestry, beneficial insects, biological control, companion planting, cover crops