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May 20, 2009<\/p>\n

Peacemeal Farm, Dixmont, Maine<\/p>\n

Peas are nearly ready for trellising at Peacemeal, and thus the last opportunity for cultivating.\u00a0 The disk hillers were quite simple to attach to the tool bar, and relatively simple to adjust.\u00a0 We found the pushing bar\/handle adjustment to have a noticable affect on the aggressivity of the disks.\u00a0 If the handle was low for a shorter operator, the frame was not horizontal to the ground, and the disks moved less soil.\u00a0 We adjusted the handle lower to ensure the tool bars were parallel to the soil surface, and the disks were more aggressive.<\/p>\n

A brief video clip of the disk hillers in action has been posted to YouTube:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h14aD2h3EOc<\/a><\/p>\n

Overall the disk hillers were quite impressive.\u00a0 Conditions were optimal, including the fact that Tim had “Pigged” the inter-row space the day before, leaving loose soil easily moved by the disks.<\/p>\n

\"Peas,<\/a>
Peas, post-hilling, Peacemeal Farm, 22 May 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The disks rolled over coarse residues in the field; efficacy was likely reduced in these areas, but the unit rolled on.\u00a0 Performance was best on the flatter, more uniform beds, with increasing inconsistency in places where peas were on the edge of a ridge or other irregular soil feature.<\/p>\n

Most observing the field following hilling were impressed.\u00a0 Mike’s first comment was “Fantastic.”\u00a0 I think we were all impressed with the consistency of the action of the disks.\u00a0 Each pass of the 277 ft. bed took 2 min. 30 sec.\u00a0 The disks were relatively easy to control at a comfortable walking pace, simply by focusing on the area where the disks attached to the tool bar, and ensuring that the crop row was centered here enabled a good working speed.\u00a0 In places where the crop was short it was possible to slow considerably to reduce soil movement into the row.<\/p>\n

As in the previous trials we conducted pre-cultivation weed censuses.\u00a0 Post-cultivation censuses were conducted Friday, 22 May. \u00a0Counts were made in 15 quadrats, and by subtracting the number surviving from the starting number we calculate efficacy, i.e., proportion of weeds killed, which can range from zero, no weeds killed, to 1.0, all killed. \u00a0Mean efficacy of the disk hillers was 0.59, ranging from 0.32 to 0.86. \u00a0We did not separate our censuses to distinguish the intra-row region from the inter-row (between rows), but the lower efficacy values likely reflect areas where weeds were outsize the zone of working for the disks.<\/p>\n

\"Cultivation<\/a>
Cultivation efficacy, total weeds, intra- and inter-row following disk hilling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Peas,<\/a>
Peas, two days post disk-hilling at Peacemeal Farm, 22 May 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May 20, 2009 Peacemeal Farm, Dixmont, Maine Peas are nearly ready for trellising at Peacemeal, and thus the last opportunity for cultivating.\u00a0 The disk hillers were quite simple to attach to the tool bar, and relatively simple to adjust.\u00a0 We found the pushing bar\/handle adjustment to have a noticable affect on the aggressivity of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1032,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[110,117,121,127],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weed-master-project","tag-cultivation","tag-maine","tag-organic-weed-control","tag-row-crop"],"yoast_head":"\nDisk Hilling Peas - 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