Hand - couch [Kowtch] grass and deep rooted stuff like dandilions.

Hoe - pretty much everything else.

We use a Swoe; rather than a hoe - as it can get in around seedlings without causing too much bother.

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Andrea :wavehello

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...logs/zazen999/

moon trials completed:
tomatoes
[46% increase in crop per seed sown and 10% increase in crop per plant]

currently underway:
calabrese
garlic