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| Oops, carrot seedling. No flame weeding here |
well, not the absolute last... Here are some photos and videos from my last week at Maggie's. We visited North Waslaske fields to see if a bed of carrots had sprouted. Before the carrot cotyledons emerge from the soil, one can pass by with a "flame weeder." If the weeds are sprouting up and the carrots are still protected in the soil, this is the perfect time to "flame weed"--using a propane tank and small torch, the heat of the flame expands the water in the cell of each weed plant making them burst. Then the seedlings pop up with no competition.
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| Tyson shows us the equipment. |
Unfortunately, we had one row in the carrot beds that had sprout. Fortunately, the other two rows were not yet sprouted, so Brian and I each took a turn with the flame weeder. It sounds like one is walking with a jet engine attached to one's hip.
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