6 January 2011

“Dinner fork:  Use to remove small weeds and grasses. Nothing works better… than a common dinner fork, especially after a rain when the soil is soft. Choose an old fork you won’t mind losing in the garden. The tines of the fork can be inserted under the weed to loosen the soil and lift the weed cleanly from the soil.”  California Garden, November/December 2010

I’ve found a fork useful for weeding in tight places in the vegetable garden. This afternoon I teased weeds from the beets and carrots. Turned over, it lightly cultivates to remove weeds just emerging.  SM