Re: BD and steam

Christine , thank you for the info I will follow up and let you know the outcome, regards Ross - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:18 PM Subject: Re: BD and steam > > Hi Ross, > > There is anot

Re: BD and steam

Hi Ross, There is another company in Australia (Adelaide) marketing a steam weeder especially for under vines called 'Vaporjet'. They also have photos of a modified version for [vegetables?] asparagus that a grower made himself. The company's name is 'travohtec', PO Box 2162, Port Adelaide Busin

Re: BD and steam

 I made a flame weeder about 8 years ago,runs on propane gas . 40kg of gas covers about 1 acre. Brillent on  annual  seedling weeds not so good with grasses and perennial weeds. Best results where achieved on the afternoon of a leaf day during the  week of full moon.I use mind 3 or 4 times f

Re: BD and steam

Hi Ross - The Atarus website in Australia is listed in the "Flame Weeding for Vegetable Crops" publication from ATTRA. http://www.atarus.com.au Yet, the web site quit working some weeks or months ago so I can't say much more than that. John McPhee (Team Leader for Sustainable and Profitable

Re: BD and steam

lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:59 AM Subject: Re: BD and steam > Flame, Infra-Red, Steam now you're talking > about some hot topics in weed control. > > See: > > Flame Weeding for Vegetable Crops > http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/flameweed

Re: BD and steam

- Original Message - From: "Steve Diver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:59 PM Subject: Re: BD and steam > Flame, Infra-Red, Steam now you're Thanks Steve, for the hot info. In the fall, i was modifying my

Re: BD and steam

Flame, Infra-Red, Steam now you're talking about some hot topics in weed control. See: Flame Weeding for Vegetable Crops http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/flameweedveg.html http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/flameweedveg.pdf This is the NCAT-ATTRA pub with all the suppliers and resources. Ec

Re: BD and steam

Roger, I have looked into this on the net and only found very large equipment. If you find small units for individuals to use, I would be interested in hearing about them. Aren't they on a par with flame weeding? Merla Roger Pye wrote: > Ross McDonald wrote: > > > As a new convert to to the BD

Re: BD and steam

Ross McDonald wrote: As a new convert to to the BD practice can anyone advise if steam is used and method of application in managing weeds in the vineyard. We are primarily using a modified cutoff plough and then reforming the soil beneath the vines - I dont like doing this as the soil is turn

BD and steam

As a new convert to to the BD practice can anyone advise if steam is used and method of application in managing weeds in the vineyard. We are primarily using a modified cutoff plough and then reforming the soil beneath the vines - I dont like doing this as the soil is turned over too often a