Editing Weed control (section)

==== Stale seed bed ====
Another manual technique is the ‘[[stale seed bed]]’, which involves cultivating the soil, then leaving it fallow for a week or so. When the initial weeds sprout, the grower lightly [[Hoe (tool)|hoes]] them away before planting the desired crop. However, even a freshly cleared bed is susceptible to airborne seed from elsewhere, as well as seed carried by passing animals on their fur, or from imported [[manure]].