Hoe early to keep weeds down
Mechanical hoeing while crops are young keeps weed pressure down for the rest of the season and cuts the time spent hand weeding. But you have to be able to go through at the right moment, as close to the row as possible, without damaging the crop.
Hoeing designed in from the start
The Romanesco Straddler was designed from the outset for mechanical weed control. The hoeing module works 1 to 3 rows and takes different tools to suit your crops and soil:
- Kress finger weeders to work within the row;
- interchangeable blades and shares between the rows;
- spring tines and rotary brushes.
With camera guidance along the row and the hoeing seat, one person is enough, where a tractor-mounted hoe often needs two.
What growers say
“Hoeing is precise and fast: I cover a hectare in 4 hours.”
Philippe, market gardener in La Rochelle, France
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Updated on 23 October 2026 by Félix Gaulier, co-founder of Romanesco