Labour for weeding is expensive and scarce. Will a power weeder pay off for vegetable and orchard rows?
Power weeder vs manual weeding, is it worth buying?
BBhausaheb Gore7mo ago · 203 views
3 Answers
🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓7mo ago
A power weeder is usually worth it where labour is costly or scarce and you weed regularly between rows of vegetables, orchards or row crops. It does the work of several labourers per day, loosens topsoil and can take attachments. It suits row spacing where it can move between plants, so confirm your crop spacing fits the machine width. For very small plots done once a season, manual or hired weeding may still be cheaper. Calculate your annual labour spend on weeding against the machine cost and fuel; if you weed many times a year across enough area, the power weeder typically pays back within a season or two.
SSachin Pawar7mo ago
In my grape orchard a power weeder replaced four labourers and finishes inter row weeding fast. With labour so hard to find now, it paid for itself in one season.
LLakshman Shinde6mo ago
For my small vegetable plot I still hire labour, the machine was too much for the area. It makes sense only if you have enough rows and weed often.