I rode along with Jonathan while he was flame weeding the corn. If the video doesn’t answer your questions, feel free to leave them in the comments!
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Burn Baby Burn! Flame Weeding Video
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I rode along with Jonathan while he was flame weeding the corn. If the video doesn’t answer your questions, feel free to leave them in the comments!
Thanks for sharing your photos and information on my blog Carolyn!
That was a super cool video. I did not know anybody could weed with a torch on purpose. Thanks for sharing that
do you have a picture of the corn after the leaves have grown back and fully grown?
I will be out taking photos of the fields tomorrow. The corn is definitely growing fast right now, so the fields are turning green again in a hurry. I will attach the photos onto the end of this entry.
Thanks for stopping by!
I am in the process of converting 220 acres of corn/beans to organic in southern MN (Waseca County). Can you tell me who manufactured your flame cultivator and the spacing of your rows?
Thank you,
Mike Hill
Thanks for stopping by my blog, Mike.
Dennis Luettke, an organic dairy farmer near Wells, MN manufactured our flame weeder. We bought an old anhydrous bar, and brought it down to Dennis for the burner kits and set up. We are in the process of converting a used sprayer into a flame weeder, mostly because of the frame style and wheel placement. We use 22″ rows on our corn and beans.
If you have any other questions, feel free to shoot me an email at cofairviewfarm@gmail.com
Carolyn
That was cool! Or hot….. Thanks for being organic! <3
Very nicely done. Can you direct me to a company that makes this flame equipment? We are just getting started in the organic arena with 100 acres.
Thank you! Where are you located? We had a guy in Southeast Minnesota make ours. We have since built a bigger one, and I hope to have some GoPro video of that one in action this summer.
About how much an acre does this cost
I’m a new organic farmer in central mn and im looking for info on organic way of farming and I have been playing with the idea of organic corn
The cost per acre depends on LP prices, and weed pressure. I believe our average is between $15-25/acre.
Gastro Obscura website featured your video today. That’s how I found your blog. I know this is a busy time of year, but please keep posting. Strike while the iron is hot & communicate with a whole new audience!