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The hoe.
At least where I live. The principal weedy pest is something called chickweed, which is like micro-kudzu, and will simply take over a garden plot unless you get down on your hands and knees and pull each of the bastards from the soil. The hoes does more harm than good, because this scourge of evolution simply re-roots itself in about ten seconds, as near as I can tell. And the microscopic seeds are known to remain viable in soil for centuries, according to studies.
The only saving grace it has is that it is a relative of spinach, and the leaves are edible, good in salads, or cooked. The latter is my revenge.
caw
At least where I live. The principal weedy pest is something called chickweed, which is like micro-kudzu, and will simply take over a garden plot unless you get down on your hands and knees and pull each of the bastards from the soil. The hoes does more harm than good, because this scourge of evolution simply re-roots itself in about ten seconds, as near as I can tell. And the microscopic seeds are known to remain viable in soil for centuries, according to studies.
The only saving grace it has is that it is a relative of spinach, and the leaves are edible, good in salads, or cooked. The latter is my revenge.
caw