Crop | Constant pressure tine harrow | Rotary hoe | Row crop cultivator |
Winter cereals | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Summer cereals | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Maize | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Soya | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Sugar beet | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Oil seed rape | □ | □ | ■ |
Beans | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Peas | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Lupins | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Potatoes | ■ | – | □ |
Pumpkin | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Flax | ■ | □ | □ |
Caraway | ■ | □ | □ |
Speciality crops | ■ | □ | □ |
■ = well suited, □ = can only be used to a limited extent, – = do not use
Cereals | Pre-emergence | Emergence | 1 leaf stage | 2 leaf stage | 3 leaf stage | Tillering |
Spelt | – | – | – | ■ | ■■ | ■■■ |
Wheat | – | – | – | ■ | ■■ | ■■■ |
Rye | – | – | – | – | ■ | ■■■ |
Triticale | – | – | – | ■ | ■■ | ■■■ |
Oats | ■ | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■ |
Barley | ■ | – | – | – | ■ | ■■ |
Summering | ■ | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■ |
■■■ = aggressive intensity possible, ■■ = normal intensity, ■ = gentle intensity, - = do not use
Using the tine harrow in winter cereals can already be done in autumn
In spring, the first use should be as early as possible
Avoid night frosts!
The tine harrow, row crop cultivator and rotary hoe should often be considered in combination
The best time and conditions for each of them varies
More crops | Pre-emergence | Emergence | 5 cm | 10 cm | 20 cm | 40 cm |
Beans | ■■ | ■ | ■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ |
Peas | ■■ | – | ■ | ■■ | – | – |
Vetches | ■ | – | ■ | ■ | – | – |
Lupins | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Lenses | ■ | – | – | ■ | – | – |
Soybeans | ■ | – | ■ | ■ | ■ | – |
Sunflowers | ■ | – | – | ■ | ■ | – |
Maize | ■■ | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Potatoes | ■■■ | – | – | ■ | ■■ | – |
Safflower | ■ | – | ■ | ■ | ■■ | ■ |
Flax | – | – | – | ■ | ■■ | ■ |
Oil seed rape | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | – |
Turnips | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■ | – |
Buckwheat | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Hemp | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Millet | – | – | – | – | ■ | – |
Oil squash | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | – | – |
■■■ = aggressive intensity possible, ■■ = normal intensity, ■ = gentle intensity, - = do not use