Maintaining a clean, weed-free lawn doesn't have to feel like an uphill battle, especially if you make hand-weeding a regular habit instead of an occasional project. By tackling weeds early, you stop ...

Re “State Bans Hand-Weeding on Most Farms,” Sept. 24: An emergency regulation to ban hand-weeding? The farmers of this state should be embarrassed. I know I am. As one who worked his early years ...

Advocates for California's farm workers meet with state officials to discuss a ban on hand weeding. Supporters say thousands of workers suffer crippling back injuries from field work. But farmers say ...

It has a durable yet lightweight 54-inch hardwood handle attached to a flat, steel blade-head that slightly oscillates back and forth; a simple push-and-pull action severs weed roots with minimal soil ...

Discussing superweeds, you say that hand weeding crops is effective, though costly (22 June, p 12). But it can be effective only for crops grown in narrow rows with wide spaces between rows that ...