I have several seedlings starting to appear in my veg patch. I am
growing carrots, parsnips, sprouting broc, beetroot, radishes, potatoes
and peas. I have a row of each, about 14" apart and 8' long (some wider
spaced depending on what they are - ie potatoes have lots of space).
Everything is coming on nicely (as far as a total beginner can tell!).
However, I am starting to get the inevitable weeds coming up too.
Problem is, I can only reach about 3' from each end of the row to pull
them up - there is therefore a 2' section of most rows that I cant get
to! I dont want to stand on the soil as I will compact it (spent ages
cultivating it - fairly high clay content in a new build garden).
Any tips ?? Are there any tools to help out - something like a rubbish
fork that you see street cleaners using ?
Or should I not be so anal and just leave the weeds growing until the
veg is established enough and I'm not so concerned about disturbing the
soil ?