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A fixed line style string trimmer head. A fixed-line string trimmer has a trimmer head that takes pre-cut line inserts. There is no wound spool of line in the trimmer head; the user instead feeds the pre-cut line in to the appropriate slots, making the trimmer easier to feed line into and troubleshoot than a bump feed system. [citation needed]
Stihl was founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl, an innovator in early chainsaw production. Stihl says it is the world's best-selling brand of chainsaws and the only chainsaw manufacturer to make its own saw chains and guide bars. [4] Andreas Stihl AG is a privately held company owned by the descendants of Andreas Stihl.
Mechanical weed control is a physical activity that inhibits unwanted plant growth. [1] Mechanical, or manual, weed control techniques manage weed populations through physical methods that remove, injure, kill, or make the growing conditions unfavorable. Some of these methods cause direct damage to the weeds through complete removal or causing ...
Barley plants in the tillering stage. A tiller is a shoot that arises from the base of a grass plant. The term refers to all shoots that grow after the initial parent shoot grows from a seed.
In the United States, Johnson grass is listed as either a noxious or quarantined weed in 19 states. [6] With Sorghum bicolor it is a parent of Sorghum × almum, a forage crop also considered a weed in places. [7] It is named after an Alabama plantation owner, Colonel William Johnson, who sowed its seeds on river-bottom farm land circa 1840. The ...
Sida acuta, the common wireweed, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae.It is believed to have originated in Central America, but today has a pantropical distribution and is considered a weed in some areas.
It is a highly aggressive invasive species, crowding out most other grasses and invading other habitats, and has become a hard-to-eradicate weed in some areas (it can be controlled somewhat with Triclopyr, Mesotrione, Fluazifop-P-butyl, and Glyphosate). [18] [19] This weedy nature leads some gardeners to give it the name of "devil grass ...
The term "whip" is a more common term that includes both riding crops as well as longer types of horse whips used for both riding and ground work. A whip is a little slower than a crop, mostly due to having slightly greater length and flexibility. The difference between a crop and a whip.