To break up clods and level the soil surface using a Meeker harrow. A Meeker harrow features a series of small discs and a leveling board that pulverizes the top layer of soil, creating a very fine, smooth seedbed. This process is essential before planting small-seeded vegetable crops like carrots or onions, which require excellent soil-to-seed contact.
Heard on the job
We need to meeker that field twice before we can run the precision seeder over it.
Insider tip
Meeker harrows are heavy and require dry soil conditions; meekering wet soil will just create compaction and hard clods.