On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:46:36 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

"RogerN" wrote in message
om...
I've been looking into tillers for larger garden this year.

Considering a Troy built or a Cub Cadet in the $700-$800 range. Cub Cadet
(RT65) has good reviews at Home Depot website. Troy Built has counter
rotating tines, Cub Cadet has reversible tines.

Alternatively, I have a couple of small tractors, a Ford 8N and a 26HP
Kubota, the tillers for them are ~$1300 but a disk would be in my price
range.

Any recommendations?

Depends... a tractor mounted tiller will last nearly forever for a gardener.
Well, unless you suck up a concrete form stake or two, wrap them around the
axle, and damage a seal. Um, I wouldn't know that of course. LOL.

Find a local guy and pay him to do it for you for a lot less money.
Group together with your neighbors and save more, hiring one guy to do
all the plots in the neighborhood in a day for even less money per.

There are many, many people who no longer do any tilling, allowing the
anaerobic flora and fauna to increase their yield instead. I'm moving
into that mindset myself after taking the Master Gardener course a
couple years ago. I pick out the weeds and put a nice, thick layer of
mulch on top. Organic compost works well to both feed/replenish and
cover the soil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-till_farming
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/no-till_revolution

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