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Posted by Derek on August 17, 2006, 4:12 pm
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> Dave wrote:
>> Until recently I had a hedge running the full length of the garden and we
>> have never been able to do much with the border that adjoined it as it
>> was
>> always rock hard.
>>
>> The hedge had to be replaced recently (unfortunately) with a fence as
>> cutting the hedge was getting to much for me ( retired )
>>
>> I now want to dig over the border but cannot make much progress on the
>> soil.
>>
>> I have heard you can hire a cultivator ( think that's what was said)
>>
>> Would this work on very hard soil and go down deep enough to break up the
>> soil for shrubs to be planted.?
>>
>> Or id there a better alternative
>>
>>
>> Thank you in advance
>
> I am writing from Canada and think I can help you. It would be a good
> idea to wait for some rain before tackling the work, to soften up the
> soil. Here, we refer to a cultivator as a 'tiller' and so I will use
> this more familiar term for my own comfort. If you rent, get a rear
> tine model as they are much easier to control that the 'bucking
> broncho' front tine models. I've had a 6 HP Ariens model for 20 years
> and it still does a great job of breaking up the soil to a fine tilth.
> Also, use the tiller to incorporate a good amount of organic matter,
> i.e. compost, composted manure, peatmoss, leaves etc. My tiller gets
> down to 7 to 8 inches, enough for most plantings. However, for your
> shrubs, after tilling, spade dig deeper holes as needed at the planting
> locations and incorporate bone meal or superphosphate to provide
> phosphorus as an aid to good root development. With fall coming up
> this would be a great time to get started. Good luck!
>
Also known as a Rotavator in the UK very simple to use and availlable from
most large hire centres at around £20 per day
Derek
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