Garden Cultivator. Any good?

 Due to a bit of bad health, hopefuly short term, I am looking for ways to
keep the veg garden up to snuff without breaking my back or the bank, or
having others do it for me. I like to till it,sow it, grow it, cook it and
eat it, there is no other way although my cooking is probably a bit basic.
To help me I googled this,

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_18998.htm

I am asking for comments on the product or recommendations on similar
devices.
Baz
 

 
bad health, hopefuly short term, I am looking for ways to

Several years ago, I rotovated a large area of my pal's garden using his
"Merry Tiller" or some such rotovator.  It was my first time use of such a
machine, after a short time getting used to it, I was amazed at the amount
of garden I had "dug" in such a short time.  Of course this doesn't clean
out the grden but it certainly makes the job of cultivating or digging, so
much easier and quicker.

Bill

 
It depends very much on the type of soil you have, if it is light and
sandy  then they are great.

 

It depends very much on the type of soil you have, if it is light and
sandy  then they are great.



The soil definitely wasn't sandy, and to my naive thoughts, just ordinary
slightly heavy garden soil :-)

The garden was near newport, Mon.

Bill

 

Using a cultivator is quicker but still bloody hard work. Don't image
it steers itself, you have to haul it round bends etc.
Also they don't go very deep. I f you have a light soil this may not
matter but in heavy soils it does. Most veg. preferrs free drainage.

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I have had two in my time, a Merry Tiller and a Commercial Howard and
considering the statements ""without breaking my back "" and ""but still
bloody hard work"" I would opt for altering something in the ""I like to
till it,sow it, grow it, cook it and eat it.""  quote. We all have to alter
things or adapt from time to time. How important is your health to you? You
only get it once ;-)

Mike


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