CentralNC
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I thought I would ask some advice on garden tilling. I am planting a garden this year for the first time in many years. I grew up with a garden, but this is "my" first family sized garden. It is currently 50' x ~100". I have a New Holland TC35A tractor and several implements for gardening (plow, disc harrow, cultivator, bedder), but not a tiller. I do have a nice (older model) Troy Bilt Horse tiller. It is a rear tine tiller that I bought last Fall. I think it would do well in ground that was previously plowed and then hit with the harrows.
Question: Would a PTO powered tiller make gardening much easier vs. the Troy Bilt horse? Is it worth the extra expense?
It would be nice to have a PTO tiller to use around our property planting grass. I am sure that I will find many uses for it. It is hard to justify another $2K for an implement, but it would be nice.
My plan now is to use the tractor and implements to plant the garden. I might till the entire garden with the horse once and then use it to till in between the rows. I will use the bedder to lay off the rows and the cultivator for weed control until the plants get too tall.
Does anyone have experience with a Horse vs. a PTO tiller under similar circumstances? Any advice or comments would be appreciated.
Question: Would a PTO powered tiller make gardening much easier vs. the Troy Bilt horse? Is it worth the extra expense?
It would be nice to have a PTO tiller to use around our property planting grass. I am sure that I will find many uses for it. It is hard to justify another $2K for an implement, but it would be nice.
My plan now is to use the tractor and implements to plant the garden. I might till the entire garden with the horse once and then use it to till in between the rows. I will use the bedder to lay off the rows and the cultivator for weed control until the plants get too tall.
Does anyone have experience with a Horse vs. a PTO tiller under similar circumstances? Any advice or comments would be appreciated.