kiotiken
Veteran Member
I'm a first time gardener and need some advice for converting a lawn area to a garden.
My plan is to do a 50' X 30' garden. I have a walk behind tiller (rear tine) to play with as well as my tractor. The soil is heavier clay with no rocks. I have two thoughts on how to start and need to know which way to go.
1) Use the teeth on my box blade to tear up the area I want to garden. Then till the area a few times turning and breaking down the grass. Bring in manure and till that in to the soil.
2) Use the tractor to scrape off the top layer of soil. Till the area a few times and then mix in the manure.
For case 1 I'm worried about the amount of grass and weeds I'll have to deal with and for case 2 I'm worried about taking too much of the nice soil away.
My plan is to do a 50' X 30' garden. I have a walk behind tiller (rear tine) to play with as well as my tractor. The soil is heavier clay with no rocks. I have two thoughts on how to start and need to know which way to go.
1) Use the teeth on my box blade to tear up the area I want to garden. Then till the area a few times turning and breaking down the grass. Bring in manure and till that in to the soil.
2) Use the tractor to scrape off the top layer of soil. Till the area a few times and then mix in the manure.
For case 1 I'm worried about the amount of grass and weeds I'll have to deal with and for case 2 I'm worried about taking too much of the nice soil away.