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crashz
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I appreciate all the advice. Its helped a lot. In fact I'll proabably do a small raised garden at home. I'd really like some fresh tomatos.
Well last weekend I tilled the family garden with a rented machine which I'll expalin later. First my uncle attempted to till the garden with a borrowed tiller, and he broke it. So he had already started tilling the sod under, I just continued it. I tilled the small (maybe 15 x15) patch 4 times and got the sod broken up and the soil nice an fluffy. Probably tiller to an average depth of 6 to 8 inches. I wish I had time to plant after but we got some nice thunder and lightning storms right after I returned the tiller.
Since I live so far away from the rest of the family, I have no idea if they have planted yet. I hope so.
BTW - I rented a tiller made by BSC. Its an Italian made two wheel tractor that can run a variety of attachments. The owner of the rental shop said that the newer Troy Builts kept breaking down, so he invested in this machine which is obviously worth it. It worked flawlessly and without the bouncing and jarring of most walk behind tillers. I think it has to do with the weight of the machine, all cast iron. It kind of looked like those short articulated tractors, but without the back set of wheels.
Well last weekend I tilled the family garden with a rented machine which I'll expalin later. First my uncle attempted to till the garden with a borrowed tiller, and he broke it. So he had already started tilling the sod under, I just continued it. I tilled the small (maybe 15 x15) patch 4 times and got the sod broken up and the soil nice an fluffy. Probably tiller to an average depth of 6 to 8 inches. I wish I had time to plant after but we got some nice thunder and lightning storms right after I returned the tiller.
Since I live so far away from the rest of the family, I have no idea if they have planted yet. I hope so.
BTW - I rented a tiller made by BSC. Its an Italian made two wheel tractor that can run a variety of attachments. The owner of the rental shop said that the newer Troy Builts kept breaking down, so he invested in this machine which is obviously worth it. It worked flawlessly and without the bouncing and jarring of most walk behind tillers. I think it has to do with the weight of the machine, all cast iron. It kind of looked like those short articulated tractors, but without the back set of wheels.
