Tiller tiller question
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theboman
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Not that I'm aware of. I'll use a tater plow and string. Just putting crease in the ground deep enough to hold the seed in place until it takes root, than then out comes the hoe.
Vermonster
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I haven't seen one and would be interested in hearing if someone knew of a commercially available one. I've seen hillers on walk-behind rototillers and don't think it would be hard to duplicate on a larger model. Personally, I don't have the time to tinker with it.
Right, Vermonster, I'm not inclined to tinker with my new tiller--I know a little more about growing plants than fabricating neat tools. I used to have a Troybilt tiller with a hiller/furrower attachment..that's where I got the idea--till and furrow in one step.
Bob_Trevithick
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<font color=blue>...that's where I got the idea--till and furrow in one step.</font color=blue>
Probably a dumb question on my part, but if you use something like a middle-buster to break up the land and dig your furrows, do you even need to till the area?
Seems to me I see those middle-buster things going for around $100 or less.
Just a thought,
Bob
Probably a dumb question on my part, but if you use something like a middle-buster to break up the land and dig your furrows, do you even need to till the area?
Seems to me I see those middle-buster things going for around $100 or less.
Just a thought,
Bob
theboman
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A tiller will turn the earth, a middle buster opens the earth.
I guess you could, but you garden will sure be lumpy.
I guess you could, but you garden will sure be lumpy.
Not a dumb question, but I'm tilling rows into a "living mulch" of New Zealand white clover and oats, so I really don't want to break up everything--just till it into a finely prepared bed so I can set plants, plant seeds and lay drip irrigation tape.
tonyw
tonyw
Bob_Trevithick
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<font color=blue>...A tiller will turn the earth, a middle buster opens the earth.</font color=blue>
What would be a typical use for these middle buster things? Something like digging a ditch to lay water pipe or electric cables in?
What would be a typical use for these middle buster things? Something like digging a ditch to lay water pipe or electric cables in?
Bird
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Like WVBill said, some folks call'em a tater plow 'cause it's great for digging up the potato crop; just drop it in the ground, run down the row and watch it throw dirt and taters both directions./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Of course, if you don't have a moldboard, turning plow, or whatever they call them in your area, you can also use the middle buster to dig deeper than the tiller and just tear up the ground before tilling with the tiller. And of course sometimes the middle buster is used just to make trenches.