Re: small tiller- great day today!

Wow - you did go to town on that!  Alan is not the most cordinated and has
even run it up on the concrete and no bending so like you said the one that
"bent the blades" probably didn't know what they were talking about!  Sounds
like you are fully enjoying it - Glad I could put my 2 cents in!

Vera


On 3/10/07, Theresa W <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> OK- so on Vera's esteemed recommendation I went to Sears and bought the
> 4-cycle engine Craftsman mini-tiller and I LOVE IT!  Whatever ninny
> wrote the review that they bent the tines must be nuts-  I strongly
> suspect that they didn't realize several of the tines are bend inward
> (on purpose) to help stir up the dirt.  I gave this thing a work out
> today.  I tilled my veggie garden in about 20 minutes- amazing time and
> back saver.  I tilled in dead leaves, greensand, compost, fertilizer and
> bat guano.  It looks marvelous.  Then I easily dug a trench near the
> wall and actually installed a true irrigation system.  I extended one of
> the sprinker lines and but in about 5 multi-port mini-drip heads.  It
> was so easy to put in the PVC pipe since I'd already roto-tilled!  Today
> I actually got MORE done than I expected (this almost never happens to
> me!).  I put in minidrip lines and sprayers, fixed up the other area
> near the house replacing/fixing all the minidrips there too (the stucco
> guys simply aren't too careful to set up scaffolding around drip
> emitters).  So- that side of the garden/house is now all fixed up!  I
> bought some seeds today and have others from Peaceful Valley that i
> intend to plant in windowsill seed trays tomorrow.
> I also cut, WOWed and fertilized the front lawn (and also the veggie
> garden that I tilled), hung the bee house back up on the eave, and moved
> a really big pot (that I got at OSH on sale yesterday) to the back
> patio.  Now that the stucco is all finished (finally!! and it looks
> great) I moved pots, and furniture up next to the house again.
> I have the distinct impression that I may be immobile tomorrow- today
> was the official first day of spring for me and I worked outside from
> 8-6.  It was great!
>
>
> Theresa
>
> Donna wrote:
> > well it does sound like you are organized..... anyways... just curious
> if you
> > asked Ms. Fatma what was in the garage what her comment would be....
> LOL!
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> >
> > Well, to start with, there's no room in
> > there for a car--unless it was
> > dismantled, and even then it would be a
> > questionable fit. It's a
> > one-car garage; I don't know why, but it's the only
> > one-car garage on
> > the street.
> >
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