Re: tiller recommendations

**N* S* <s*@earthlink.net>**

Jeff and I attended a seminar on organic vegetable gardening  
sponsored by MSU. Bob Schindelbeck, member of the Cornell Soil Health  
Team gave the keynote on soil health. He maintains  no till is not  
effective unless the soil contains sufficient organic material and  
then it requires the constant use of cover cropping to maintain the  
right percentage. So tilling in organic material every few years is  
not a bad idea if you don't like to looks of hairy vetch in your  
borders.
Nancy Szerlag
On Aug 25, 2008, at 7:47 AM, margaret lauterbach wrote:

> Why don't you save your money and try no-till gardening?  It would
> give you something new to explore and write about as well as
> preserving mycorrhizae and other beneficial soil organisms.  
> Margaret Lauterbach
>
>
> At 05:58 PM 8/23/2008, you wrote:
>> Turns out my lawn tractor is dead and I"m about to buy a new  
>> tractor.  But I
>> don't want to go to the expense of buying a tiller attachment for  
>> this one.
>>   I'm looking for good recommendations on a medium sized tiller  
>> (not a toy
>> for cultivating) that will be used for garden bed making and some  
>> general
>> work.  I do mulch most of my beds but every few years, I renovate  
>> them all.
>>  So the biggest and smallest won't cut it for what I want to  
>> accomplish.
>> Any good machines you're happy with from those who follow this  
>> kind of
>> thing?
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> Doug Green
>> Editor-in-Chief
>> SGF Publishing www.simplegiftsfarm.com
>
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