Re: Manis tiller


Perennial List 4/13/99 10:04 PM perennials@mallorn.com

>I have yet another new gardener question--can I use my new Mantis tiller to 
>dig up grass to make new beds?  Do I have to cut the sod with a spade and 
>then use the tiller, or can the tiller just cut through the grass?  

It is somewhat  dependent on your soil type. With sandy or loomy soil we 
just fire it up and till up the sod and all with our Mantis without a 
hitch. If the soil is heavy it can be hard to penetrate the sod . 
Although we have done it when the area is not too large.

w martin
myg1728@aol.com
http://www.oakmediacreations.com/myg/index.html
Zone 5, Southwestern Lower Michigan
Martin's Yard & Garden




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