RE: Tilling in mud?
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Tilling in mud?
- From: P* S*
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:16:43 -0800
Like I said, I just tried out a tiny bit. For those of you who aren't
familiar with the 'Mantis', it is a small but mighty tiller-- works in an
area about 10" wide but can 'till 10-12" deep, and only weighs 20 lb.. With
something that easy to use, it will eliminate lots of spading, digging,
raking, and turning.
I will have to scratch-till a few areas of my property where I am breaking
up clay and establishing new beds.
And, will till the already-tilled areas, mixing in compost, mulch, peat,
fertilizer, and whatever else I can find.
Sue
"You play, you pay......"
> No, I can vouch for your comments. I live minutes from you Sue, and I had
> someone till to early in the year and had rock clods all summer.
>
> I don't till at all nowdays. I use the Japanese method of smothering in
> compost and just rocking back the soil with a spading fork every foot or
> so
> to aerate. Works like a charm.
>
>
>
> > Sue, you were tilling in mud?! I always heard that you end
> > up with little
> > rocks when the soil dried. I made the mistake of digging
> > around when the
> > soil was wet and I ended up with bricks! The soil was so
> > unworkable after
> > that, I ended up scooping off the top and replacing with bagged soil.
> > Thank goodness I only did a small place for a few new perennials.
> >
> > How did the tilling turn out for you? If you didn't end up
> > with rocks,
> > what's your secret? Maybe it's just my soil...
> >
> >
> > Val in KY
> > zone 6a
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> > message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
> >
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
