yes, and sharpen the tiller blades a bit

--

Barry


"Bob" wrote in message
news:CPxra.428075$Zo.97299@sccrnsc03...

"Olushola" wrote in message
...
I have two 3'x10' areas in which I want to plant bushes and flowers. The
ground is hard as nails. I rented a 5HP tiller, but that just scratched
the
surface. I was told to rent a jack hammer to break up the soil.

Does anyone have any solutions?

Watering the area before tilling can help a lot. Keep it wet, without
runoff
for a long time to soak it as deep as possible.

Bob