"Alan" wrote in message
om...
Thank you. I hadn't quite realised the implications of using a
rotavator vs digging & weeding by hand. I do have a nice new spade
gathering dust so perhaps it's time I used it in anger!

Looking at the size of your garden--I would estimate 3 or 4 days (very long
days) of fighting a cultivator. Following that are several days of recovery
to your spine and muscles. When that is done you should be able to spend a
lot of time pulling weeds.