"OhNo" wrote in message
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"Malcolm" wrote in message
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In article , OhNo
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waste of £50........they will hardly scratch the surface.

You've either never owned one or have incredibly hard compacted soil. I
have an electric Mantis tiller. It copes well with weeds, digs
comfortably
to a depth of 10", produces a lovely tilth, weighs just 9.5 kg, and I'm
absolutely delighted I bought one last year.

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Malcolm

yes, I compared it to my FI's £350 B&S petrol which breaks through
anything.

So if you buy this £50 model you have to dig over compacted soil
first.........

I wasnt plnon usit on compacted soil. In my experience NOTHING - not even a
so called industrial cultivator will do that. Its a spade and fork job.

I was thinking of an on going job of running across the small ( 10ft x
10ft ) ornimental and annual beds I have and weeding round a few borders.