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Old 08-06-2009, 12:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
michael michael is offline
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On 8 June, 12:13, moghouse wrote:
On Jun 8, 10:42*am, Judith in France
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Yes I do want a light one just for hoeing. *I Googled on Lidl but I
can't find anything at all about one; do you have any info about any
selling in the UK, I could get my daughter to purchase it for me and
pick it up when I am in the UK later this month.


I despair of these companies that have web sites and put no
information on them!

The Lidl site, as you say, is useless. I suspect that the cultivator
is a "special" only. The model is Florabest FGH 600. Try Florabest's
web site and you will get equal frustration. (Not the sort of German
efficiency we have come to expect) it is not even listed!

There are two other models that came up while googling - the Mowerland
and the Mantis. The latter looks good, but it is five times the price
of the Florabest.

Sorry I cannot be of more help.


The Mantis tiller cultivator is excellent.The basic machine (2-stroke
or 4-stroke)costs between £300 and £400,but is worth it if you are a
keen gardener.I have had one for 5 years or so,and there are several
on our allotment site.It is very light and transportable and is a
pleasure to use,much better than the heavy cultivators that wer around
some years ago.
Michael