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New Garden equipment for your use
On 9/29/2010 9:19 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:36:42 -0700 (PDT), Frank wrote: On Sep 28, 2:02 pm, wrote: In article , wrote: Interesting, but seems way overpriced. You should be able to less expensive cultivators and aerators for same results. My thought. Clearly spam but gives ideas. That tool looks very well made compared to similar ones I've seen. I have a similar tool (Garden Weasel) that does shallow cultivating and weeding that is not nearly as well made as that one but is very useful for small areas when I don't feel like hauling out my Mantis, the Mantis has a aerating/dethatching attachment that I'd seriously consider for a smallish lawn... every gardener needs a Mantis, best gardening investment ever... it tills my 50' X 50' vegetable garden more than 8" deep with as much effort as walking a small dog. That one looks like a *serious* Garden Weasel. I would suggest getting a Garden Weasel and using it some before deciding on a more heavy duty more expensive model. However these things definitely won't work on compacted never before tilled soil but they are excellent for rejuvenating previously worked small areas. I wouldn't use it for trying to improve a long neglected lawn but it does an excellent job of shallow aerating and light dethatching of well maintained turf. These tools are not tillers... they are cultivators... I'd not want to use it for more than an occasional hour it's not at all ergonomic, it's a wrist killer. As to price, everything is expensive nowadays... by today's standards $100 at the garden center is chump change. But I think the Mantis is a true bargain, and before renting a power aerator/dethatcher (I don't for one second believe that several neighbors share one rental for the day) I'd definitely own the Mantis attachment... it would certainly tend a 1/4 acre lawn without much effort but would probably be an all day job, maybe two days... and after thatching (by any method) there is still a LOT of raking. For a larger area I'd want an implement for my tractor. http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Weasel-...ef=pd_sbs_ol_2 http://mantis.com/attachments.asp I received a Garden Weasel as a gift and found it practically useless for the lawn. Gave it to Good Will. |
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