Doug Kanter wrote
"Suuzzee" wrote
Doug Kanter wrote

Keep an extra couple of spades and forks around for company. Tell them,
"We can chat while we work." Word should spread fast that there is a
lunatic gardener digging up your yard and everybody best stay away until the
digging
is done. ;)
Suz

The word's already spreading, although the dog owners are responsible.
I've
asked a few to NOT stop their dogs on my property. Some of the morons ask
why. I asked "Excuse me??? I asked you politely". The nerve of me,
thinking
I have something to say about what happens on my property. Must be out of
my
mind.


Ahh yes! The nerve!! :))
Ain't it a shame that doggie doo doo don't make good fertilizer? ;)

Suz

How deep ya digging? I got a small Ryobi tiller that scratches the surface down
to 3-5"

"Ann" wrote in message
...
c (TOM KAN PA) expounded:

How deep ya digging? I got a small Ryobi tiller that scratches the
surface down
to 3-5"

My Mantis will go down 11" or so if I work an area thoroughly.
--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

I solved my tiller problem yesterday. Found a guy who will do JUST what I
need for $70-$100, which beats buying or renting a tiller.

Ann wrote:
...My Mantis will go down 11" or so if I work an area thoroughly...


Impressive. At that depth you would have only the top of the engine
sticking above ground level.

dps expounded:

Ann wrote:
...My Mantis will go down 11" or so if I work an area thoroughly...


Impressive. At that depth you would have only the top of the engine
sticking above ground level.

There abouts. But the soil is mounded up around, and I move it back
and forth. It's very well worked soil, few rocks, I only do this once
a year, in the spring, to break things up for the season and work in
organic matter. Does the job.
--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

Doug Kanter wrote:


"Ann" wrote in message
...
c (TOM KAN PA) expounded:

How deep ya digging? I got a small Ryobi tiller that scratches the
surface down
to 3-5"

My Mantis will go down 11" or so if I work an area thoroughly.
--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

I solved my tiller problem yesterday. Found a guy who will do JUST what I
need for $70-$100, which beats buying or renting a tiller.

No it doesn't, nothing beats having a good tiller handy when you want it or
need it.

--
The Hawke

"Bill" wrote in message
news:m8fcd.192843$wV.39845@attbi_s54...
Doug Kanter wrote:


"Ann" wrote in message
...
c (TOM KAN PA) expounded:

How deep ya digging? I got a small Ryobi tiller that scratches the
surface down
to 3-5"

My Mantis will go down 11" or so if I work an area thoroughly.
--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

I solved my tiller problem yesterday. Found a guy who will do JUST what
I
need for $70-$100, which beats buying or renting a tiller.

No it doesn't, nothing beats having a good tiller handy when you want it
or
need it.

--
The Hawke

Maybe for new garden creation, but unless you trample the soil in your
existing beds, you shouldn't need a tiller to loosen the soil each year.
Now..having said that, I will include the fact that my vegetable gardens
have never been larger than about 30x30 ft, easily manageable with a fork.