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Rototill Gardens and Create New Gardens
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FAQ
Q) Will you rototill my compost and or leafs into my garden?
A) Yes, but we highly recommend your leafs become compost before putting them in your garden, but we will till them in if
you desire.
Q) How deep does your rototiller dig?
A) It doesn't dig, it tills, in good well established garden soil it will go down 12
inches deep, which is more than enough. We also run a small tiller for flower beds and hard to reach areas.
Q) Can you bring Soil, Fertilizer or Peat Moss for my garden?
A) Yes, soil, peat moss, and both sheep and cow fertilizer at reasonable prices.
Q) When should I get my garden in?
A) Rule of thumb, 1-3 weeks before or at May Long Weekend.
Q) I heard rototilling a garden is bad for your soil, is this true?
A) No, not really. You want to be careful with the structure of your soil, and not disturb the organisms at work too much. Over
rototilling may create fine soil, that can be lost to wind or water erosion as well. However, vegetable gardens, most
gardeners start from seed and a fine soil structure is preferred for this purpose. Properly maintaining your soil structure
and checking for erosion is a issue and consideration all gardeners must learn and do.
We recommend to rototill your garden about 1 to 3 weeks prior to planting, while adding any compost and manure at this time. This will allow the microorganisms, insects etc to re-establish (tilling upsets this balance temporarily) and begin their handy work prior to planting your seeds and transplants.
Q) Should I rototill my Garden in the Fall?
A) Fall is the time to add soil balancers or other additives to shore up your dirt. Only till in the fall if you are adding them,
otherwise, let it be till spring.
Q) Do you rototill before planting sod?
A) Sometimes, depends what you have, please inquire.
Q) Does my dirt look okay to grow?
A) Damn near any dirt will grow, you mean grow good.
Buy, Rent or Pay someone to rototill your garden.
Rent, Buy or Pay Someone to Rototill your Garden? This is a question many Gardeners ask themselves, of course the answer is relative for each individual Gardener and their situation. Here is some information that may help you with your decision as we compare buying and renting a rototiller or hiring someone with one.
Obvious, lets break it down in dollar and cents. The average cost of a front line tiller, for a average back yard garden is $500. (that is the low side of average) If you have a 300sq foot backyard Garden that you till once a year, you would be charged, on average, $50 each time by someone with a tiller to till it for you. So it would take 10 years for you to make back your money on your rototiller investment. Maintenance, gas, oil cost for the machine may move it up to 11 or 12 year period. Replacing a part at the 8th, 9th or 10th year of your rototillers life, could leave you with a heavy paper weight searching for a now out of business rototiller manufacturer or just a obsolete model. When you own your own machine, you also have the added considerations of Storage, and theft. If you don’t own your home and make frequent or semi-frequent moves, owning a heavy rototiller and lugging it around to a place that may not have a Garden, is not the best situation.
There are advantages to owning a machine. If you have serious Square Footage for your Garden and you plan on being there for a while, then your rototiller investment could pay for itself in only two or three uses. This seems to be the defining line when deciding if you should own one. How big is your Garden, how long will you be there.
Maybe renting a Rototiller is the best option. In our city, at Rogers-Rent-All, we found them cheapest and their rate is: $48 for 4 hours. Add to that, the cost to pick the thing up, bring it back, while making sure it is clean when you do so, brings the cost over $50. The 4 hour window will also have you with one eye on the clock while you work. But, lets say you are lucky enough to be able, (which is doubtful) to walk a block and rent one. So yes, if you have a 300 sq ft Garden you will be saving yourself two dollars. If you have a bigger Garden, even more. But chances are good, you don’t live a block away from a business that rents rototillers, and after adding the cost to pick it up, for your 300 sq ft Garden you will be spending more money and have more hassle renting one.
The time constraints of renting a machine for a large Garden plot, is impractical and costly. Owning a rototiller would quickly pay for itself.
So, the verdict is in. If you have a large plot, over 500 sq ft of earth to garden, buy one. If you have a standard 300 sq ft urban backyard garden; hire somebody to till it; save yourself the money, time and hassle. But, hiring someone to rototill a large garden plot is good too, it helps the economy and saves you the hard work.
Good Gardening.