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While gas powered roto tilling equipment makes garden tilling a relatively easy job compared to doing it by hand and using a spade or fork even using modern technology there are some tricks to tilling your garden properly.
How to till a garden by hand. Start by spreading compost over the soil where youll be tilling by hand. When you start double digging the garden you will have to work from one end to another. Rototiller crapped out and decided to try turning the soil by hand. Learn how to prepare your soil for planting including information on conventional tillage methods no till methods reduced tillage methods and more.
Next use your shovel to create a 10 inch ditch along one edge of space. The condition of your soil is one of the most important aspects to having a productive garden. How to till soil manually. How to till soil by hand with the double digging technique.
Tilling garden by hand isnt as hard as it seems. I show you how i clear a new garden space by hand followed with a small gas cultivator. Tillers range from small mini tillers to large machines with power directly to the wheels and tines. Soil that is compacted will not yield healthy plants.
When you are preparing a space in your yard for a garden the soil must be tilled to aerate the soil and to mix in amendments. It is a great work out. Next dig a 10 inch deep ditch along one edge of the space. In this episode john shares with you the no till gardening approach and why he is not tilling his garden with a gas roto tiller.
Wife kids and chickens all chipped in. If you use the double digging technique however you can start hand tilling soil without expensive machinery. A tiller turns up soil and mixes in soil amendments quickly to establish a fertile garden plot. You will discover the alternate method john is using to improve.
Heres some thoughts on how to till your garden properly.
