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TILLING
TIPS
&TECH
NIQUES,
* Thisis a CRT(co uniei-r0tating ii ne) iille r. As the wheels pull
_Whencultivatin g(b reaking up sufface soil around plan!s to
forward, the tines rotate baCkWardThis createsan" uppercutlltine
dest roy weedsi see Figu re 4-9); adjust the ti nes to digo nly
action which digs deeply; upioo_ing soil and Weeds Donlt oveP
!? _o 27 deep .Using shallow !illing depths helps prevent injury
10ad _heenginei but dig as deeply as possible 0n ea0h pass Ont0plantswhose[oo!s0ftengro_cl0set0thesurface
If
late_passes,the Wheelsmay _endto spin in the soft di_t. Help
needed;lfft up on the handleba!s sligh!ly to prevent !he lines
them along by liftingup slightly 0n the handleba[(one handi palm
from digging !oo deeply (Cultivatingon a regular basis elimi-
upi works most easily),
na!es weeds,and loosens and aera!esthe soil _o r be!ter mois-
ture
abso[ption andfaster plant growth)
*Avoid the temptati0n to push down 0n the handlebars in an
attempt to forCethe tiller to dig deeper Doing s0 takesthe wei. g ht
*Waterng_hegardenareaafewdayspror_ot
ngw make
off the poweredWheelsiCausing thereto lose traction Withoutthe
tilling easier as will letting the newly worked soil set for a day or
Wheelsto hold the tiller back, the _ineswill attempt _o propel the
two bef0remakinga final deep tilling pass
tiller backward,towards the operat0r. (Sometimesi slight down-
ward pressure on the handlebarswill help get through a partiCu-
larlytough section of sod or unbrokengroundi but in most cases
this
won't be neCeSsary:)
__i_!!!I
Wituhr eX_eience' Y°Uwill find the "just right" tilling depthand tilling speedc°mbinati°n that is best f°r
Set the enginethrottle lever at a speedto give the engine adequatepowerand yet allow it to operateat the slowest possiblespeedi,at least
until you haveachievedthe maximum tilling depth you desirei Faste r engine speeds may be desirable when makingfi nal passesthrough
the seedbed or whencultivatinc.Select!on Of_hecorrect eng!nespeed,!n relation to the tilling depthi will ensurea sufficient powerleveltO
do the job without causing theenginetOlabori
While tilling, relax and let the wheels pull
Wheneverpossbe
wakontheunt
ed
T ngwetso
oftenresuts n arge hard
th etille ralo ngwhile
thetinesdot
he
side of the unit to avoid making footprints
clumps of soil that can interferewith plant-
digging. Walk on the side that is not _et
in your freshly tilled or culti_ated soil.
ing If time permits, wait a day or tw0 after
finished(to avoid making footprints in the
Footprints Causesoil CO mpactionthat can.
heavy rains to allow the soil to dry before
fleshly tilled soil) and lightly, but securely
hamper root penetrationand contribute to.
tilling. Test soil by squeezingit into a ball.
g !p the handlebarw!th fust one hand.
. so!ler0s!0ni
They can also
Plant
If !t c0mpressestoo eas!lyi !t !s too wet t0
unwanted weed seeds back into the
till.
I
freshly tilled ground.
I
! Whenp!eparing a seedbed go over the same pathtwice in the first row !hen
1
overlap one-half the tille[ Width on !he !est of !he passes (see Figu[e
_'
4-6) Whenfinished in one direc!ioni make a second pass a! a !ight angle as
_
)
shown in Figure4-7. Overlapeachpass fo[ best results (in Veryha[d g[oundi
.......................................
t may take!hiee or foui passesto t"oioughly pulverizethesoil!'
Figure
4-7
future plant growth
Figure4-9
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