If you are looking for a small rotovator - some gardeners prefer to call them cultivators - to assist in preparing your veggie plot or allotment garden this spring then why not consider this 100cc Mountfield RSCT four-stroke petrol machine.
The engine packs the right amount of punch to tackle the toughest of small jobs but at just 27 kilos it's not going to tear your arms off if you have to use the machine for long periods.
Mountfield are a long-standing name in gardening and at a little over a couple of hundred quid, this machine could last a lifetime.
The Mantis Electric Cultivator is powered by a quiet, easy starting motor. Its patented, reversible Serpentine tines can till down to 25cm, chopping easily through tough sod or clay, and are mounted under the engine so you can guide the tiller easily between narrow vegetable rows, around trees and among perennials. This lightweight cultivator is easy to carry and has a working width of 23cm. Weighs 9.5kg.
Reduced from £1,429 to just over £1,000 (including the Vat).
This top of the range model features a hydrostatic drive system which combined with the large sized 9" alloy wheels provides excellent manoeuvrability. The Lawnflite-Pro 553HWSP-HST has a professional 5.5hp Honda engine and full commercial grade features including strengthened handles.
The freezing cold of the winter is almost a distant memory and as the soil starts to warm p. it's time to start thinking about getting vegetables plots cultivated and tidied in preparation.
Getting the right tool for the job is essential whatever task you undertake but it's especially crucial when it comes to soil preparation.
If you've heavy clay soil then you need a heavy duty machine...it's just not worth making false economies as it will leave you frustrated, tired and probably disillusioned.
Get up and down your vegetable patch rows easily with this Mantis cultivator and save time and effort, allowing you the freedom to get other must-do chores done in the garden.
If you are looking to buy a tiller / rotovator to help with weeding and maintaining your vegetable garden or allotment, you may have arrived here looking for help and advice about machinery.
Using a machine to carry out the harder work goes against the grain for some gardeners who might believe that double or single digging and weed control using a hoe is the only way, both environmentally and from a soil condition perspective, to prepare or maintain soil.
Are you planning to grow some vegetables this year? If you are then you have two choices; dig the plot over by hand or employ mechanical means to turn the soil over.
Similarly, when it comes to maintenance between the rows, it is either back straining hoeing or forking or using a mechanical tilling machine.
This Mantis cultivator has been reduced by £100 from £349.95 to £248.99 but you will have to be quick.
This great value Ryobi Combi-Tool doubles up as a powerful petrol brushcutter and lightweight mini petrol cultivator saving you the need to buy two separate machines.
Use in the winter and spring time to cultivate vegetable patches and turnover flowerbeds and during the spring and summer the same machine can be used with the brushcutter attachment to mow lawn edges and clear up the more overgrown areas of your garden.
It is easy to get a little carried away and jump on the self sufficiency band wagon dreaming about growing your own vegetable produce and slashing your food bill with the added bonus of helping to save the planet at the same time.
The reality is, by the time you have bought a rotovator and all of the seeds and fertiliser, irrigation equipment and any other sundries that are needed for the project,you may well have spent more than you would do in two years on vegetables.
Consider this German made Einhell Cultivator and take a three to five year view and you will really make a saving.
The best buy in its class for all round use. A 5.0hp Briggs & Stratton engine drives the heavy duty rotors through the toughest conditions and the reverse drive ensures easy manoeuvrability.
Removable crop protection discs are standard.
The Apache Euro 5 has a 60cm/24" tilling width, adjustable handles and comes supplied with a transport wheel. Weight 55kg.
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