How to Use a Lawn Tiller
Using a lawn tiller to break up compacted soil and uproot unwanted weeds before planting a garden will making the planting process easier. Lawn tillers work by using rotating blades to cut into the hard soil to make it more easily worked during planting. Lawn tillers can also be used to mix fertilizer and other plant material into the soil to create more nutrients for future plants. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Check the oil and gas in the lawn tiller and fill if needed. Do not completely fill the gas tank. Put in just enough to get the job done to keep excess gas from going stale.
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Put on protective eyewear and gloves. Lawn tillers can throw small rocks and other debris into the air which the protective eye wear will guard against getting the debris into your eyes. The gloves will help protect against blisters that could form from handling the lawn tiller.
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Start the lawn tiller by pulling on the motor's starting string. Pull the clutch toward the handle bar to start the blade rotation. Once the blades are rotating, the lawn tiller will begin to move forward on its own.
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Keep a firm hold on the handle bar and move the tiller forward at a slow and steady pace. The tiller will jump around a lot when it hits soil that is very hard. Just hold it steady and let the blades break up the compacted soil before moving on.
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Till the entire area of soil that will be used for planting. Once completely tilled go over the area again in a different direction to break the soil into finer parts and thoroughly mix the top soil with the soil below ground that has more nutrients.
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Tips & Warnings
The longer the lawn tiller is held in one place the deeper the blades will dig. Six inches is a good depth to till at. Tilling between rows of plants later on will help to remove weeds.
While the lawn tiller's motor is on always stay behind the handle bars, and never put hands near the blades even when they are not spinning. Keep other people and pets away from area while tilling so avoid injury from debris. Make sure their are no underlying power or utility lines in the tilling area.
