I'm looking to start a garden in a new area... is this strong enough to break up the top layer of grass?
1411626
I haven't had the opportunity to use my tiller much, but I was pleased with it's ability to till. My soil was fairly soft and moist. The success you have will most likely depend on the ground you will be working. If it is hard and dry and the grass is really thick and the roots well matted, you might run into problems. I was more concerned with the stability of the wheel base, It seemed to me to be a little weak.
1411627
Soil composition moisture content, and your level of persistance will determine the ultimate answer. I have used mine for small flower beds, but would want a larger machine for a main vegitable garden. With all fairness, our area has only about one inch of top soil, with the rest being hard pan clay! Hope this helps.This is basically a very good cultivator rather than a main tiller.
1411628
I used mine to start a garden last summer and it broke right though to grass and dirt.
1411629
What I had to till was rocks, weeds, bermudia grass, fescue grass, crab grass. Had to go over twice in some places, but the tiller did a good job!
1411630
This is not a heavy duty tiller, not a "breaking ground" tiller so it will depend in large part on the type of soil the grass is growing in. With hard-packed clay? No it will not work. But if the soil is already relatively loose then it will work fairly well but it will be hard work for the tiller. This tiller's primary use is for weeding and tilling already broken ground.
1411631
I created my garden and had to take off the top layer of grass. The cultivator could handle it, I had really tough grass, so it took three times over to clear out the grass but overall it saved my back and a lot of tome if I had to dig it myself. I placed the setting on the lowest possible, that also helped I think. Best of luck,
1411632
I would say that it depends on what you call "grass". If it is deeply rooted and the soil is dry and hard, maybe. If it is a relatively soft area that can be torn up with a boot heel, yes. My small garden is very soft and this tiller works it like magic. If I were busting up clods of dry dirt I am not sure it could handle it. Best answer I can give you!
71426
probably more powerful. ? This sounded good to me and I can let neighbors borrow if theirs go belly up. I have a very small area of grass my front yard in a dry riverbed. The back yard has a patio section an outdoor living area .... the perimeter is done in black beauty bark trees and red fine bark. So if you have lots of grass to mow I would look into something more powerful if I were you.
2250466
cuts well as long as you don't high really high grass. Strands of high grass will get bent down and run over instead of feeding into the blades. I really like it for new seedling grass as its a heatheir and more delicate cut. Also my young teens can easily & safely cut the grass for me when I need them to.Really good deal for the price when comparing it to similar ones!
1421958
Yes. Probably quite well! Make sure the material you put inside is light. This is a light duty spreader. My first one broke. Be careful to not force the handle. Mine was replaced and I intend to use for grass seed. We'll see
1965653
I have used it half a dozen times. Mostly in an above ground garden that is soft dirt. I did use it to clear our about 200 square feet of grass to lay mulch. It did it like a champ. It does clog up around the tines quickly if there is a lot of root being tilled. I love it for the purpose it serves me.
137370
It's very small I don't think it would work well on grass or gravel. We used it in the house or on black top.
2058186
YES! I love mine. It is easy to use and quick to set up. I use mine to till small areas when I'm ready to re-plant. I have a big garden area and use a big gas tiller to till the whole thing in the spring, but when I want to till a small area to get early plants in I use this tiller. It will do a great job for you.
1346041
Uh yeah, but why would you want to....? It' supposed to retard weeds and anything else. Youd have to put soil on top of it and the plant new grass seed.....
2089610
Thats hard to say.....if its at its highest your going to have to mow quite frequently because it does leave it pretty high. If u put it at its lowest you can hardly muster up the strength to push it. I like ours set in the middle and it works dandy.
1341589
Absolutely. Make sure that the soil is damp when you use this. When taking out a deep dandelion root, I find it best to drill in from two sides to loosen it. I've only used the weed claw on my flower bed two times this summer. That's all that I needed. It really made weeding fun.
2209366
yes- strong enough to cut snow off the top as long as you dont force the issue- if difficult scrapea layer off the top and then get the rest on your next attempt- stay away from ice layers as this could snap the head off
1474410
I used it last year, and probably wouldn't use it too early in the lifecycle for newly seeded grass. Get your new grass planted and growing for a month or two, then supplement with this.
1943750
It could work, but I think it would be very destructive to your lawn. I would stick with what you have.
1468314
Yes, it's one inch thick so as long as it is laying flat it will be fine. It will help if you make sure and remove the existing grass first.
1445201
It will be to harsh and you will injure the plants up close. This is great to clean the drive way or water the grass from distance. The price is great for what it is.
2278069
I have not, but I own the tool, and I live near beaches. If you are talking about beach grass, I think you'd spend a lot of time disentangling the grass. I found it excellent for breaking up ordinary grass for new flower beds or vegetable plantings when I only need a small area. It has a reasonable amount of power, but long grass tangles in the prongs. Mow first.
1334448
I can't say for sure, but I would imagine it would be OK unless you have very hard/compact soil. The first cut may be a little tough, but then you can overlap the next one by, say 50% and go on. Also, to make it easier to remove the unwanted grass, I would make the cut as close to the pavement as possible (the grass growing on top of the pavement is usually very easy to remove - the trickiest thing has been when I want to clear a couple inches to put bark between the pavement and the grass)