
Avoid Tilling Wet, Soggy Soil
•Tilling wet soil often results in large, hard clumps of soil that can interfere with planting. If time permits, wait
a day or two after heavy rains to allow the soil to dry before tilling. Test the soil by squeezing it into a ball. If it compresses too easily, it is too wet to till.
Avoid Making Footprints
•When possible, walk on the untilled side of the tiller to avoid making footprints in the freshly tilled soil. See FIg.
Suggested Tilling Patterns
•When preparing a seedbed, go over the same path twice in the first row, then overlap
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•When finished in one direction, make a second pass at a right angle . See Fig.
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•If the garden size will not permit lengthwise and then crosswise tilling, then overlap the first passes by onehalf a tiller width, followed by successive passes at
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