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Curious to know how many people who disapprove of using a rotorvator have actually used one or are their views based on what they were told by others?
Yes, a plough has quite a different effect than a rotorvator - turning the soil into the trench left by the ploughshare in front, bit like digging really.
Exactly the wrong way to use a rotorvator once again, I'm not surprised you're disheartened
Quote from: Merry Tiller on September 27, 2006, 12:53:20Exactly the wrong way to use a rotorvator once again, I'm not surprised you're disheartenedWell what is the right way to use a rotorvator ?
To be honest i think were vearing away from the original question, which was basically how to clear a NEW plot
I could use a rotorvator to do this, but i find it quicker and more accurate using a cultivator
Perhaps you could actually try and answer a question and say exactly when YOU think you should rotorvate a new plot
QuotePerhaps you could actually try and answer a question and say exactly when YOU think you should rotorvate a new plotOoh you're lucky I'm in a good mood................ since you ask so nicely :-* May, June, June & July at 3 week intervals.This is not in fact the best way to clear a plot,though it will do the job. The best way IMFFHO is to apply glyphosate at double strength mixed with a touch of washing up liquid twice and to do this around a month before tackling it with the rotorvator...........it works..........but I'm not recommending the method to anyone, understand?.........UNDERSTAND?
How about the slow way using Mexican Marigold (Tagetes minuta)?Per Sarah Raven's Cutting Garden"Not a looker, but an extraordinary plant - its roots kill perennial weeds. Its cleared a whole bed of bindweed at Perch Hill. Give it a try."