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Cultivator

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  • 23-03-2017 1:16pm
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    Gangu
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    Lidl have a cultivator this week. Worth getting?


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    Zzippy
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    Gangu wrote: »
    Lidl have a cultivator this week. Worth getting?

    Looks very similar to one I got from Screwfix for 80 odd quid recently. For that price I'd say go for it. From my experience, it works best on ground that's been dug and heavy weeds removed already, otherwise weed roots get wrapped around the tines and stop it working.


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    Gangu
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭Gangu


    Zzippy wrote: »
    Looks very similar to one I got from Screwfix for 80 odd quid recently. For that price I'd say go for it. From my experience, it works best on ground that's been dug and heavy weeds removed already, otherwise weed roots get wrapped around the tines and stop it working.

    Thanks. You use it for beds? Around plants. New to this gardening lark.


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    Steve
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    I was thinking of one of these, plenty on youtube about it, in German though. Seems they had it first :)

    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=FLORABEST+Kultivator


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    Zzippy
    Registered Users Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    I've only had it a few weeks, using it on veg beds to till the soil and mix in compost and fertiliser before planting. Really breaks down the big lumps into a nice tillable soil, easy to rake then. Found stones around fist size can get stuck and block the tines so try to get rid of any of those you spot before using it.
    Steve wrote: »
    I was thinking of one of these, plenty on youtube about it, in German though. Seems they had it first :)

    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=FLORABEST+Kultivator

    I see one of those vids where the guy is using it close to a greenhouse, I wouldn't do that as it tends to fire stones out pretty fast. If using it near glass or polytunnel I'd put something against the glass to protect it.


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