To start with, there are three main categories of tillers: cultivators, front- or mid-tine and rear-tine. Cultivators are lightweight and easy to manipulate for light--duty work. “Usually cultivators ...

Tilling can prepare the ground for grass and other plants, as well as aerate it so that nutrients can get deep into the soil.

Powered by Honda’s four-stroke GX160 commercial-grade engine, the FC600 incorporates a one-touch transport wheel, simplified drag-bar operation and a single-piece reinforced handlebar. American Honda ...

For any garden too big to manually loosen the soil with a digging fork – which, unless you relish hours and hours of back-breaking work, means any garden consisting of more than a couple four-by-eight ...

A tiller can save an incredible amount of time and labor spent on soil preparation. But these machines are costly and may not be used frequently enough to warrant an outright purchase. If you have ...

Bob Crewe is an expert on garden tillers, but when he needed one at his suburban Chicago home, he rented it. That's about to change. "This might be the season when I finally pick one up," said Crewe, ...