...wind it’s more like late autumn than summer. Despite having a sweater on and my padded gilet I was shivering as I ran the Mantis tiller over the raised bed....
...but chugged through it. Then I spread some fish blood and bone on the area and used the Mantis to mix it in. Took the opportunity to spread some FBB...
...his most practical idea but his heart’s in the right place. Mantis in Action, Merry Tiller Poorly The plan was to run the Merry Tiller over the walled veg plot...
...came the rain. Sheltered for a while until it stopped then started on the potatoes. Used the Mantis furrowing blades to dig the furrows on Plot 5 potato bed then...
...plot 29’s deep beds where I’d cleared the garlic and shallots, Ran over them with the Mantis, added some blood, fish and bone before sowing some dwarf French beans, beetroot...
...ground the easiest thing is to use my lovely old Merry Tiller. The Mantis is great but it doesn’t like fist sized rocks which jam it up and bend the...
...of organic chicken manure pellets. Mixed the lot by running over the beds with my Mantis tiller and then levelled out with the rake prior to planting. If I don’t...
...the Mantis tiller is a she. About three quarters through and with a backfire he stopped. Out of petrol so get the can only to find I’m nearly out. Off...
...soil below the loose has improved from cultivation but was quite compacted though so I decided to use my Mantis tiller to break it up. All was going well until...
...manure, green manure, home made compost should make it easier next year. Should. Planted King Edward Potatoes Having previously used the trusty Mantis to produce three trenches, I filled these with...
...and loaded into the car and the haulm and a few weeds loaded onto the compost heap. Next job was to run the Mantis over the patch, thoroughly mixing the...
After getting my new Mantis on Friday, I was looking forward to giving it a really good workout on Saturday but fate intervened as it does. We got a call...
...got out and then ran the Mantis over the beds before sowing mustard green manure. Dwarf French beans I’ll just leave in the ground. Even when sowed too late to...
...added a bit of the compost mountain and then used the Mantis to mix and break up the soil. Next the bed was placed on it, squared and levelled and...
Another glorious summer’s day.. hang on it’s April! Down to the plot where more potatoes were to be planted. Planting Potatoes Just like yesterday, I used the Mantis to do...