New Posts For Thread: Tillershttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/TillersI posted this on the Home Spirituality board but got no replies. Do any of you have or use a tiller for gardening? If so, are they worth the money? Pros? Cons? Recommendations?Hatman, I had never seen one of these tillers either. It is a bit different from a mattock in that, the handle is short like a hammer, the pickax part is a 3 pronged fork. What is great is the weight. It is perfect. Not too heavy to wear me out bhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=283243021#283243021Hatman, I had never seen one of these tillers either. It is a bit different from a mattock in that, the handle is short like a hammer, the pickax part is a 3 pronged fork. What is great is the weight. It is perfect. Not too heavy to wear me out bTue, 07 Apr 2009 08:58:40 -0500Appy-That'll work!Yep, the first 2 years I had my garden, I turned/tilled/hoed everything by hand, too. Frankly, I got tired of it, but yep, it'll get you in good shape.Can't say as I've ever seen a tool such as you describe, but it sounds quite simhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=283144328#283144328Appy-That'll work!Yep, the first 2 years I had my garden, I turned/tilled/hoed everything by hand, too. Frankly, I got tired of it, but yep, it'll get you in good shape.Can't say as I've ever seen a tool such as you describe, but it sounds quite simMon, 06 Apr 2009 19:06:01 -0500Hatman,The spade fork is one of the best tools I have ever purchased. That tool got me to thinking. I went prowling around all the hardware and home improvement stores in the area and came up with another gem--a hand tiller. It is like a claw hammhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=283061121#283061121Hatman,The spade fork is one of the best tools I have ever purchased. That tool got me to thinking. I went prowling around all the hardware and home improvement stores in the area and came up with another gem--a hand tiller. It is like a claw hammMon, 06 Apr 2009 12:12:42 -0500I got my spade fork last night and I already like it for other things. That is one useful tool. Thank you Hatman. I looked at tillers at Home Depot last night and some of the bigger tillers may not be so bad for me. However, I have decided that athttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=281068421#281068421I got my spade fork last night and I already like it for other things. That is one useful tool. Thank you Hatman. I looked at tillers at Home Depot last night and some of the bigger tillers may not be so bad for me. However, I have decided that atFri, 27 Mar 2009 07:07:40 -0500I will find a way. I value good people.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=280886301#280886301I will find a way. I value good people.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:08:55 -0500Appy- you might try to gift him well at end of the year if he will not accept going rate wage for his service. Just a thought. I made sure to give an end of the year (aka Christmas) cash gift to the new groomer, to whom I have brought my dogs forhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=280885075#280885075Appy- you might try to gift him well at end of the year if he will not accept going rate wage for his service. Just a thought. I made sure to give an end of the year (aka Christmas) cash gift to the new groomer, to whom I have brought my dogs forThu, 26 Mar 2009 12:02:13 -0500He has this thing. He thinks greed is a particularly bad sin and he would rather undercharge than overcharge. The irony is that when I had a word processing business for 10 years, I had the same hangup. I always undercharged. I just didn't want thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=280878241#280878241He has this thing. He thinks greed is a particularly bad sin and he would rather undercharge than overcharge. The irony is that when I had a word processing business for 10 years, I had the same hangup. I always undercharged. I just didn't want tThu, 26 Mar 2009 11:21:29 -0500It has become apparent that I misunderstood the following sentence:The guy that I want to hire won't let me pay him for what he is worth and he is worth a lot. I tried once. LOL I happen to know several people who work---sometimes both hard and lonhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=280862483#280862483It has become apparent that I misunderstood the following sentence:The guy that I want to hire won't let me pay him for what he is worth and he is worth a lot. I tried once. LOL I happen to know several people who work---sometimes both hard and lonThu, 26 Mar 2009 09:45:07 -0500What neighbor? Are you talking about the guy I am going to hire? He is a former employee of the library I work at and he charges me the same as everyone else. He wohe incorporates a strong work ethic into his religion. He does almost all the lawhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=280847811#280847811What neighbor? Are you talking about the guy I am going to hire? He is a former employee of the library I work at and he charges me the same as everyone else. He wohe incorporates a strong work ethic into his religion. He does almost all the lawThu, 26 Mar 2009 07:31:53 -0500Oh, I agree; nothing in this world tastes like a tomato fresh from the garden.Hothouse tomatoes, however, don't taste anywhere near as good. I had an acquaintance(a Mennonite, since left for Central American mission work) who had a large quonset huthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/14069425/Tillers?post_id=280745678#280745678Oh, I agree; nothing in this world tastes like a tomato fresh from the garden.Hothouse tomatoes, however, don't taste anywhere near as good. I had an acquaintance(a Mennonite, since left for Central American mission work) who had a large quonset hutWed, 25 Mar 2009 19:33:38 -0500