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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gardening is a relaxing and productive activity. You get to watch the fruits of your hard work on a patch of land, sometimes literally if ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Many have used Ryobi's tillers, and they've had a lot to say about them. Here's what users have shared about these tools and whether they ...

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 ...