{"id":1615,"date":"2010-04-17T03:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=1615"},"modified":"2014-11-09T09:15:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T14:15:37","slug":"mantis-4-cycle-tiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/mantis-4-cycle-tiller\/","title":{"rendered":"Mantis 4 Cycle Tiller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mantis 4 Cycle Tiller<\/h2>\n

\"Mantis<\/p>\n

Even as we vacationed in Texas with family, I was secretly thinking of my gardens, little did I know I’d soon have a Mantis Tiller doing the work. Digging in the soil, preparing for summer harvest was in my future.\u00a0 Of course first thing was preparing the soil: pulling weeds, adding mulched compost\/manure, loosening up the soil.\u00a0 I gathered all my gardening tools, I went out giddy with excitement, after a few back-breaking hours, I was less than thrilled.<\/p>\n

After a few hours of back-breaking labor, these questions were running through my thoughts:<\/p>\n

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  1. My long list of tasks needing my immediate attention;<\/em> I had to do a food plan for the day still!<\/li>\n
  2. How urgent was this garden project really? Answer<\/span><\/em>: very, as anyone who overlooked aggressive weeds knows.<\/li>\n
  3. At the rate this project was going, the likelihood I’d get anything else done? Answer<\/span><\/em>: You’ll collapse, starving, on the couch some 6 hours from now.<\/li>\n
  4. How could I streamline working the soil? Answer<\/em>: A tiller that is heavy, it’s too big for the job<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After all the pros:<\/h3>\n