Does anybody know if this tiller would work well on a yard with St. Augustine grass? I need something to till a small yard so I can put new sod down.
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I used it on a St. Augustine yard where I needed to clear an area about 4 ft by 15 ft to plant shrubs. It worked well. One word of advice is that it seems to work much better when you go backwards. I had no problem controlling the depth going backwards. Forward seems to skip a lot. I did have to stop once and untangle some of the grass that wrapped around the tiller but I needed a break anyway so it wasn't much of a problem.
620527
At this time my small patch of St. Augustine grass is doing well, I live in the South near the Gulf. But, I did spray it on my ground cover (jasmine) and it has helped it spread and the green color has improved.
1594767
About as well as can be expected from a tiller. I have a lot of rocks varying from gravel to boulders, and the ground seems to be growing more. I also have the occasional brick and miscellaneous discarded piece of iron. As I am tilling, I keep a shovel, pick, and pry bar handy and pull out anything the tiller bounces off of. Bricks, half bricks, and rocks of about the same size can be picked up and wedged in the tines, and I have had to replace the shear pins on both sides, but I don't see any way another tiller would do any better. Tilling in stoney New England soil is going to be work regardless of which machine you use, but I like this one better than others I have tried.
1787654
have not tried that yet, good on leaves in tight garden spots. Id say get a regular rake for grass.
1657487
I have only used this a few times but my opinion is that it would work fine for shallow cultivating a previouslywell tilled bed for adding amendments. It needs loose soil for the tines to work without straining the gears or motor. I have raised beds that are very loose and this tool provides me a more uniform depth for addingfertilizer, compost, mulch etc. I do not have any experience with it on compacted dry soil, grass removal,or rood cutting, but believe its not in anyway strong enough for those purposes. I would give it a 3+ because it does save your back and provide a more consistent depth and blending in a previously well maintained garden. I have only used this a few times but my opinion is that it would work fine for shallow cultivating a previouslywell tilled bed for adding amendments. It needs loose soil for the tines to work without straining the gears or motor. I have raised beds that are very loose and this tool provides me a more uniform depth for addingfertilizer, compost, mulch etc. I do not have any experience with it on compacted dry soil, grass removal,or rood cutting, but believe its not in anyway strong enough for those purposes. I would give it a 3+ because it does save your back and provide a... » Read More I have only used this a few times but my opinion is that it would work fine for shallow cultivating a previouslywell tilled bed for adding amendments. It needs loose soil for the tines to work without straining the gears or motor. I have raised beds that are very loose and this tool provides me a more uniform depth for addingfertilizer, compost, mulch etc. I do not have any experience with it on compacted dry soil, grass removal,or rood cutting, but believe its not in anyway strong enough for those purposes. I would give it a 3+ because it does save your back and provide a more consistent depth and blending in a previously well maintained garden. « Show Less
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Yes, I have a quarter of an acre of St.Augustine grass in south Florida and it works fine. Dense patches and wet grass will slow it down but it manages to power through with some effort on your part. The two batteries typically last for the entire job. It is important ro keep the blade sharp over time to ensure you are getting the most out of the battery life.
1575648
Yes it can - I live in FL and have Floratam (a St Augustine variant) You may need to remove every other row of tines as shown in my review. I have used with all tine rows populated, but eventually the motor overheats and shuts down - too much stress on the motor. With every other row used, the motor keeps going and I saw no substantial difference in the amount dead grass pulled up.
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our ground is very hard and , that is one reason we got a tiller to break it up, so far we have had no trouble. before we got the tiller, we had to wet ( soak ) the ground, so I would say this tiller would work fine!
1976
No, the tiller is best for ground that already been tilled deeply, This tiller does best for moderate garden weeding.
408242
This tiller is powerfull. Worth the money in my opinion. I would be carefull with the sprinkler system. Maybe use one of them 3 prong two handle flower bed tools you see in Home Depot around the sprinkler area. Usually they are blue in color. Hope this helps
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Yes it will but it's slow. It will pull grass and weeds out of the ground, roots and all. You will have to stop and rake the stuff out of the way as you move along the area. I have a mantis tiller which really tears up the ground but it doesn't pull the weeds out as well as the B&D.; My battery lasts for about 30 miinutes, but I have 4 batteries so not a problem....
74511
well - I live in NY state and the ground in my garden is clay - however it is not the red clay like Georgia. The tiller works fine for me - I actually love this little tiller!!
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I would say that it depends on what you call "grass". If it is deeply rooted and the soil is dry and hard, maybe. If it is a relatively soft area that can be torn up with a boot heel, yes. My small garden is very soft and this tiller works it like magic. If I were busting up clods of dry dirt I am not sure it could handle it. Best answer I can give you!
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Yes it will but it's slow. It will pull grass and weeds out of the ground, roots and all. You will have to stop and rake the stuff out of the way as you move along the area. I have a mantis tiller which really tears up the ground but it doesn't pull the weeds out as well as the B&D. My battery lasts for about 30 miinutes, but I have 4 batteries so not a problem....
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This is not a heavy duty tiller, not a "breaking ground" tiller so it will depend in large part on the type of soil the grass is growing in. With hard-packed clay? No it will not work. But if the soil is already relatively loose then it will work fairly well but it will be hard work for the tiller. This tiller's primary use is for weeding and tilling already broken ground.
290804
It does not look like St Augustine at all but it should work. We were in S. Fl and put it down in Nov and Dec. It did very well both times, watering nightly. I hope that helps.
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I am using it on St Augustine in South Louisiana for Virginia Button Weed. It is working well.