Two tillers to make easy work of the vegetable plot

This is the time of year when it is essential to keep the vegetable plots well tilled to ensure better crops at a later date.
Tillers are slowly taking the place of the trusty spade and fork for many allotment holders and this site has a wide selection.

But here are two from a leading German manufacturer which should be on anyone’s short list.
The Einhell BG-MT 3336 Petrol Mini-Tiller is also suitable for working shrubberies and can move around bigger plants with ease.
A 4.5 hp engine can cope with virtually all soils, the working width is 36 cm and it can work down to 23 cm.
There are four 26 cm tines and there is a depth skid which lets you dig down as appropriate.
As a safety feature there is a dead man’s handle device as well and also a transport wheel for moving around the garden.
This tiller costs £229.95, £160 off the manufacturer’s recommended price.
Delivery is free the next working day and there is a two year manufacturer’s warranty.
Its big brother is the Einhell BG-MT 3360-LD Petrol Tiller / Cultivator, a real value for money machine.
This cultivator has six hardened steel cultivator blades and as well there are free crop protection discs to allow effective use when working between the rows.
The 163 cc engine is easy to start and quiet when running and there is a height adjustable skid at the rear.
Again there is a dead man’s handle safety feature.
A front transport wheel makes it easier to move around the garden and this wheel can be tilted up when the tiller is in use.
There is a £200 saving on the manufacturer’s recommended price as it is on sale for just £299.95.
Delivery is free the next working day and there is a two year manufacturer’s warranty.