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Ifthegardensizewillnotpermitlengthwiseandthencrosswise
tilling,thenoverlapthefirstpassesbyone-halfatillerwidth,fol-
lowedbysuccessivepassesatone-quarterwidth.SeeFigure19.
Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,startat the top of the slopeand workdown
Go backandforthacrossthe first row.See Figure20.
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Figure19
Tilling on a Slope
Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safeoperation.Till
slowlyandbe sureyou havegoodfooting.Neverpermitthetiller to
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresultin
_persona njury.
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steep groundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingupanddownslopes isrecommendedoverterracing.Tilling
verticallyona slopeallowsmaximumplantingareaandalso
leavesroomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentilling onslopes,be surethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedin the engine(checkevery one-halfhourof operation).The
inclineof the slopewillcausetheoil to slantawayfromitsnormal
leveland this can starveenginepartsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat all times.
Tilling Lip and Down a Slope
1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto addenoughorganic
matterto thesoil so that it hasgoodmoisture-holdingtextureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsorwheel marks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first pass uphillas the tiller
digs moredeeplygoinguphillthan it doesdownhill.In soft soilor
weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-
hill.Whengoingdownhill,overlapthe first passbyaboutone-half
thewidth of the tiller.
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L' REPEAT
Figure20
Eachsucceedinglowerterraceisstartedbywalkingbelowtheter-
raceyouare preparing.Foraddedstabilityof thetiller,alwayskeep
the uphillwheelinthe soft,newlytilledsoil.Donot tillthe last 12"
or moreof thedownhilloutsideedgeof eachterrace.Thisuntilled
striphelpspreventtheterracesfrombreakingapartand washing
downhill.Italsoprovidesawalkingpathbetweenthe rows.
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