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Ifthe garden sizewill not permitlengthwiseand then crosswise
tilling,then overlapthefirst passesbyone-halfa tillerwidth,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure21.
Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,startat the top of the slopeandworkdown
Go backand forthacrossthe first row.SeeFigure22.
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Figure21
Tilling on a Slope
Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safeoperation.Till
slowlyand be sureyou havegood footing.Neverpermitthetiller to
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresultin
lPersona njury.
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steepgroundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingupanddownslopesisrecommendedoverterracing.Tilling
verticallyona slopeallowsmaximumplantingareaandalso
leavesroomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentilling onslopes,besurethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedin the engine(checkevery one-halfhourof operation).The
inclineof the slopewillcausetheoil to slantawayfromitsnormal
leveland thiscan starveenginepartsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat alltimes.
Tilling Lip and Down a Slope
1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto add enoughorganic
matterto thesoil so thatit hasgoodmoisture-holdingtextureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsor wheel 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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I .REPEAT
Figure22
Eachsucceedinglowerterraceisstartedbywalkingbelowthe
terraceyou arepreparing.Foraddedstabilityof the tiller,always
keepthe uphill wheelin the soft,newlytilled soil. Do nottill the
last 12"or moreof the downhilloutsideedgeof eachterrace.This
untilledstrip helpspreventthe terracesfrombreakingapartand
washingdownhill.Italso providesa walkingpathbetweenthe
rows.
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