New Yanmar T235 Tractor & Titan Tiller

Normally, we don't till and practice "no-till" gardening as much as possible and use permaculture methods as well as "back to eden" gardening methods. But, in context sometimes tilling is required and it is the best thing to do under some garden soil conditions. Our black land prairie soil is like concrete and plants just can't penetrate it. So, we are using our new Yanmar Tractor and Titan tiller to break new, hard ground and mix in soil amendments. This should make it easier for our BCS walk-behind tractor to create and maintain our 30" market garden beds.
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[@mtrunk8570]

Looking at the 424 for around the house but all of implements we have are 72" think I should be looking at 235. Thanks for the video

[@russbowman6801]

Just my opinion: Get and use a subsoiler first, 18 inches deep, low cost attachment! Then deep bottom plow to 12 inches or more, let dry, add ammendments, then rototill. Do once every 7 years as in the Bible, 7th year, grow green manure (legume, buckwheat?) first. If I had the finances to get all the equipment, that is what I would do, divide the land into 7 sections to rotate fallow year 1x in 7 years. Following the Bible, I think God knows best!

[@SavvyOrganicsFarm]

Great advice! Thank you. But tilling damages soil fungi and microbial life so we avoid it as much as we can. God does know best.

[@michaelpowell9755]

I also have a YT235. I am looking for a tiller. How has the YT235 handled the 72" tiller? Do you think it would handle a 72" reverse tine ok? Also, how did it work tilling the woodchips in? I have heard that tilling the wood chips in will fix nitrogen in the soil for a while and make it hard to grow anything. Thanks!!

[@SavvyOrganicsFarm]

I love the Yanmar T235 and the 72" tiller. The reverse tine tiller is not recommended for the T235. But, in my experience, I think it depends on your soil more than anything. Our soil is like concrete. I never seem to completely dry out and just make clay balls when tilled. This is why we are adding as much organic matter as possible. Yes, I think that the wood chips "lock-up" some nitrogen. But, we are top dressing every bed with mushroom compost. We also use fish emulsion after we plant. And, lastly, we are adding alfalfa meal and or pellets into the top dressing. It is a form of slow-release nitrogen. Great questions! Thanks!