Do You Till Raised Beds

In fact, you can’t; in raised beds, tilling and major digging are impractical. Instead, raised bed gardeners start with good, light, organically rich soil and improve it every year by layering more compost, leaves and other organic matter on top.

Can you use a tiller in raised beds?

The Mantis Tiller is perfect for maneuvering around those small spaces. Its small, powerful, and easy to handle. Its also perfect for creating and maintaining a raised bed garden, for flower gardening, and edging the garden.

How deep do you till for a garden?

Tilling will cultivate the soil 8-10 inches deep, perhaps even more if you are creating a new garden bed in an area where the soil is very poor. You can also till at a more shallow level of 4-8 inches when mixing soil amendments into your bed(s). This is ideally done at the end of the growing season.