What is the difference between a cultivator and a tiller? This time of year, you may see products advertised that use both terms and wonder if they are the same thing. They’re not! Rototillers and garden cultivators have distinctly different purposes and both can be very useful to the serious gardener. Rototillers Rototillers are used… Read More
To get the most out of your tow-behind rototiller (such as the DR Roto-Hog Power Tiller), there are some great tips and tricks that our product testers have come up with. Our product testing crew puts at least 100 hours on each of our machines before we finalize a design, so they know them inside and… Read More
A landscape rake is a great tool for a wide variety of projects around your property. Like the DR Power Grader, it consists of tines that dig into dirt, gravel, or the grass when towed behind your towing vehicle. Many landscape rakes are also designed to attach to a tractor’s 3-point hitch mechanism, which gives… Read More
This time of year, it may seem that the frozen land is on ‘pause’ for a few months, resting quietly. Even though there’s no growing going on, though, and the ground is a frozen tundra, there are still things you can do to prepare for spring gardening: 1. Plan your veggie garden. Although it’s too… Read More
If you’re a gardener, you probably know all about the benefits of using compost in your garden. It gives nutrients back to your soil, allows the soil to retain more moisture, improves the structure of the soil, and more. It’s just darned good stuff! But how do you make it? And how do you use… Read More
After you’ve chipped up a big pile of brush or cleaned up those fallen limbs and branches after a storm, your first thought is probably “Great! This project is done and it’s time for a cold beer.” Your second thought should be, “Now what am I going to do with all these nice wood chips?”… Read More
When we talk about wood chippers, we focus a lot on what they get rid of — thick branches, storm damage, nasty brush piles, and on and on and on — but not so much on what they give us in return. And they give us something incredibly valuable — wood chips! When you put… Read More
If you’re a gardener, you’ve probably heard all about the benefits of composting: it reduces your household waste, it’s good for the environment, it saves you money on fertilizer, and on and on. Compost’s real power, however, is all the amazing stuff it can do for your soil. It truly is the best fertilizer and… Read More
Hunting game animals is fun and rewarding, and can be made even more so if you cultivate a food plot on your property. Food plots are like an all-you-can-eat buffet for game animals, a cultivated area where you grow delicious and nutritious plants for the type of game you’d like to foster. Deer are the… Read More
Spring has arrived. The ground has thawed, the birds are back, and you’re ready to breathe life back into your garden. But that hard, dry soil isn’t going to nurture any new plant life. Proper soil preparation is essential to a productive growing season. Whether you are growing veggies to enjoy or flowers to beautify your… Read More