| While very few gardeners own heavy equipment | | | | is notoriously fickle, so do a careful check of |
| such as a rotavator, it is perhaps the most | | | | forecasts before committing to hire a rotavator. |
| common item in the lifetime of any | | | | If the skies open and the rain comes, your |
| green-fingered allotment owner that occasions a | | | | rotavator is only likely to turn the wet earth into |
| visit to the local hire shop. Although with the | | | | a mud bath, and could very well get stuck in the |
| possibilities these days for arranging rotavator hire | | | | mud. You need clear weather to effectively |
| online in the UK and having it delivered by the hire | | | | rotavate your garden. |
| shop, the notion of popping down the local hire | | | | Muscle power |
| supplier is perhaps outmoded. In any case, hiring a | | | | Although the rotavator is motorised, bear in mind |
| rotavator once or twice a year, to reinvigorate | | | | that it's a heavy piece of equipment that needs a |
| the soil of your garden and prepare it for planting, | | | | fair amount of strength to guide. It tends to |
| is an increasingly popular option among those who | | | | follow the lay of the land, and handling one is not |
| work the land. When hiring a rotavator, consider | | | | for the puny. Having said that, it takes all the back |
| the following: | | | | breaking work out of raking your plot manually. |
| What type of rotavator? | | | | However, do not go ordering a super-sized |
| All good hire suppliers of rotavators will usually be | | | | rotavator if you're frail - chances are, the |
| able to advise you on the best machine for the | | | | rotavator will end up controlling you, rather than |
| job, depending on the size and consistency of the | | | | the other way round. |
| plot you are planning to cultivate. In general, most | | | | Shop around |
| small allotments can be turned effectively by | | | | With so many suppliers offering rotavator hire for |
| small, petrol-engined rotavators not that much | | | | short-term lease, competition is stiff. This is good |
| bigger than the average lawnmower. For larger | | | | news for the gardener. Shop around for the best |
| plots or harder earth, you may need to invest in | | | | deal in your area, as decent rotavators can be |
| something with a bit more power. | | | | had for as little as 40 quid a day. That's a great |
| Keep an eye on the weather forecast. | | | | saving in sweat! |
| It may be spring or summer but the UK weather | | | | |