GARDEN WEASEL Rotary Cultivator with Detachable Tines

With the prevalence of plastic, and aluminum, this thing should cost $35-$40 CAD, and not a penny more.

The head is made out of hollow plastic, the knobs are plastic, and the bushings inside the metal spikes are also plastic, and the aluminum handle is pressed very thin. How to build something as cheaply as possible, and over charge people for a bare minimum quality product.

I feel I could easily brake this thing if I’m not careful. Make sure the soil is very soft, and already tilled if you plan on using it.

Well, I did half the front lawn with this instead of I don’t know how many hundreds of dollars for the pro to aerate with a machine. Seems like I had to work very hard, while it moves pretty quick….just to break up the soil surface and weeds. Shockingly, the family could tell from the upstairs window where I aerated with this and where I did not…it was subtle visually, but they noticed. I believe this “scratched” the surface and dethatched…a little. It did not break while I used two hands to move it pretty hard…I was tired, but I’m 55 so maybe not as strong as others. I had a manual step plug aearator that my husband gave away…that clearly aearated in a slower process..that we only got a little grass from that aeration, seeding, and near by gravel french drains in a very complex spot on the lawn. My husband wants me to return this…I have 2 more days to decide. If I had a moderate to small sized garden plot that I were tilling bare soil or pulling weeds every late winter/spring…I would likely keep this instead of renting and hauling a large motorized tiller. If I had numerous or a large garden plot…personally…I would probably enjoy the work out if I have the time. I don’t think I would use this in a new project trying to “just get going” and I have the help to rent and haul a large motorized tiller. Okay product, just not so effective on a thick 2 inch high lawn…wasn’t thick when I purchased…summer kicked into the lawn and everything else growing in it. Eh…okay…not comprehensively effective for my project.

So glad I bought this item. It easily breaks up the soil with little to no effort. Wish I picked one up years ago. And the removable tines make working tight areas easy.

Easy to use. Tines are easily removed for getting in and around various size plants in my garden.

Usually I’m stingy and will not buy items at this price. But this sounded like an item I could use in my old, not-too-successful garden. But this item came–in a long box which meant it was already assembled or I would have returned it. It came out of the box with clanking bells and whistles in right royalty. It worked to loosen dirt. I am going to see if I will use it sufficiently to justify it–usually I am a hands-on person, use my hands with medical gloves. But so far, it’s in grand shape–spanky shiny new, teeth in good shape, all there, nice and long so I don’t have to bend.

Verdict is out–I returned it now after three days. It was too hard for me to rake up the soil unless it was soft and I didn’t want to go too deep–the teeth are only 3-4″ but they don’t go 4″ deep with my limited strength. I resorted back to bending on my knees and raking the dirt with a small shovel and rake. (Of course, at 80, there are some hard areas I cannot dig).

The Garden Weasel is so good for tilling up the weeds between the rows in the garden. I love mine and use it several times a week. Its easy to put together with a few different configurations that will work for your needs. Perfect addition to help the garden grown!

I remember seeing these on infomercials 10 years ago and thought they looked super helpful. Fast forward to needing something to help keep the weeds out of the garden. I tried to use it and it didn’t pull or chop anything. The spikes just rolled over the ground. Super disappointed.