The plot is good, but expensive. And, first of all, it concerns the outlays of labor - only processing and digging of the land is worth it. Of course, you can work in the old-fashioned way, with a shovel, to the aches in the back and bloody callouses. But in the context of modern achievements of technical progress, the execution of such hard work by hand looks at least meaningless, because for this wonderful devices have been created for a long time - cultivators for dacha.
A cultivator is a tool for carrying out a variety of agricultural activities, namely: loosening the soil, cultivating it, weeding out, slicing furrows, harrowing, and harvesting. The price of the issue is, of course, high, but on the other hand, you get rid of the hard work, which, by and large, is meaningless, because in the majority of modern urban dwellers appreciate in the cottages not the possibility to get a harvest, but comfort, rest and simple change of activities , which will not be too tiring.
What is a cultivator for?
The choice of the cultivator depends on the types of work that are planned to be performed with its help. According to these criteria, the following types of devices are distinguished:
- for continuous processing - for cultivation and harrowing of soil;
- for inter-row processing and simultaneous top dressing;
- preseeding cultivator - for layerwise loosening, crumbling, soil compaction, eradication of weeds.
How to choose a cultivator?
Cultivator - the device is quite expensive, so it's so important not to make a mistake when choosing, because the right tool
- will bring maximum benefit and will not dust in the barn dead weight. When choosing it, consider the following factors:
- the area of the treated area;
- types of work that are implied;
- the terrain and terrain of a plot of land, whether there are beds on it;
- who will use the device - so, the optimal cultivators for women are electric, they are lighter, more compact and more manoeuvrable. If it is assumed that the work will be carried out by a representative of the stronger sex, you can choose a more cumbersome and powerful option, such as a diesel cultivator;
- the cost.
According to the type of mechanism, the following types of cultivators are singled out for cottages:
- Mechanical hand cultivators for cottages. It makes sense to have them as a supplement to a more serious garden technique. The hand cultivator is a gear wheel attached to a long handle. They loosen the ground to a depth of no more than 5 cm and pull the weeds, but only the weakest ones and located on the surface. The width of the coverage is about 20 cm.
- Electric cultivators for cottages. The main advantage of these mini-cultivators in ease and maneuverability, due to which they are successfully used for processing land in limited areas, the code is difficult to access other equipment, for example, along the fence or between the bushes. A significant disadvantage of the hand electric cultivator is that it is limited by a cord, which, by the way, constantly strives to catch on to bushes,
Wrap around the device and get under the working knives. - Rechargeable cultivators combine all the advantages of the electric cousins and plus are equipped with an autonomous power source, which makes them heavier, but mobile and safe.
- Gasoline cultivators for dachas or motor blocks are the most powerful, productive and heavy. Suitable for the processing of large areas of land, their purchase will be justified with the constant operation and performance of extensive volumes of agricultural work. The main disadvantages are emissions of combustion products into the atmosphere and the need for constant service.