[handymandy]

I have always thought that you had to rototill the garden every year before planting and now I'm learning that this may not be the case. I read that if you rotate where you plant each year, that it's better for your crops.

[Marlie]

We rotate the rows each year (move veggies in garden) but we also rototill each year too. I think we rototill to make it easier to plant and it also helps us get rid of the weeds that grew in the soil when the garden was done.

[jason]

I did not rototill this year. I do find hand digging you can do better though. Most tillers only do a few inches, 6 if your lucky. They say 12 inches is best. So I've always been told hand tilling with a shovel is better. However, I think next year I will be renting a big tiller and see how it does.