If the soil is too hard, you can use a garden hoe or pitchfork to do this instead.

Till garden by hand. They are especially useful for breaking up heavy clay soil. You want a garden but you don't have a tiller to till the soil. How to till a garden.

How to till soil by hand with the double digging technique. Start by spreading compost over the soil where you’ll be tilling by hand. Use a garden fork to loosen the soil at the bottom of the trench.

Start by spreading compost over the soil. Use your roto tiller to go over your garden in an up and down pattern then walk over the entire area picking up any roots or underground ve. If the soil sticks together, it’s too wet to till.

10 easy steps in tilling. Check your soil by picking up a handful and shaping it into a ball. I know, it seems contradictory!

Do you have a shovel? Double digging is an effective method of preparing soil in a garden with a spade and a lot of hard work. Choose a spot in the garden.

Garden forks are primarily used to till and aerate the soil. Remove all soil from the edge. To fill in the second ditch, use dirt from the ditch and place it over the soil.