Rain Rain Go Away! Even OUR Little Mantis Rototiller Can't Perform Miracles!

So, the picture you saw of John running our Mantis Rototiller in the front beds last week (see our last post, "Introducing OUR Mantis Tiller") was the last sunny day we've had since!

While we - gratefully - are not experiencing tornadoes up in northern New Hampshire, we have been getting a lot of rain. Fortunately, we live in the mountains and not a flood plain. But yesterday, we drove along the Androscoggin River in northern New Hampshire, and saw that a lot of people's farm lands and gardens are under a great deal of river flooding.

We did get a truck load of composted manure to load into the garden - and by the time we had unloaded it, we had to call AAA to get our vehicle towed away from our own garden and lawn. We didn't realize how soggy our own field had gotten over the last week.

So, we regrettably do NOT have pictures yet of our 2-cycle Mantis Rototiller workhorse tilling the garden. John wanted to try again today (Tuesday), but it would have just been "mud soup."

Hopefully soon!

Introducing OUR Mantis Tiller - Our Beloved Small Garden Cultivator!

I promised that when we got home and took our own beloved Mantis Tiller out of winter storage, I would show it to you. Voila! This is the FIRST nice day since we've been back in New Hampshire, and so we decided to get our salad greens and flower beds ready.

John took our old Mantis Rototiller out of the garage, and while he DID have to replace the spark plug, he got it back up and running in no time. We have the 2-cycle model, so it takes the gas/oil mix.

So, there we have it... A somewhat sunny day, good old fashioned dirt, our Mantis Tiller, and a few packages of lettuce seeds and flower seeds - and we can officially hale the start of Gardening season!

(Next week, John will get SERIOUS and begin the "big" garden.)

Below are some GREAT deals on Mantis Tillers (If you're price conscious, Amazon has really got the best prices I've seen), so get yours now!
Hugs,
Kath :)

Picture of MEGA-VEGGIES from my "Mantis Tiller Garden!"

Hi folks!
We just got home from being away all winter and it's still too early to get our garden in up here in northern New Hampshire - but I wanted to share with you a photo from our garden. These mega-veggies were clearly the largest ever to come out of our garden, and we thought you would get a kick out of them...

Both the potato and carrot weighed MORE THAN 1 POUND EACH! And, no, the soil wasn't treated with anything more spectacular than compost that year (these photos are from a couple of seasons ago).

We haven't fired up our little Mantis Rototiller yet - it just snowed yesterday! :) But I'll get some photos soon!

:) Kath

Best Way to Buy Your Mantis Rototiller FROM Mantis Themselves!

When it comes to buying your Mantis Rototiller DIRECTLY from Mantis, if you prefer to do it that way, I would like you to go to my Small Garden Tillers For Sale - Mantis Rototiller page at Portable Garages and Shelters. This is where I am posting the products directly since I have been accepted as an affiliate for the company. (Yay!)

You will still be buying directly from Mantis - but when you go through my links on that page, I will be given a small commission as my payment for helping market the product.

And why not order through someone like me, who is a VERY satisfied owner of a Mantis rototiller myself! :)

Again, you can access small garden Mantis Tillers for sale directly at www.PortableGaragesAndShelters.com/small-garden-tillers-for-sale

Thank you so much for your support!
:) Kath
PS: If you want to buy your Mantis Rototiller from Amazon, look no further than my Mantis page here, where I've got a bunch listed right there for you! :) (or simply browse through Amazon's image carousel below to see their offerings!)

Mantis Rototillers: Some Fun with Mantis Rototillers on Squidoo

Mantis Rototillers: Some Fun with Mantis Rototillers on Squidoo: "I happened to be writing about Mantis Rototillers and Cultivators on Squidoo.com (you can see the results here at http://www.Squidoo.com/man..."

Some Fun with Mantis Rototillers on Squidoo

I happened to be writing about Mantis Rototillers and Cultivators on Squidoo.com (you can see the results here at http://www.Squidoo.com/mantis-small-garden-tillers ) and got a little carried away...

As it turned out, I guess "punchy" might be the word for it. :) I wound up adding a story about a weiner dog convention (tying it to a Mantis Rototillers/Cultivators convention), and then one thing led to another, and all of a sudden there were videos of "The Garden Song."

Sigh... I TRY to be serious! But, I guess life's too short to be too serious. Please go have a laugh on me, and read my page about Mantis Rototillers and Weiner Dogs and The Garden Song.

Then, that should put you in the mood to buy your Mantis Rototiller from me. :) Thanks!

The Mantis XP 16-inch Tiller - Larger and newer style

Oh wow... I was just looking over at my Portable Garages and Shelters small garden tillers for sale page, and noticed when I clicked on one of the items, that Mantis now has a larger model - it is a little more expensive ($599), and yet it's bigger and stronger.

The tilling width is 16 inches versus 9 inches. I can't put the link here in this blog because of the agreement I have as an affiliate for Mantis - but I was able to put their product feed in my small garden tillers for sale page. So you can access it there.

It also has a powerful Honda 4-cycle 35 cc engine. This all makes it a little heavier than the other models, but at only 34 pounds, it's still pretty light!

Again, if you buy from my links at the www.PortableGaragesAndShelters.com/small-garden-tillers-for-sale page, you'll be buying DIRECT from Mantis - which is good if you are looking for the 1-year money back guarantee protection.