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Sometimes a plot of land needs more cultivation than a walk-behind unit can provide. In these situations, it helps to have a tractor to utilize a cultivator attachment to make short work of the cultivation<\/a>. While cultivating isn\u2019t an overly-complicated process, the involvement of large machinery, like a tractor, can turn some small-scale homesteaders away from the job. Luckily, the process isn\u2019t unlike cultivating with a smaller machine. It\u2019s simply done on a larger scale with more horse-power! Here is our guide on how to use a tractor cultivator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types Of Tractor Cultivators To Use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To cultivate with a tractor, you can either use a row-crop cultivator or a field cultivator. While both of them function the same when it comes to cultivation, the time of use will decide which you should use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A row-crop cultivator will allow you to drive over the existing row of crops and cultivate outside of the rows to uproot the weeds and leave the crop intact. A field cultivator isn\u2019t as selective and will simply cultivate the entire area covered by the equipment. These are better for unplanted plots that need preparation for the growing season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many homesteaders and farmers will find use in both types of tractor cultivators. Using the field cultivator before planting and then switching to the row-crop cultivator during the growing season is a simple cycle to utilize the best of both worlds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Cultivate Rows With Your Tractor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cultivating rows in an existing garden or field of crops requires a row-crop cultivator to be dragged by your tractor. The tines of the cultivate are spaced apart enough to not disturb the row of planted crops while providing the necessary cultivation between rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cultivator is attached to the tractor and dragged behind it. When you drive your tractor over your existing row of crops, the plants aren\u2019t touched. Behind the tractor, the tines are cultivating the soil on either side of the crop row, at the depth specified by your settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply driving in line with your crops will ensure that you don\u2019t disturb the roots of your crops but can effectively cultivate the weeds between rows, which can creep into your crops before you know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These row crop cultivators are great during growing seasons in plots of land that are too large to cultivate by hand or with a walk-behind cultivator. However, they aren\u2019t the best choice for cultivating a large area that hasn\u2019t been planted yet. This is best reserved for a field cultivator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Cultivate Fields With Your Tractor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t have anything planted in the plot of land yet, a field cultivator will be your best choice. The hookup to your tractor is the same and the main difference is that there isn\u2019t a gap where a row of crops would be. Instead, the cultivator effectively cultivates the entire area covered by the equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of these cultivators also work to level-out your plot of land after cultivation to create a level planting area.  They won\u2019t work if crops are already planted unless you have space between each row as wide as the cultivator itself, which would be a terrible waste of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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