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Tiller vs aerator: which one has the edge?
Feb 14, 2025
Both tools can improve lawn health and help grass grow, but which one has the edge?
If you want a lush green lawn then you might be wondering which gardening tool is best for the job: tiller or aerator?
Firstly, let's establish what each gadget does... What is a lawn aerator? Lawn specialist Chrissie Handley, from Online Turf, told Top Ten Reviews: “Aerators are specifically designed to create holes in your lawn so that drainage and airflow can be improved. Aerators generally leave minimal damage to your existing lawn and tillers to rotovate the soil entirely."
The aerating process can be done manually by hand (or by foot using shoe spikes), with a pitchfork or spading fork, or with tow-along tools that you attach to garden machinery.
The best tillers on the other hand are bigger and meatier, and make light work of deep digging and breaking up hard earth.
Handley adds: “A tiller is definitely more powerful than an aerator as it needs the power to be able to churn the soil from the ground, whereas the aerator only needs enough power to make holes in your lawn, albeit sometimes quite deeply.”
So now we know what each gardening tool does, which one is best for you? I'll take you through the key differences in price and value, features and performance. I've also spoken to some gardening industry pros for thier expert insight.
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