It depends on what kind of tractor you have and any attachments that will fit your rear hitch. Measure the width of your rear tires ( center to center ) and any cultivator that can be adjusted to that spacing. It will be a one row attachment probably 26 to 30 inch rows.

OK. I understand, I think. If I'm reading you right, you're saying that the cultivator will be one tine centered between the center of two wheels. That way, the wheels will be in the ruts between rows.

rbig, a lot of unknowns and variables here as Paulc mentioned.
Here is my equipment and setup:
I have a 43 HP tractor with the wheels let OUT which gives me 72 inches from center to center on rear tires. I have two cultivator frames. One is set up with two planters (for planting, of course) and the other setup for cultivating with two fertilizer hoppers. My rows are 36 inches apart. If you use just one frame then you must change the setup between planting and cultivating or you will just plow up what you have planted. Make sense?

My nephew's tractor is similiar, but he has his wheels IN which does not give him the 72 inches that I use. He is setup with just one planter that is centered behind his tractor.

I normally use both planters (like for corn), but if I am planting Red Ripper cowpeas then I only put seed in one planter so I can leave a empty row between each that is planted as they have a lot of foliage and runners.

Hope this makes some sense. Can take pictures if needed.

Regards,
Shot

I think you have it.

------------------ center of wheel

-------- cultivator

------------------ center of wheel

a second option

-------------- center of wheel with cultivator behind

-------------- center of wheel with cultivator behind.

i use a Gt for my garden as well.

i start out by plowing the ground and then letting it sit for a week. the next weekend i tiller it all up to bust up teh clods. then i hook up my disc to the Gt and start making the rows. 3-4 passes inteh same spot and i have a row that is roughly 12 inches high about 24 inches wide at the base. i keep making passes until the top of each row is is pulled flat by the disc frame or bottom of the GT. i space mine about 4 ft apart so that there is room to drive the GT between the rows later. once i plant the rows i attach my tine cultivator and space the tine so that they run down either side of a row for weed control. once the plants come up i respace the tines and drive between the rows so that my exhaust does not burn and kill the plants.

i have to pick up a new Gt this weekend with a tractor mounted tiller on it, so this hopefully will allow my to speed up part of this process.

I would love to see some videos of this process being done. In fact, I would love to see ANY sites where garden tractors are being used in the garden. that is, what they are intended for, isn't it?
Anyone know of any?

True Garden Tractors are just about a thing of the past. About the only thing available is large lawn tractors that have a 3pt hitch. They are still too big for most home gardeners. There is a variety of implements available for ATV's but not really suited for vegetable gardening. I have seen some still shots of garden tractors working on vegetables here on the forums, mostly on toppics of growing corn.

Paulc, so true about the Garden Tractors being a thing of the past. The big thing with the ATV's is working food plots for deer. One of my late brothers had a true GT. It was only 10 hp, but had a manual three point hitch and weights on the wheels. He had a turning plow and a harrow for it in addition to others. When he died he had a nice little garden.

Shot

Yes, I have seen pics with garden tractors being used. Bill, one of our wonderful sources for info on this forum, uses his. I am afraid it is a dying "art". Perhaps with the increasing number of families and individuals beginning to grow their own vegetables, we will see bigger gardens and the garden tractor will once again be used for what it is intended for.

One of these should work nice in making beds/rows. Just need to figure out how to attach it to tractor hitch.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:27389}}