The best electric tiller to get your soil ready for gardening season

This electric tiller would be a suitable choice for anyone with an average to small-sized garden. It will ensure that all the soil has been wonderfully tilled in time for you to plant out your seasonal vegetables.

Designed with efficiency and mobility in mind, this tiller has a small motor but packs a punch. The tiller will quickly work through large surface areas with a cutting width of 32cm, a maximum tilling depth of 220mm, and four durable steel blades.

We love that there is an overload protection system and electric brake button for safe operation. This has a single handle for stability and boasts a 10-metre power cable.

This is a fantastic affordable option if you are looking for something compact for smaller-sized gardens. Ideal for prepping small to medium-sized flower beds and vegetable patches, it works to a maximum depth of 20cm and a width of 30cm.

We love the nifty thermal protection feature, where the machine detects when the engine is under too much pressure or is overheating and switches itself off automatically.

The Handy THET Electric Compact Tiller comes with a 10-metre power cable and is very lightweight at just 8.5 kilograms, so can be manoeuvred around easily.

Perfect for vegetable gardens and allotments, this high-end electric tiller from Hyundai boasts advanced brushless motor technology which promises a longer runtime and increased power for some seriously efficient tilling action.

This uses four angled teeth to break up compacted soil easily. The four rotating blades are made from robust steel, and it covers a width of 36cm to make the job fast and almost effortless.

When it comes to putting it away, the handles fold in to allow you to store it compactly away in your shed or garage.

The Hyundai HYT1500E 1500W 450mm Corded Tiller is lightweight, portable, and powerful with six angled teeth to easily break up compacted soil. Whether you have an allotment, vegetable garden, or small holding, this electric tiller comes recommended as a top piece of kit for turning over soil for cultivating.

This tiller is notable for its wide working width - thanks to its generously proportioned head, this can turn 45cm of soil on every push and can reach a depth of 22cm. The downside is that this machine weighs in at 11 kilograms, but the rear wheels help with manoeuvrability.

This boasts fingertip controls for ease of use and an extra-long 10-metre power cable so you're less likely to need to drag out an extension lead. One reviewer shared that digging their veg plot manually used to take two hours, but this tool did it in 10 minutes.

If you are looking for a cordless machine, then the Einhell GE-CR 30 Li-Solo cordless tiller is the perfect helper for easing up the soil so you can prime your yard for gardening season, without worrying about chewing through cables.

Designed with four cultivator blades with a width of 30cm and a working depth of up to 20cm - this tiller is perfect for small to medium-sized gardens. 

This is sold as a "bare tool" and requires two high-performance 18V system batteries from Einhell's Power X-Change series. We recommend the Einhell Twincharger that can charge two Power-X-Change batteries from just one power socket.

Prepare soil for gardening with the budget-friendly Garden Gear Electric Garden Tiller. It's a cultivator and tiller with a decent 1,050 watt motor. The four sturdy tines can break through tough soil, making it suitable to plant vegetables, flowers, or to level an area of ground.

This garden power tool has a two-point safety power switch to prevent accidentally starting the machine. There's also overheat protection and a cable safety loop hook to keep wires away from the blades.

This gives you a maximum working width of 32cm and can break up earth to a depth of 22 centimetres. Garden Gear offers a two-year warranty with this tool for your peace of mind.

The battery-powered eSkde Cordless Garden Tiller is lightweight at 3.75 kilograms and comes complete with an 18V Li-Ion battery and charger.

It features a multi-position soft-grip handle that has two handholds for you to be able to till your ground with real precision. With a cutting depth of 8cm, it's perfect for preparing soil for more shallow planting on vegetable patches and allotments.

This multi-purpose garden power tool can be used for hoeing the ground or for more intensive breaking up soil. It doesn't have the power to cultivate to any great depth, but it is ample for normal soil preparation and takes labour out of digging, forking, and hoeing.

With four heavy-duty blades, the Mac Allister MTIP1400-2 1400W Corded Tiller is effective at cultivating soil to a 20cm working depth. It boasts a powerful 1,400-watt motor for effective tilling in a small to medium-sized garden.

This has steel gears, rust-resistant blades, a dual safety switch to prevent accidental start-up, two robust handles, and wheels for better manoeuvrability on all kinds of terrain.

Additionally, this tiller has a foldable handle for easy transportation and space-saving storage. Reviewers rate this as effective, even with heavy clay soil.

Turn over hard soil and even weeds with ease with the Dellonda Electric Tiller. It's a lightweight and portable tiller, that boasts an impressive 1,500-watt motor and works to 400RPM.

This has a working width of 40cm and will effortlessly turn over soil to a working depth of 22cm. This features an adjustable wheel position so it can be folded for space-saving storage with a folded footprint of just 40 by 60 by 45cm.

This gives you 10 metres of power cable, a manageable weight of 11 kilograms, and boasts two rear wheels to keep the machine stable.