PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that a device for labor-saving a series of cultivating works up to top-bottom turns is insufficient so that the tilling works cannot be easily performed.SOLUTION: A manual tiller 1 including a fork 10 for juxtaposing and supporting four pawls 11 to 14, and a handle 20 having the fork 10 connected to one end thereof, comprises: a tubular member knob 50 having a central axis X in a transverse direction and attached in a T-shape to the other end of the handle 20 and a pedal 30 protruded to the back face side of the fork 10 and arranged transversely with two protrusions 32RT and 32LT protruding to that back face side.