I have about 1/3 of our one acre lot ripped, cleared, made into lawn with fruit trees, flowering shrubs and other plantings for our yard.
The balance of the lot is buffer, naturally vegetated jungle on unripped a-a providing us privacy, 1/3 in front, same in back.
It was ripped 15 years ago and is still growing rocks and settling, letting the yard become more uneven with time.
Almost every time I mow the blades still ring as they impact the emerging rocks.
In a few areas bedrock is actually emerging.
Every few mowings I have to go around the yard, manually pick up the rocks and spread cinders to fill in holes and level things.
Rocks have to be picked up and manually removed.
They grow up from the soil.
Everyone who works soil can attest to that.
I have a large pile of rocks I've gathered up and piled in an obscure corner of the lot.
It is still growing.
Use cinders to smooth the surface so that the mower can navigate the area and it's easy to walk on.
Red cinders to fill in the deeper areas, black to form a surface where things can grow.
After you add organic materials to it you turn it into soil.
If you just mow it, the lawn will expand over it, or you can put other plantings in.
I have enlarged our yard by removing rocks, building soil, enlarging the lawn, and making various plantings.
I used to haul green waste out and compost in, but have found it to be much cheaper to pick up a chipper/shredder and use my green waste as compost to make my soil myself.
Grass cuttings, fallen palm fronds, weed cuttings, wood chips, kitchen compost and other green waste are more than enough to make my soil needs with.
The balance of the lot is buffer, naturally vegetated jungle on unripped a-a providing us privacy, 1/3 in front, same in back.
It was ripped 15 years ago and is still growing rocks and settling, letting the yard become more uneven with time.
Almost every time I mow the blades still ring as they impact the emerging rocks.
In a few areas bedrock is actually emerging.
Every few mowings I have to go around the yard, manually pick up the rocks and spread cinders to fill in holes and level things.
Rocks have to be picked up and manually removed.
They grow up from the soil.
Everyone who works soil can attest to that.
I have a large pile of rocks I've gathered up and piled in an obscure corner of the lot.
It is still growing.
Use cinders to smooth the surface so that the mower can navigate the area and it's easy to walk on.
Red cinders to fill in the deeper areas, black to form a surface where things can grow.
After you add organic materials to it you turn it into soil.
If you just mow it, the lawn will expand over it, or you can put other plantings in.
I have enlarged our yard by removing rocks, building soil, enlarging the lawn, and making various plantings.
I used to haul green waste out and compost in, but have found it to be much cheaper to pick up a chipper/shredder and use my green waste as compost to make my soil myself.
Grass cuttings, fallen palm fronds, weed cuttings, wood chips, kitchen compost and other green waste are more than enough to make my soil needs with.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.