How Do You Screen And Separate Rocks From Garden Soil?
This rock separator screen empties garden rocks into a bucket and dumps the soil back on the ground. Step 1 My property was landscaped with 1 1/2″ rocks by a previous owner. In some places the rocks are so dense, I can’t even get a shovel through them. I needed a relatively easy way to remove these rocks. The answer was to make a screen that empties the soil and small rocks back into the garden and the large rocks into a bucket for disposal. The following method works well with sandy soil or any soil that will pass through a 1″ mesh screen. Rototilling helps break up the soil and kick up the rocks. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5141787/Into-bucket_Full.jpg’); }); Only rocks drop into the bucket This screen is configured in a Vee shape, with one end narrow enough to run the rocks into a bucket and the other end wide enough to catch the rocks and soil shoveled onto it. Step
This rock separator screen empties garden rocks into a bucket and dumps the soil back on the ground. My property was landscaped with 1 1/2″ rocks by a previous owner. In some places the rocks are so dense, I can’t even get a shovel through them. I needed a relatively easy way to remove these rocks. The answer was to make a screen that empties the soil and small rocks back into the garden and the large rocks into a bucket for disposal. The following method works well with sandy soil or any soil that will pass through a 1″ mesh screen. Rototilling helps break up the soil and kick up the rocks. This screen is configured in a Vee shape, with one end narrow enough to run the rocks into a bucket and the other end wide enough to catch the rocks and soil shoveled onto it. To keep the screen as light as possible, I purchased a 2″x3″x8 foot piece of lumber. Using 2″x4″ would be OK, but the screen would be a bit heavier. Also required is a 1″x4″ board about 12 feet long and two pieces of anything
