Once we got the wall done we could finally start on the backyard...Our yard is so bad we couldn't use a trencher to dig the sprinkler lines...they even have a special trencher for rocky yards but ours was still too bad so we had to rent a mini-ex...it still had a hard time getting through some parts.
We cleared off the top layer before digging the trenches so we didn't have huge rocks, this is what it looked like after digging the trenches....we just don't have dirt it's large rock mixed with gravel, well maybe a little bit of clay too.
Next step was to go by each square and take these piles and rake them into flat spots...I'd say seperate the dirt and rock but seriously there is no dirt so we got all the big rocks out and added them to the rock pile...it was a pain, especially in the heat of the summer. You can't tell but the piles are over 2 feet...a lot of raking.
I forgot to take pictures of the squares after rock removal but this is when we were almost done, one little pile in the back.
This is where we are now...this is the side of the house. We have decided to do this area gravel so we aren't being as picky about the rock removal but there are still a lot of large rocks and leveling to do.
Right along the house we built some planter boxes for our berries, we will have raspberries, strawberries, boysenberries, blackberries, (we want to try blueberries but heard they don't work,) and grapes. May try other berries along the way.
We are almost ready! We are just leveling the backyard...these are the rocks that come up as we do that...we're not digging for them but we are still getting piles of them :S
We cleared off the top layer before digging the trenches so we didn't have huge rocks, this is what it looked like after digging the trenches....we just don't have dirt it's large rock mixed with gravel, well maybe a little bit of clay too.
Next step was to go by each square and take these piles and rake them into flat spots...I'd say seperate the dirt and rock but seriously there is no dirt so we got all the big rocks out and added them to the rock pile...it was a pain, especially in the heat of the summer. You can't tell but the piles are over 2 feet...a lot of raking.
I forgot to take pictures of the squares after rock removal but this is when we were almost done, one little pile in the back.
This is where we are now...this is the side of the house. We have decided to do this area gravel so we aren't being as picky about the rock removal but there are still a lot of large rocks and leveling to do.
Right along the house we built some planter boxes for our berries, we will have raspberries, strawberries, boysenberries, blackberries, (we want to try blueberries but heard they don't work,) and grapes. May try other berries along the way.
We are almost ready! We are just leveling the backyard...these are the rocks that come up as we do that...we're not digging for them but we are still getting piles of them :S
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