Can you hire two teenagers to do the heavy lifting for you? Promise them they can keep all the quarters they find in the dirt ;-)

If you want the rocks out, the screen is, by far, the easiest way I've ever seen. They can rake the really big ones out. I would screen with quarter inch "hardware cloth," from the hardware store. Nail it to a 2x4 frame about 2 feet by 4 feet, set the frame on cinder blocks, and all they have to do is shovel the dirt in, empty the rocks, and eat pizza. Five or six inches deep should be good.

What to do with the rocks? Wash them, polish them as necessary, varnish them as necessary, and use them as mulch on top of pots. Or you can match similar rocks and use them in centerpieces, fountains or rock features in the garden.

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No one and I mean no has more rocks than I do, huge, tiny, rock shelves, u name it. Basically what I did was pull out the most I could (this required a lot of heavy lifting), use a couple of different size rakes to collect them and then brought in some dirt which I only used to cover about in inch and only in areas where there was still alot of rocks that i couldn't get out. Then I threw down some rye and watered alot. I have a posting right now up that you'll see where I'm trying to get the grass to be greener but basically with these few steps I got a fairly decent lawn and I started from nothing with nothing but rocks. I read all those things too about digging down and getting rid of every darn rock but that was just an impossibility. So feel free to drive yourself crazy or be happy with I got, a pretty nice lawn.This pic only shows the back, I have the same amount in the front too. I'm still working on it to get it as best I can but this pic is after only 1 year.
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He's right you cannot pick them all up. Just remove the obvious big ones. Fertilize like crazy, mow it high, and mulch. You will have a great looking lawn and will build soil over a period of time from mulching. Did you not see the for sale sign when you bought that place? It said, "Rock quarry for sale."

That's funny rdaystrom because that is what they say about my property, so i'll let u slide on the stereotype...I'm a SHE not a HE!

Well it is pretty easy to remove those rocks if you are following a system. Follow mine here are https://www.gardenloka.com/remove-rocks-from-yard/

In some yards rocks are like squirrels, they can frustrate you to death. But in the end, there is not much you can do with them except live with them.

I have found that once you get grass growing, the rocks disappears and you know longer have to worry about them.

Two things, Get the baseball size ones from the surface, as they will ruin you mower. They are easy to find and can be picked up with a shovel.

Get a pick mattock to plant your flowers, shrubs and trees as you will always find a rock just where you want to dig.

I dont know one way that I would say is the best for rock removal . Rather, you have to check the size of the rocks, their quantity, the size of your garden, and the tools to use. Check out this article on methods you can use to remove rocks