I would leave them be unless you are creating a fine tilth for a seed bed.

Hi ptwonline,

I like rocks in my soil. They retain moisture. They probably help with soil compression.

for big rocks, I have other likes:

One year, I found a large boulder about six inches deep in my plot so I cleared the top, laid a tomato plant on it, and covered it up. The tomato plant did fine, the roots spread all over the top of the boulder.

When I plant sweet potatos I lay a ring of stones around the plant in a twenty four inch circle. The moisture under those stones attracts the potato roots and spreads out my sweet potatoes.

Good luck!

leave them unless they get in the way of tilling or digging holes.

You'll NEVER get rid of them all.

"You'll NEVER get rid of them all."

Ditto! I have been using the same garden spot for 30+ years.

I have removed the bigger rocks every year, you know the size, the ones that make my tiller lock up and bigger.

I am better at growing rocks than veggies!

I get more than a pickup truck load every year! I have a pile that is approximately 30'X30'X4' deep out on the "back 40"..

It would be bigger if I hadn't given them to people to haul away and use for their home projects! I also used them as a bed to make a 400' loop to extend my driveway.

wertach,

How do you use rocks for a driveway?

The same way that anyone would use gravel Slimy! :)