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1632454 No.1632454 [Reply] [Original]

I'm trying to turn part of my lawn into a garden, but I don't have access to a roto tiller, shit is a pain in the fucking dick. What do I do? Use a pickaxe or what? A garden hoe doesn't do fuck all.

>> No.1632464

>>1632454
A pickaxe would cut through but make a bit of a mess. It wouldn't be efficient for removal.

Sharpen the tip of a forged square shovel with a file or a bench grinder. A stamped shovel probably wont put up with this abuse. Cut a strip of sod as wide as the shovel blade and like 4'/a meter long. Lift it out into a wheel narrow or roll it up

>> No.1632467

>>1632454
Rent one from local rental place for like 40$ a day. Well worth it to break new ground. You could probably strap it into the back of your Corolla and would only need a day. You can hoe next year.

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1632476

>>1632454
You need a mattock, preferably with a fiberglass handle. Break up soil with the pick, rip out roots and rocks with the hoe end.

>> No.1632478

I find a nice pitchfork works well for ripping up sod and breaking up the dirt. Not a lot of effort, but a little slow.

>> No.1632484

thanks guys, I found a roto tiller to borrow. But I have another question, there is a small stump close to a wood fence. How do I get rid of the stump easily? Shovel and axe?

>> No.1632486

>>1632484
...A mattock

>> No.1632500

A tiller, dumbass.

>> No.1632517

>>1632484
Fire.

>> No.1632518

>>1632484
Also why do you have to be such a faggot with your quarter acre. If I was worried about a random stump next to a fence I'd kys. Put psilocybin plugs into it. They will rot stump and provide goodness.

>> No.1632549

>>1632484
Farm jack and chain

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1632551

Op here, I just went ham around it with an axe and kept digging till I got under it, then I pryed it back and forth and kept cutting the roots. Sorry for gay thread. It popped right out when I cut all the roots around it.

Thanks for the help fags.

>> No.1632560

>>1632549
My farm jack faces the wrong way.

>all my rage trying to get this shit to move

I think I'm going to cut it low and drop some of that stump remover shit


Its next to a high voltage transformer and I'm afraid its wrapped around conduits, even if I get a good purchase on it