Garden Series: Clearing a Field or Land for Crops
- Shidonna Raven
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By Tim Goodwin
April 16, 2025
Source: Almanac
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Clearing a Field or Land for Crops
If you’re reclaiming a large piece of property, especially one that has been neglected or weedy (weeds indicate neglect), here’s how to clear the land.
The first job is to cut brush and small trees back to the fence line. Even if you can’t do anything else right away, do this before the trees get the soil acclimated for the pine cycle that will follow. Each bush and tree is part of the cycle and prepares the soil for the next stage. Catching it before the soil has changed significantly is half the battle.
Using a heavy-duty pair of lopping shears, cut small growth straight across and as close to the ground as possible. A sharply cut sapling stub will go straight through a tractor tire or the sole of a shoe. Larger saplings and tree stumps will have to be pulled out.
Walk the area and mark the location of any rocks. The larger rocks were most likely plowed around once upon a time, and you may choose to take the route, but it’s best to remove as many rocks as possible.
To see how big a rock is, hit it with a crowbar. If it makes a high-pitched DING, that normally indicates a larger rock that needs to be dug or pulled out; if it makes a duller sound, it is probably removable with a normal shovel or even your bare hands.
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