Does anyone have any tips or a process they use to separate small pea gravel from soil? I have an area about 14' by 26' and I want to plant grass. It has everything from several inches of gravel on top of the soil, to gravel mixed into the soil. I'm planning on using a shovel and wheelbarrow to scoop up and move the gravel, but what about separating the gravel from the soil where it's mixed in?
I figure I only need to remove enough to get grass to grow, so maybe a half gravel half soil situation would be okay for that? I will still need to be sifting a lot of areas, I think.
I know there is 1/4" x 1/4" hardware cloth, or actual smaller window screen material, but I'm looking to buy something locally that is maybe closer to 1/8" squares
Or if there's a better way to do this, please let me know. There is probably not enough vertical space to add more fill on top, so I think I have to sift and move it.
I figure I only need to remove enough to get grass to grow, so maybe a half gravel half soil situation would be okay for that? I will still need to be sifting a lot of areas, I think.
I know there is 1/4" x 1/4" hardware cloth, or actual smaller window screen material, but I'm looking to buy something locally that is maybe closer to 1/8" squares
Or if there's a better way to do this, please let me know. There is probably not enough vertical space to add more fill on top, so I think I have to sift and move it.