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Posted on: 6 December 2017

Clearing off an overgrown portion of your lot to put in a garden can be a lot of work. It may be more than your mower and weed trimmer can handle. You can save a lot of manual labor by renting equipment that makes your job easier. Plus, renting saves a lot of money over buying equipment you won't use very often. Here are some things you might need to get your land ready for planting a garden:

Tree Removal Equipment

If the trees you want to be removed are mature, you'll probably need to call in a tree removal expert to get rid of them safely. However, if the trees are still young, you can probably get rid of them yourself. You'll need a chainsaw to cut off the limbs and to cut down the trunk. A chainsaw makes the work go fast, so it is worth renting if you have experience using one, even if you're cutting down small trees. Once the tree is cut down, you can feed the parts into a rented chipper for a supply of mulch to use in your garden and for landscaping your yard. You can rent chippers of various sizes, but the trees will need to be fairly small so you can lift the limbs safely and feed them into the chipper. You may also want to rent a stump grinder. One of these will grind away the remaining tree stumps and make additional mulch for your yard. You can rent a grinder by the hour or partial day, and it makes it much easier to get a stump out of the ground so it won't interfere with your garden.

Sod Cutter And Tiller

Once trees and thick brush are out of the way, it's time to get rid of grass and weeds so you can prep the soil. If your usual mower can't handle the thick weeds, you can rent a more powerful mower to use for the day if necessary. When the grass and weeds are cut down, the roots need to be removed from the soil. You can do this manually with a shovel, but if you're going to put in a large garden, you may want to rent a sod cutter to strip off the top layer of grass and weeds.

Another option is to just run a tiller over the land and rip up the grass in the process and blend it into the soil. In both cases, you'll need to till the land to get it ready to plant. While you can break up the soil with a shovel, it's much more efficient to rent a tiller for the job. Tillers are expensive to buy and since you'll only need one about once each year, renting is a good option. Tilling breaks up the soil to a depth of a few inches so compacted areas won't interfere with the growth of your vegetables.

Once tilling is done, your garden is ready for planting. The right equipment makes putting in a garden easy and quick. You can save the hard manual labor for tending your plants and pulling weeds as the growing season advances. Contact a company like Wirtz Rentals CO for more information and assistance.