Rio Grande (also Fremont) Cottonwood tree

looks like hard work. you'll have to build more walls with all that stone.

And I thought I had a lot of rocks here...goodness...I rake rocks out of my horse paddocks and round pen incessantly but nothing the size you have there...Yowzers!

If someone had told me I was going to have to dig up so many boulders, I probably would have left the land bare and grown everything in pots.

With the history of your plot, have you dug up anything interesting in addition to all the boulders?

I have given it a thought now and then as I keep digging but so far not a thing....no treasures....no bones....just rocks and boulders.

Sounds like you might find something musical ..
violas ? :o)

Musical?.....H-m-m-m! Am I missing something here? Probably my mind. Not possible, I've been missing that for a while now....lol

Wow...my heart bleeds for you Skippy, I believe I just found someone who is more addicted to gardening than I am...lol. Even I wouldn't be as brave or dedicated as you are ! Best of luck honey, we're all pulling for you !

3 days later, terratoonie but I finally got it....High School Band room...violas....DUH!

Hi Skippy ~
I knew if I left that comment, you would work it out ~
All that rock-digging understandably grinds you down for a while, but you'll always bounce back. :o)
As Flcrazy says, you have true dedication.

Skippy I sure hope you don't have caliche as well as boulders. My experience with it is you have to break it up with a jack hammer or plant all raised beds!

I had that caliche junk in New River but it was 5-6 feet under the surface. My plants flourished in spite of it because it was so deeply located.

The caliche of my experience was less than two inches under - I thought they had built my house on a huge rock. lol. I almost gave up gardening before I ever started.