I just created this site to talk about something I make and sell, called The Soil Sifter, which comes in several different models. You can buy it by using the first link under Blogroll on the right. But I don’t just make and sell Soil Sifters. I’m also an enthusiastic user! After all, I built my first one because I needed it to get the rocks and roots out of my home garden. I’m still working on that, since most of the garden areas around my house were filled with Colorado river rocks that the previous owners purchased and installed twenty years ago. Every inch of the property had rocks up to a foot deep that had to be removed. Today I’m still finding areas that need to be cleared before I can plant anything that doesn’t thrive in rocky soil.
This week I cleared an area about four feet by four feet, resulting in a wheelbarrow filled with sifted soil, six flower pots filled with rocks and another one full of rocks and twigs. I planted marigolds and begonias, then used an earlier version of my soil sifter (with 1/2″ screen instead of 1/4″ screen) to wash the dirt off the rocks, and then laid them down as a decorative border around the garden area. Couldn’t have done it without my Soil Sifter. More photos to come!
The Soilsifter 
I have made a few changes on the Roughnecker soil sifter I recently purchased. The concept is good, but the depth is way too small for any real world use. A shovel-full of dirt barely fits the device and spills over. I cut 1-1/3 by 1-1/3 blocks of wood to the appropriate lengths and screwed them onto the top of the Roughnecker. Now I have 3x the depth and a more practical Soil Sifter! I also bought a pair of 6″ utility handles (about $7.00/pr at Home Depot) and screwed them into the small sides of the sifter. I can send you photo’s if you like. You could sell this “Deluxe Model”! I think it would be much more useful!
Mike Alazard
Las Vegas, NV
PS: Could you send me out some Soil Sifter Labels?
I covered mine up with my “mods”!
Thanks for the great suggestion, Mike. I agree that is a problem. Please send me the photos and description by email to postmaster@thesoilsifter.com My current thought is to make the top half with 1x3s instead of 1x2s rather than retrofitting the current design.
I’ll be happy to send you some labels.
Brad
The Roughnecker now has 1×3’s at the top, as suggested! So far everybody likes it a lot. I did not add the handles, because it’s pretty light when empty, and if it’s too heavy to pick up without handles when filled with unfiltered soil, it is probably over-loaded! But this is something that could be added upon request, of course.
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