I would like to find solutions to this drainage problem.
2006-06-14 23:39:01 · 9 answers · asked by ideal_finisher 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Fill in the low spots?
Install a drainage system?
2006-06-14 23:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by Tom D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not get a load of dirt and fill the crevass up and reseed. clay is a problem when it comes to drainage, but you dont want togig up your yard to remove it. i suggest just getting a load of dirt and placing it in areas that are low and reseed it all this fall. remember to lime and fertilize the entire areas plus all of your lawn. this will help the new seed as it germinates and will help your entire lawn healthier.make sure you will see a slow rain or rain of any type just as long as it rains 2 to 3 hours or rain for a couple of days.dont put out fertilizer when its going to be hot. that fertilizer will kill the seeds and burn up the rest of your grass
2006-06-15 07:07:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch when it rains just what areas fill up with water. Then make a plan including drain pipes and gravel at needed points; then also experimant at gradually grading and leveling your soil so that the water travels to the lowest point outside your yard. This may take several attempts, but it works!
2006-06-21 21:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're gonna have to dig a ditch and put in some gravel and drainage pipe and cover back up. My entire front yard was a lake...(holding water). It was the Only way to fix it. I finally have a yard.
Good-Luck
2006-06-15 06:53:12 · answer #4 · answered by Dreamcatcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK INTO AERATING YOUR LAWN AND THEN TRY ADDING SOME GYPSUM. IF YOU ARE VERY ADVENTUROUS, YOU COULD HAVE THAT ARE OF YOUR YARD TILLED UP AND INCORPORATE SOME SAND, PEAT, AND GYPSUM. THE SAND AND THE PEAT WILL HELP THE SOIL DRAIN AND ABSORB THE WATER. OVER TIME, THE GYPSUM WILL HELP TO BRAKE UP THE CLAY THAT IS STILL THERE. OF COURSE, IT WILL BE MORE COSTLY, BUT PROBABLY BETTER IN THE LONG RUN. YOU COULD CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL NURSERIES TO SEE IF THEY PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, OR I AM SURE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO LEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
2006-06-28 10:58:11 · answer #5 · answered by bodyshopgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to add Gypsum to the problem areas. It is a natural clay breaker and your local garden nursery may sell it, if not, try a hardware store.
2006-06-15 10:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by jammer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant a bog garden, or other moisture loving plants. Seriously, a lawn is a waste of space and resources anyway. Why fight what nature gives you?
2006-06-27 14:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by Amy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix sand into the soil
2006-06-26 22:49:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take up pottery? just kidding, ask a landscape company
2006-06-24 18:19:42 · answer #9 · answered by mad_cow717 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋