Everytime i'm out in the garden it is always very wet and muddy. How can i solve this problem. Another is i have a dog and wherever it does the toilet the grass always seems to disappear through time and go all muddy, what is causing this and what can i do?????
2006-09-19 07:15:30 · 28 answers · asked by lorrie 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You probably have poor drainage. Try digging a trench at the top end of the garden nearest to a boundary at the steepest point and lay a land drain , cover with chippings . That could do the trick
2006-09-19 07:19:01 · answer #1 · answered by monty 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 - You may have a water leak. Plumber time.
2 - you may have badly drained soil. Dig trenches down any slope, a couple of feet deep, and half fill with gravel to act as a drain. Then put the soil back You will have some soil left over. The water needs to soak away, so you don't want it to be led towards the house! Maybe lead it towards a drain, so it goes into the gravel surrounding the drain, and then away.
3 - you could plant trees. They soak up water really well, within reason.
4 - Dogs are like that.
2006-09-19 15:18:00 · answer #2 · answered by ALAN Q 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
poor soil and/or drainage. These are easy enough to fix.
Dig out a bit first in random areas of the garden. If the soil is pale and has a texture like play dough; it's clay and can be treated using moss peat and sand. This will improve soil structure.
Drainage: many options here but it could be a leaking pipe aswell. Be careful; cables may be near the surface.
2006-09-19 16:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make a brick patio around your garden area. Create a natural setting with brick or stone walkways or make a water garden and plant some bog plants. The clay in your lawn would make a nice mossy fill in around the stone walkways or patio. The bottom layer of sand for the patio would help absorb the moisture.
Take the dog to the same spot each time to "potty" in a discreet place in your yard. That would eliminate dead spots all over your lawn or at least limit them to one area.
2006-09-27 00:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only permanent way to solve the problem is to dig drainage trenches, filled with gravel, in a herringbone pattern, to drain into a soak-away, filled with hardcore, (unless the water table is up to soil level, in which case it is the problem of your council and you'll need to lobby them about the problem). I had the same problem and solved it by removing the lawn, putting down landscaping fabric, covered with gravel, and using large pebbles, boulders and bog plants to create interest - but I don't have a dog anymore, so didn't need a lawn.
2006-09-20 08:47:35 · answer #5 · answered by rowanflower 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've read some of the answers and I agree you probably have a high amount of clay in your soil or your garden is near a natural spring. You can take a small amount of soil to your local division of soil and water and see what the actual make up of your soil is. They also might have some suggestions. Build up the area and put in drainage is also a good idea. Good luck, I have a very high content of clay in my area and have added lots of sand and manure to break down the clay to make it healthier to plant in, but this is alot of work.
2006-09-25 14:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by debi t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drainage as previously mentioned, you must have clay soil which retains the water. Dogs wee is acidic, it burns the grass, and as it dilutes about 6 inches from the middle, the grass grows really quick because the diluted wee acts as a fertiliser. Follow the dog, and when he wees, pour water on the spot to dilute it. My garden is covered in burnt patches.
2006-09-19 14:26:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have the exact same prob, even when it was real hot the garden was still wet and muddy nothing only weeds grow in my garden so I'll be watching what answers you get
2006-09-19 14:25:40 · answer #8 · answered by l.lo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had this trouble on a hillside garden. In the lower terrace I dug a deep soak-away , clearing away several tons of clay, filled it with gravel (or similar), ran pipes in trenches towards it and then added lots of good topsoil. Some job!
2006-09-19 14:32:40 · answer #9 · answered by Malcolm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are looking to put in expensive french drains or grow what grows in boggy soil like Louisiana Irises, the pretty dark green of big clumps that spread of Aspidistra. Cannas don't seem to mind the wet soil and Eupatorium (or Joe Pye's weed) do well in wet soil.....also all kinds of spider lilies (Hymenocallis)...the colorful wandering of Wandering Jew and the colorful pink bloom of spiderwort (tradescantia occidentalis)..and how about the Cardinal Flower blooming in red (Lobelia Cardinalis)....happy gardening or happy french drains...
2006-09-25 19:18:35 · answer #10 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋