Help how do I cure my water logged lawn?

Question

I have a very flat back garden with heavy clay soil .In the winter and whenever it rains my lawn turns into a huge puddle and the water just sits there (it only drys out in the summer when it hasnt rained) and it is killing most of the grass .If you try to walk on it you just sink about 6 inches under water! its such a waste of a good sized garden so any helpfull suggestions are very welcome please. I dont want to pave it as it will cost a fortune and have tried airing the lawn with a garden falk which didnt work (I just got very muddy!)
Help?????

Answer 1

A garden falk, eh. What you need is a special lawn aerator, which is a long handled implement with long spikes on a cylinder at the end. As often as you can (and obviously you can't now as a) it's dark and b) the garden's under water), run the aerator over the lawn. It will draw out lots of little thin tubes of clay and leave same size holes behind. Brush sand and grit (from B&Q) into the holes. This will improve the condition of the soil/clay no end.
Also, remove moss and weeds in the growing season and rake the lawn frequently to remove thatch.
Over a number of years, the drainage will improve.

Answer 2

Hi,
From what you have, if it were me I'd just have some "clean" top soil brought in and leveled to surrounding grade or at least even slightly above grade to compensate settling of the area.
It may cost a couple hundred bucks, but once it is done, you can reclaim a useful area again for a garden or yard.
Just be sure to have the ground leveled to slope any water away from your house or buildings.
That's what I'd do.
Hope this helps,
Dave

Answer 3

Drainage

Will make a mess - but once settled you will not get such a water logged lawn

Dig a mini ditch from one side to the other, depending on the size of the garden you may need to dig more than one, give at least a couple of metres seperate, put in some plastic tubes, cover with soil.

Saw them doing it at our local school, so not sure of the technical terms - but your garden centre will understand!

They also did something similar at Longleat, though they used terracota tubes originally, but update with plastic.

Answer 4

Waterlogged Lawn

Answer 5

Ok,

a couple easy ways,

Calcium Sulfate (gypsum). It comes in a bag similar similar to lime.

This will help condition the soil and help clay soils relieve compaction and perc rates of water.

Try a 50# bag per 1000 sq ft or simply put the bag in the spreader, open it up all the way, and get moving.

Try an aeration to aid in drainage after it dries up a bit.

If the soil is bad, you may need to use gypsum (or Solu-Cal s) twice this year and once every year after.

Here is a link to abit of info. It is about moving salts through your soil, but it encompasses the same products and process. You are essentailly trying to move water through instead of winter road salt.

http://doyourownlawncare.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/reducing-winter-salt-damage-on-turf/

About aeration, check in here:

http://www.elawnhelp.com

Good Luck

Answer 6

This ia a difficult question, because we don't know much about your property. First off, you need to control the amount of water getting into your garden. You can do this by damming it off or redirecting it somewhere else. Also make sure that your downspouts are not directing roof runoff to your garden.

You can also try to establish a grade(slope), so that the water tends to run off, and away from the garden. There is obviously a depression in your garden, because there is a huge puddle. You could try adding soil to eliminate the depression.

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Answer 8

You will probably have to run drainage pipe to a lower area so the soil will drain properly. That's about the only solution unless you want a water feature in your yard. Good Luck.

Answer 9

dig 3-4 chanels from your garden to the neighbours garden and let the water run down, it then becomes his problem. You only have to hope he doesn't find out what you have done.

Answer 10

How about making a nature pond in the area where water collects?