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| Hello.
I bought my house back in December. The house sits on roughly .75 acres. About .4 acres of the land (in which the house sits on) is higher than the rest. The lower part of my back yard is CONSTANTLY SOGGY, which I'm assuming is due to runoff, even after several days without rain. Is there anything i can do? Thanks in advance to all responses. Johnathon |
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| Wow...seems like a potentially big job! I suppose the lower area is wetter either because the soil is clay rich or the groundwater is normally close to the surface in this area. I would imagine that by adding sandy, loamy soil (to increase soil permeability) will help by raising the ground surface. And installing a drainage system to help direct groundwater away from your property will also help. Sounds like a job for a landscaping company! |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, May 22, 11 at 13:21
| How often do you water and for how long? Could you dig a trench or a swale to let that water go somewhere? Is that area sunny or shady? One of the problems with a low spot is if the area stays under water or completely waterlogged, the beneficial fungi that normally live in the soil will die off and you will end up with a swamp type of soil. Then all you can grow is swamp grasses (including nutgrass). You might try spraying the area with baby shampoo every 2 weeks for the next two months. Baby shampoo will allow the water to penetrate deeper into the soil despite the loss of beneficial fungi. Another possible spray would be molasses. Molasses (and any sugar) is also a "wetting agent" that might help with water penetration. It also feeds soil bacteria which will help reestablish the soil fungi. You still might need to put in some cure for the standing water. My first option would be the swale and if that does not work, then a French drain. |
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