For those
of you with puddles in your yard, now might be a good time to “flag” those low
areas that retain water. No need to wait until you’re fishing your mower out of
the marsh; look now to see where the low spots, that tend to puddle are, and
keep watching them until they disappear, flagging the spot where the last of it
was. Once flagged you can install drain tile to carry the excess away when the
ground is firmer and digable.
You will
need to pipe this water to a lower spot on your property; this will only work
if you can activate this law of physics. Most of the newer subdivisions have
drainage right-of-ways in the back of the property
There are a
number of lawn drains out there if you wish the water to exit quickly. Or you
can run perforated tile under the soggy spots and let the water perk away into
this tile. Keep in mind that all tile must gradually run down- hill from these
low spots. A transit works great for this, but a 4 foot level will accomplish
the task just as well.
For further
help in this area go to www.NiemeyerLandscaping.com and
chick on the You Tube Enhanced Garden Article tab; the “Tiling” article will
give you more info.
If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at
NiemeyerLandscaping@Gmail.com or post a comment on this Blog. And like us on
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pictures on the subject check us out at www.NiemeyerLandscaping.com
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