No way of knowing. Depends how much soil has got mixed in. Try it? If you end up with a permanent pond there you may have to revisit but if it works you'll have saved yourself a lot of effort.
As long as you know how you can get back to do it later if it doesn't work out, without having to redo everything else as well?
I've changed my mind on that front now, the raised bed is raised about a foot, it is about 3metres square, and from ground level up is full of aggregate and bricks.
I am now digging my trench to the side of this and I'm going to use the hardcore and rubble to fill my hole. I wanted rid of this raised area anyway.
Next week or so to help me. One thing that is concerning me is that the area I am going to dig the trenches is sodden and partially submerged in a couple of CM of water. When I dig down to trench it, it is going to fill with water and create a soup down the bottom, will make gauging the depth and digging a nice neat hole quite a challenge.
I've just thought on, I have a wet vacuum with a 30 lire drum that can take most things thrown at it. Think I will use that on the surface water. The hose can sometimes get clogged but as long as you have.a clean bucket of water to suck up that usually sorts it. I'm also looking into hiring a trench cutting machine. Not sure how they will perform on saturated land though.
I can't seem to find a supplier of solid perforated pipe either. Can see lots of places doing the coiled stuff. Maybe one place doing the solid stuff but just single lenghts with no fittings
The ribbed stuff is far more commonly used. We've used it - it's too expensive and difficult to get hold of the solid stuff where you need quite a lot of it.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
The ribbed stuff is far more commonly used. We've used it - it's too expensive and difficult to get hold of the solid stuff where you need quite a lot of it.
this is what ive just woke up to. We didn't even have any rain last night as far as I'm aware. The hole is completely full of water. Just emptied 3 loads with my wet vacuum and I hasn't even touched it. I give up.
Mart, when I saw those pictures my heart went out to you knowing full well it was never going to be an easy fix. You need a deep sump digging out and the garden needs raising. I still think your best bet Raised beds which will be suggested to you by the people coming in if they really are gardeners. Make sure you know who they are with a permanent base to get hold of them if things are not done as you wish, one or two people have been done over by fly by nights in our area one to the tune of £27,000, they went to jail for two years but that does not get your money back.
Take Care Mart and Good luck with the make over keep us in the picture.
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I've changed my mind on that front now, the raised bed is raised about a foot, it is about 3metres square, and from ground level up is full of aggregate and bricks.
I am now digging my trench to the side of this and I'm going to use the hardcore and rubble to fill my hole. I wanted rid of this raised area anyway.
I've got a couple of friends to help over the nex
Next week or so to help me. One thing that is concerning me is that the area I am going to dig the trenches is sodden and partially submerged in a couple of CM of water. When I dig down to trench it, it is going to fill with water and create a soup down the bottom, will make gauging the depth and digging a nice neat hole quite a challenge.
You can get dirty water pumps that will drain it. £50 or thereabouts on Machine Mart or the like. You may be able to hire them
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I've just thought on, I have a wet vacuum with a 30 lire drum that can take most things thrown at it. Think I will use that on the surface water. The hose can sometimes get clogged but as long as you have.a clean bucket of water to suck up that usually sorts it. I'm also looking into hiring a trench cutting machine. Not sure how they will perform on saturated land though.
I can't seem to find a supplier of solid perforated pipe either. Can see lots of places doing the coiled stuff. Maybe one place doing the solid stuff but just single lenghts with no fittings
The ribbed stuff is far more commonly used. We've used it - it's too expensive and difficult to get hold of the solid stuff where you need quite a lot of it.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
this is what ive just woke up to. We didn't even have any rain last night as far as I'm aware. The hole is completely full of water. Just emptied 3 loads with my wet vacuum and I hasn't even touched it. I give up.
How do you feel about goldfish?
Sorry
Not helping
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
How's it going Mart? Hope you haven't got stuck in the mud.....
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Haha the jobs a write off, it's a failure, I've got a handful of people coming over in the next week to quote to completely landscape the garden.
Mart, when I saw those pictures my heart went out to you knowing full well it was never going to be an easy fix. You need a deep sump digging out and the garden needs raising. I still think your best bet Raised beds which will be suggested to you by the people coming in if they really are gardeners. Make sure you know who they are with a permanent base to get hold of them if things are not done as you wish, one or two people have been done over by fly by nights in our area one to the tune of £27,000, they went to jail for two years but that does not get your money back.
Take Care Mart and Good luck with the make over keep us in the picture.
Frank.