Hi rose, Is the rx because you are a pharmacist? This scenario will not be cheap. This is a commercial style solution but it will be very effective. It sounds like to me the house pad was in a cut area during mass grading and was leveled below the localized hydraulic gradient of the natural water table. This causes an artesian effect in the soil. If water is not freely flowing from your lawn area, then the soil type is acting like a barrier to the flow (more clay type of soil). I am totally guessing without actually seeing the situation. This system will be effective if the water comes from below because the soil below will slow down the water velocity and it will not migrate into the sand as it would from above. There are alternatives, one is a grid of collection pipes like they install under golf course greens. It would work on the same theory but probably cheaper materials and not paying for heavy marketing that these collection products require in order to create a demand. How about digging a large hole and creating a great water feature and fish pond with an overflow drain underground. JMHO. aloha

Okay, this project is NOT finished and I have no idea if it will work better than this. I just want to REDUCE the potting mix I have to make every year for my veggies BUT there comes a point where a reduction in container mix means fruit production will suffer....I'm pushing the envelope with tomatoes here at 3.5 gallons of potting mix, so bear in mind that I'm just showing you what I'm doing.... After deciding to try the buckets I started with this SWC model. Bernie seems to be doing fine with it but in my heat it was disastrous, so I decided to use it in a reverse model, wicking water OUT of the mixture so roots could dry out and occupy all the soil in the 3.5 gallon container, thus mimicking the soil volume of a 5 gallon container - the minimum requirement for healthy tomatoes here in Florida. Only time and refinements will tell if this will work. Tom

thank you for the feedback it is always good to know this kind of info in case someone searching for a clue to a similar problem may find their answer here. As to the firefox question, I had missed where you asked how to use it in your other thread, it did kinda get lost. To use firefox which you have on your pc you just go to the firefox icon on your desktop or find it in your start> all programs list and open it, double click the icon, it will open up the web browser and you use it just like you would IE, just type in where you want to go and it will take you there. Now I would guess if someone installed firefox some time ago and you never used it that it will be an old and out of date version so you probably would need to update it, you can do that by clicking on Tools> Options> then go to the update area and you have the option to choose to update firefox, your add-ons etc. I would say go to Help > about firefox and let us know which version it says you currently have and we can help you more once we know that. The link below is a good guide. Here is a link that might be useful: firefox guide

There are many systems out there, the most basic is to install a perimeter drain where needed the most and tie into a dry-well. Sometimes you can do a hidden swale and divert the water around the house, etc there are many options depending on the budget and what will work best in your situation. Your best bet is to contact a local landscaping company that specializes in drainage systems and take it from there, or contact a local engineer and see what would be the best solution based on your situation and most importantly as I mentioned before your budget. Good luck