Drainage Disaster on New Build
Cindy Everett
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New at Veggie gardening - how to aid drainage
Comments (7)You should eventually (as in, before next season) dig to at least a full spade depth, and work the compost and any other organic matter you have around into that depth. If in the fall, dig in leaves, especially if you're in the south and the soil stays more or less warm. Now, if this is the first time the bed is dug, it's going to be hard work, penetrating the compacted dirt. But if you dig in lots of compost and organic material, the digging will be far easier in following seasons. I'd also suggest doing a test hole after irrigation, and just see what it looks like. Is there a muddy layer below the surface beyond which water has a hard time penetrating? You don't want your roots swimming in that. If so, at least for this year, you're going to have to be very careful not to overwater....See MoreStressing about drainage, building bed, etc.
Comments (30)Not to sound like an a-hole, but rather to illustrate the practical implications of what I wrote above, this from another thread: In spite of placing the bed on top of good gardening dirt, plants would often only root in the looser soil of the raised bed and not go any deeper. There is a reason for this. It is well known, among many groups of gardeners and farmers (that I pulled out above). What didn't get discussed in-depth upthread due to prolixity avoidance is what I hinted at with the tree planting hole point. I recommend reading the entire comment. Dan...See MoreBig new build next door & drainage concerns
Comments (8)I'm not sure if the revised plan simply added another floor or if the overall site plan was expanded - will have to check. Either way, I'm trying to figure out what if anything we should be doing to prevent any damage or to ensure that the sediment plan is a good one or that it is being implemented. It seems almost self-evident to me that putting a house that is 9x as big as the one that was there previously (and digging out a basement where one did not exist) is going to impact us. Especially since our properties are separated by a big difference in grade and a 20? year old retaining wall. I don't have a lot of confidence in the flipper/builder - he's a one-man show, not the usual big builders in this area and he has a lot of complaints on record with the county. There have been a series of bizarre things already, and I'm just trying to figure out what if anything we should be doing to protect our own property....See MoreSidewalk drainage between buildings
Comments (10)Or MAYBE install shallow swales on each side of main sidewalk. 1) Use a string level to make sure you have a positive grade from one end of main walk to the other, and can outlet water at low end with no problems. 2) Grade ground to slope sides gently to bottom of swale, especially making sure side next to main sidewalk slopes gently away from sidewalk for two to three feet. 3) For the short walks coming from the units perpendicular to the main walk, you'll need to bore under them and install 3 small diameter PVC pipes in series under each. These pipes should be about 10' long. 4) Slope ground away from perpendicular walks about 3 to 4 on each side to inlet and outlets of the pipes you just installed (to keep folks from stepping into a drop off if they happened to step off the walk. Also looks better). 5) Add gravel to discharge end of pipes to prevent erosion. Could also add larger rock to inlet ends to help prevent clogging. 6) Grass the swales, or create rain gardens with appropriate plants for function, beauty and to treat runoff. This should stop ponding in low areas unless there's an area of the walk itself that's depressed. If so, that section should be removed and relaid. NOTE: in large storms swales may fill and top walkways temporarily, depending on number and diameter of pipes under perpendicular walk, width and depth of longitudinal swales, etc....See MoreCindy Everett
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