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#13402 May 22nd, 2003 at 01:40 PM
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I have a small garden that constantly floods with large amounts of rain, can someone advise me as to what I can do to eradicate the problem, I have been considering purchasing a sump pump would this be advisable?? TIA

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Where is Ground Force!!! I love that program..
I can think of 2 solutions for u.

1.) Raise your garden level high enough so the water goes somewhere else. This can be done using landscaping timbers, railroad ties, decorative cement block,logs,etc

2.) dig a drainage ditch to a location that u want your water to go to. Place a plastic perforated pipe in the ditch. Stub the pipe out where u want your final destination to be. Fill the ditch in with washed gravel gravel. Cover the gravel with top soil or what ever substance u want your finish grade to be.


A sump pump will work, but must be wired up properly, protected with a ground fault circuit.I would dig a deep square hole (3'x3'x3' for eg.) filling it 2/3's of the way up with washed gravel or larger rocks. I would place the pump over the hole and have it adjusted so that the pump will cut off automatically when the water level is lowered to your choosing.

I hope maybe i was of some help. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.

Gardendreamer03@aol.com


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