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Old 05-05-2004, 02:09 PM
Neil Jones
 
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Default How can I drain this bog?


"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
Stan The Man writes:
| I know it's been wet recently but for weeks water has been lying in
| stagnant pools right across my lawn which is on clay soil. I don't

know
| how thick the clay cap is but I would like to put in some DIY mini

bore
| holes, maybe using perforated large bamboo canes, to take the

surface
| water down at least 2 metres. Anyone had any success with something
| like this or any other workaround for bogs? I'm looking for a cheap

and
| cheerful solution if possible rather than a proper and expensive
| soakaway. TIA.

Unless there is permeable soil below the clay, you will end up with
a deep hole full of water.


.... also known as a pond.