I've got about a 5000 sq ft back yard which is jsut over a year old.
The property prior to the lawn installation was very rocky and pourous (I
mean VERY). The landscaper then put down about 4 inches of fill dirt and
another 4 inches of "top soil".
Over the course of the winter the yard has turned into what I would call a
marsh. You can actually hear the water trying to drain through the soil but
for the most part it's a muddy mess.

I don't have the bucks or the inclination to tear up and till the entire
yard to try and break up the soil and introduce some courser material. Is
there an efficient (both cost and time) solution that will get me some
better drainage?

Thanks so much.
~Torben

You don't say how long the grass has been growing, but quite often a new
lawn turns into a swamp in the spring, after the grass has a good root
system it firms up the ground. If the problem persists you may have to
install some field drains.

"Torben Edliq" wrote in message
news:1048472769.311366@sj-nntpcache-3...
I've got about a 5000 sq ft back yard which is jsut over a year old.
The property prior to the lawn installation was very rocky and pourous (I
mean VERY). The landscaper then put down about 4 inches of fill dirt and
another 4 inches of "top soil".
Over the course of the winter the yard has turned into what I would call a
marsh. You can actually hear the water trying to drain through the soil
but
for the most part it's a muddy mess.

I don't have the bucks or the inclination to tear up and till the entire
yard to try and break up the soil and introduce some courser material. Is
there an efficient (both cost and time) solution that will get me some
better drainage?

Thanks so much.
~Torben

Tom, thanks.
The lawn in the dryer areas of the yard is quite long and should be cut.
The lawn in the marshy areas is quite short and thin.

"Tom Kirkpatrick" wrote in message
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You don't say how long the grass has been growing, but quite often a new
lawn turns into a swamp in the spring, after the grass has a good root
system it firms up the ground. If the problem persists you may have to
install some field drains.

"Torben Edliq" wrote in message
news:1048472769.311366@sj-nntpcache-3...
I've got about a 5000 sq ft back yard which is jsut over a year old.
The property prior to the lawn installation was very rocky and pourous
(I
mean VERY). The landscaper then put down about 4 inches of fill dirt and
another 4 inches of "top soil".
Over the course of the winter the yard has turned into what I would call
a
marsh. You can actually hear the water trying to drain through the soil
but
for the most part it's a muddy mess.

I don't have the bucks or the inclination to tear up and till the entire
yard to try and break up the soil and introduce some courser material.
Is
there an efficient (both cost and time) solution that will get me some
better drainage?

Thanks so much.
~Torben