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Old January 5, 2018   #5
rhines81
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Originally Posted by SuntannedSwede View Post
Would building up the sides of the bed with some boards and waterproof material help at all? Or am I stuck buying a water pump and hoping for the best?
If you are even considering pumping water away, that tells most of the story right there.

I have a sloping yard, but no collection points. Raised beds in steps worked fine for me.

If your soil does not drain well, then you will always get runoff collecting in your lowest area. You need to get that collection point outside of your garden area (somewhere), or consider growing a cold-hardy strain of rice.

If possible, fill and level the area enough to move the low point out of the garden area. Slotted pipe with gravel underneath might even help more (but it has to drain somewhere).
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