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Originally Posted by SuntannedSwede
This bed is in-ground, unfortunately! I hadn't realized just how poorly the yard had been levelled, but the last couple of summers here have been much more rainy than usual. If bringing in some more clay and topsoil is what it will take to redirect drainage, then I guess that's what I will have to do. Thank you all for your help! I will post an update come springtime
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I don't know how large your plot is, but here's where I started several years ago, but as I said I did not have a water collection point - it's a continuous slope. I took some humps out and raised the low point, as I recall it was about a 2 foot elevation difference in about a 40 foot run. If you can get the collection point out of your garden area then maybe you can also use the same approach. More control over your soil quality this way too!
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