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Getting rid of a pond in a field

  • 17-03-2010 7:30pm
    #1
    lifelover2006
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭


    hello there, just wondering if anyone knows how I can get rid of a wet spot in a field. It wasn't always there as teh field is 100% all year round and all of a sudden about 8 years ago, this wet spot arrived in the middle of the field. It's doestn' even go in the peak of summer.

    it is only about 15 yards square but it is annoying when doing anything in the field, never mind increasing fluke.

    any ideas welcome.


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  • #2
    hammer73
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭hammer73


    is it deep?

    would it be possible to run a subsoiler through it.

    was at a farm walk in grange yesterday and thay said they had a bit of a pond in a field and ran the sub soiler through it which sorted it out.


  • #3
    mossfort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭mossfort


    its probaly caused by compaction. the best thing to do would be to dig it up a bit and fill it with some stone and a layer of clay over the top.


  • #4
    lifelover2006
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭lifelover2006


    mossfort wrote: »
    its probaly caused by compaction. the best thing to do would be to dig it up a bit and fill it with some stone and a layer of clay over the top.


    it couldn't really be caused by compaction 'cos there is no repetitive machinery on it. though your suggestion sounds good.


  • #5
    lifelover2006
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭lifelover2006


    hammer73 wrote: »
    is it deep?

    would it be possible to run a subsoiler through it.

    was at a farm walk in grange yesterday and thay said they had a bit of a pond in a field and ran the sub soiler through it which sorted it out.


    sorry but what is a 'subsoiler'.

    it's not really even a pond, just a bit of a wet spot with a bit of water floodign in wet weather and then just a soft spot during the summer.


  • #6
    taram
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭taram


    lifelover2006 wrote: »
    sorry but what is a 'subsoiler'.

    it's not really even a pond, just a bit of a wet spot with a bit of water floodign in wet weather and then just a soft spot during the summer.
    It breaks the soil up deeper than diskharrowing will, a good 35 cm+ down. It's like a blade that'll slice it up to leave it drain a bit better. Depending on the size I'd even go dig it up by hand, throw some gravel through the dug up soil, mix it up a bit and make sure the bottom and side of the pit is stuck well with a pitch fork. Get rid of it forever!


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  • #7
    John_F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 663 ✭✭✭John_F


    lifelover2006 wrote: »
    hello there, just wondering if anyone knows how I can get rid of a wet spot in a field. It wasn't always there as teh field is 100% all year round and all of a sudden about 8 years ago, this wet spot arrived in the middle of the field. It's doestn' even go in the peak of summer.

    it is only about 15 yards square but it is annoying when doing anything in the field, never mind increasing fluke.

    any ideas welcome.

    has there been any land filled in the area? if a bog or hole was filled it may aise the water table in another area.


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