Can you section off some of it and try drain it by putting in some pipes and a stone sink ?
My neighbours have done that and they grow potatoes in the soft peaty soil.
I live on the bog but my land has all been raised out of the bog by stones so over the years I have had to buy top soil and compost etc. To build up a decent level of soil for growing in.
(14-04-2022, 09:25 PM)SarrissUK Wrote: [ -> ]Would it help the rest of the garden if you dug a pond? If so, I'd do that 
We’ve already dug a burn (stream) across the plot . A pond isn’t going to add anything
(15-04-2022, 06:11 AM)Can the Man Wrote: [ -> ]Can you section off some of it and try drain it by putting in some pipes and a stone sink ?
My neighbours have done that and they grow potatoes in the soft peaty soil.
I live on the bog but my land has all been raised out of the bog by stones so over the years I have had to buy top soil and compost etc. To build up a decent level of soil for growing in.
Way ahead of you can
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500m of drainage going in and back filled with stone.
ok, so the drainage should be sorted then, so it will be less wet. What's the soil like? Is it clay?
(15-04-2022, 09:36 PM)SarrissUK Wrote: [ -> ]ok, so the drainage should be sorted then, so it will be less wet. What's the soil like? Is it clay?
Peat.
How lucky
Sand is probably good for drainage. Other than that, I'm guessing it depends on how alkaline or acidic the soil is, whichever you want it to move.
Off the scale acidic
Drainage, then lots of straw/hay mixed followed by lime
Yes, lime then, definitely, and lots of it!
Just a quick photo so you can see what I’m trying to drain & improve.
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