The lawn is too wet

Level ground and sunny location for a dry lawn

When you are on an uneven surface Sow the lawn or create a turf, you have the problem that the lawn is too wet after every downpour. Only if the soil itself is nice and loose can the water seep away after a while.

Therefore, when laying out your lawn, make sure that the surface is completely flat. Fill in sinks and remove bumps in the ground.
Lay out the lawn so that it gets enough sun. It plays a key role in ensuring that a lawn dries quickly after the rain.

Loosen the soil before laying the lawn

• Dig up deeply
• Remove soil compaction
• Introduce a layer of sand
• Apply a layer of humus

If the soil is too firm, as is the case with loam or clay soils, the rainwater cannot drain away.

Therefore loosen solid soil deeply at least up to half a meter so that the rainwater quickly seeps into the ground.

Mix to solid soil with sand. This creates an additional drainage layer. One location

humus also ensures loosening and at the same time supplies the plant roots with the necessary nutrients.

Take care of one drainage

If you have already laid out lawns that are too wet, you can use a drainage system to drain away rainwater.

For this purpose, underground pipes are laid that collect the water and feed it into a septic tank.

An alternative to lawn is a planting with Lawn replacement. There are some lawn substitute plants that can do well in moist soil.

That includes that Star moss, Feather pads and some low ones Ground cover. The lawn substitute does not replace a sports lawn, but you can use the area.

Tips & Tricks

On a very compacted surface, sometimes the only thing left is to do without a lawn. Plant or plant your garden with flowers, shrubs, and trees that don't mind wet soil Wet meadow at.

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