On 9/25/2017 2:30 PM, mattyvx wrote:
Hi all been working on a new garden project, new garden is clay and
wet!

I rotavated and amended the lawn area several weeks ago and turf is
growing and rooting great however I decided to dig over the beds with a
view to remove the substantial builders rubble and heaviest clay lumps

Bed is around 1.5mx9m by around 300/350mm deep

After some rain last night I came down to find the empty end of bed FULL
of water like a bathtub the full 350mm deep 24hrs after raining, must be
seeping in from other parts given it's now the lowest part.

What should I do? The worst bit is the empty part so as there is no
resistance there water is flooding im but what if i follow my original
plan to level out the remaining clay soil and mix it back into the bed
with 1-2 tonne compost?

Or...

Am I doomed here now and need drainage solution to reroute which is not
ideal

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That is indeed an ugly situation. Perhaps it is time to learn a bit of
masonry to build some permanent raised beds?