Garden flooding

[Sheal]

As one member suggests, treat it as a bonus and convert/adapt to a water feature

@Mike Allen that is not a consideration as my son has two dogs, and the flooding is over a large area.

Where is the water coming from? To me. It appears to be subterranian fed, so unless the landowner is made of money. The venture stops HERE

The water is running off the sloping field after heavy rain or snow, which is a fairly common occurrence.

Personally I would go for leaving it alone, but on the edge perhaps planting willows and other wetland loving trees etc.

That isn't a practical solution as planting further trees wouldn't help the situation, they wouldn't be able to cope with the amount of water either.

 

[Chuck]

@Mike Allen that is not a consideration as my son has two dogs, and the flooding is over a large area.



The water is running off the sloping field after heavy rain or snow, which is a fairly common occurrence.


That isn't a practical solution as planting further trees wouldn't help the situation, they wouldn't be able to cope with the amount of water either.

Does your son have mosquitoes? If so that standing water has to go and all more trees would do is give them shade. Willows like water but all they would do is hide the view and his dogs would have a field day wallowing in the mud. Water's gotta go

 

[Sheal]

I get the impression it is some form of sausage like boudain from Louisiana. Rice and so forth added. Is there a right kind and a wrong kind? Local vs commercial versions?

There is an original recipe @DirtMechanic but as time has moved on the recipe has been changed for different flavours. I wouldn't like to guess how many forms a haggis takes now, quite a lot. It can be bought in most food shops or butchers and of course made at home from a recipe.

A genuine haggis would be best home made or bought from a specialist butcher.

Haggis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[DirtMechanic]

I am gonna try it at some point. Never had haggis before.

So if you had solar panels could you crack the water and sell the hydrogen as fuel? Just way, way, way out on a limb here!

 

[Chuck]

I get the impression it is some form of sausage like boudain from Louisiana. Rice and so forth added. Is there a right kind and a wrong kind? Local vs commercial versions?

Here's the recipie. Sounds scrumptious if your dog likes that sort of stuff.

Haggis recipe

This is an authentic recipe from Scotland and the ingredients and methods of cooking may be unfamiliar but we hope you enjoy the results.

www.bbc.com

 

[Chuck]

I am gonna try it at some point. Never had haggis before.

So if you had solar panels could you crack the water and sell the hydrogen as fuel? Just way, way, way out on a limb here!

I think getting a track hoe, digging a huge hole and raising Tilapia might be more lucrative. He could then sell the fish and then the water as dilute fertilizer. He could then bulldoze the house, dig a bigger hole and put a houseboat on it.

 

[Sheal]

It must be eaten with neeps and tatties DM!

Scottish Haggis Recipe - Traditional Ingredients

www.scottishrecipes.co.uk

Does your son have mosquitoes?

I'm just waiting for an answer on this @Chuck.

He could then bulldoze the house, dig a bigger hole and put a houseboat on it

Don't you mean an Ark?

 

[DirtMechanic]

I think getting a track hoe, digging a huge hole and raising Tilapia might be more lucrative. He could then sell the fish and then the water as dilute fertilizer. He could then bulldoze the house, dig a bigger hole and put a houseboat on it.

You know, as usual, you are not wrong! Yazoo MS is famous for this pond clay that swells up tight and expands to stop pond leaks. Driving the interstate there reminded me of the frost heaves in the highways of Alaska and the Canadien Yukon. I could see it. Tagline: Fish Not from Vietnam!

 

[Sheal]

Does your son have mosquitoes?

Yes Chuck, throughout the summer rain or shine.