by Wooly <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Oct 17, 2007 at 10:30 AM
John Mayson wrote:
> Early this summer I developed a wet spot in the side of my yard. I
> blamed all of the rain and the fact that side of the house doesn't get
> much sun. The rain stopped, but the wet spot got worse. Turns out my
> sprinkler system was leaking.
>
> I repaired the leak. Does anyone have tips to dry out the area? I
> used a Shop-Vac to suck up quite a bit of water and some of mud. Now
> I'm left with very damp soil. Am I better off leaving it alone and
> letting it dry or planting a thirsty plant to help soak up the water?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
Leave it be. A "thirsty plant" now will be a dead one after the next
6-month dry spell.
