{"id":1499,"date":"2014-10-08T18:36:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T18:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2022-10-06T11:13:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T15:13:27","slug":"ask-pro-saving-waterlogged-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/ask-pro-saving-waterlogged-lawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Pro Q&#038;A: Saving a Waterlogged Lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Welcome to another installment of Ask a Pro! Today we are talking to Dream Team member and outdoor design expert Carson Arthur! Let&#8217;s see what he has to say about saving a waterlogged lawn!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_219463672.jpg\" alt=\"Waterlogged_Lawn\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_219463672.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_219463672-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_219463672-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Q: I have a large back yard. Most of the time it is waterlogged and mosquito infested, making it very difficult to maintain (hence the overgrowth and weeds). Now there is a very stinky type of mushroom taking over.\u00a0How can I make my yard more hospitable and owner friendly?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Sandra C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A:\u00a0Soil 911! Sandra, you officially have drainage issues! \u00a0Surprise! \u00a0I know that this isn\u2019t a shock to you after what you\u2019ve described, however it is significantly worse than you probably think. \u201cOh NO!\u201d The hard facts; that putrid smell and the fact that you are now growing mushrooms means that your soil is starting to rot. \u00a0If you don\u2019t get in some proper drainage solutions, then you will eventually end up with a real swamp\u2026and yes, I really mean a true swamp (minus the gators). The inability to dry out your soil is leading to decomposition causing the smell, the fungus and soon probably mosquitoes and frogs. \u00a0Unfortunately, its time to get professional help for this. You\u2019re going to have to invest in your yard to fix the problem. There are several options to having it fixed which means you can get a few different quotes, but don\u2019t delay. This problem may temporarily go away if we get a dry summer, but it will keep coming back\u2026and the smell just gets worse<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Carson A.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have a question that you would like to ask one of our pros? Simply submit your question by using the &#8220;Ask a Pro&#8221; form on this page! We will get back to you with an answer as soon as possible!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><button class=\"more-link\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1271,"featured_media":1500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1591,55,82,31,84,88],"class_list":["post-1499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-a-pro","tag-ask-a-pro","tag-backyard","tag-home","tag-homeowner","tag-maintenance","tag-outdoors","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ask a Pro Q&amp;A: Saving a Waterlogged Lawn - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dream Team member and outdoor design expert Carson Arthur talks about how to save a waterlogged lawn.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/ask-pro-saving-waterlogged-lawn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ask a Pro Q&amp;A: Saving a Waterlogged Lawn - 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