thank you both for the responses! first off, ya peat moss was a bad idea haha. i didnt realize my problem yet so i had know idea. i added some compost last year but not alot, the black outline in the picture is the new pile i started last year. with that though im worried because it does help hold water some. ive never had an issue before but ive never has wet soil like this. would adding compost in large amounts actually make this worse? the red is the garden (more trees are gone sense this picture was taken) and the blue is a ditch that goes to the main road ditch. the top of the picture is the low end of the property, the high end is the bottom and thats where the road is. i have dug the ditch out as best as i can to make it flow correctly. when theres heavy rain it flows right but with a little rain the water just gets stuck. i cant use the "front yard" of the property because i am in a nicer neighborhood, the middle wall of trees hides everything enough so people dont mind but from some comments i have gotten the neighbors are not on board with the huge garden yet. im slowly learning them though haha. i have had some thoughts of raised beds maby just 1 foot tall, any thoughts on that?
