Can artificial grass solve my soggy ground problem?

Be careful with that stuff. My uncle had a dog that chewed up some of it and swallowed it. He ended up with gangrene in his intestines and died.

By any chance did he use it to resolve soggy ground issues? My dog hasn’t chewed anything, indoors or outdoors since he was a pup. He won’t even accept treats from strangers unless someone from the family gives their approval.

@Pandora I think his was on the porch.

It would seem to me that the soggy ground would still be under the artificial turf, unless you put something down to firm up the ground under the carpet, it would still be soggy and the mud might perk up through the fabric. If you commit to an ‘astroturf lawn’ I would lay down some crushed limestone to firm up the surface, roll it smooth then put down the carpet. My experience with marshy areas is limited to stabilizing it by filling in the area with the limestone and rolling it down. I’ve not put turf over it though. Usually about 2 inches of stone locks together pretty good.

You need to solve it by figuring out why the soggy ground isn’t draining. Just covering it over will not fix the problem. Can you put a french drain in the area? Can you plant something like a willow there? Depending on your circumstances there might be a lot of solutions, but we need a bit more info on your yard.

If the yard is really small, and provided it’s not at the bottom / bullseye of some kind of circular drainage area, then it shouldn’t be an overwhelming task to provide better drainage manually. You can either temporarily strip the topsoil to add crushed rock beneath it, so the soil will have a chance to drain in its own area, or you can trench the ground (even ‘slightly’ will do it) to enable excess surface water to run off. You can even mix the topsoil with a good amount of sand to encourage better drainage of the topmost layer.

You can even improve the grass or other ground cover itself so that it simply grows more lushly and doesn’t “mud up”. My lower back yard is an absolute marsh after heavy rains – after the rain we had yesterday I’ll have standing water in the yard for a full day or two – but I can walk through it without getting muddy because the lawn is so lush.

Can you drain the soil? That would be best. See if a French drain can be put in.