thanks for the info. the more the better. added competition is a good thing for us!!E.C. try digging out around the foundation and using DRY-LOC or the Kilz stuff from WalMart. Yeah its like 22 a gallon but I am in South Berwick, 100 year old house, and had to do the same thing. Put in gravel and sloped the water away from the house. Now the "grow" is doing much better. And I do like Greenlife in York for now. There is also a place that opened in Hampton Beach or is it Hampton.Figured id check in before the next storm disappears me into the subterainian aquaifer , the pond down the hill,or the local mental health clinic....Since complaing last time of, 2 days of rain and over 5 day of continuosly[every 2-4 hours] pumping out our "cellar" trying to save our medicenal grow,it hasnt stoped flooding yet...Granted im only having to pump the seeping water 2x a day,BUT ITS NOT STOPPING....Now the national weather service is calling for another 1 or 2 more inches of rain before were done wednesday nite....Im about ready to go old school and play NOAH ,drop a halide in the center of the living room,hole up and play arc until the water receades or the ole lady freaks out trying to hide plants under holiday decorations........ooommmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Maybe i could sell the water to poland springs?? Oh well- Life of a farmer is ALWAYS better then a real job.
Farming-its not just a job- its an adventure
Apreciate the idea's on how to deal....Done my share of hardscapeing around the farm....The problem comes down to a extreamly high watertable,along with a hand dug-dirt/crushed rock floor, olde cellar...Ive built french drains around the whole house along with gardens that act as a sponge to absorb the surface water runoff.....We had a physic dowser,years ago, say the land had lots of water running underneath...My therory is during a slight earthquake we had this spring,something underground geologicly shifted in the aquafer,forceing more water up towards the surface and my home...The worse part is the water chemisry is always changing..from .17ec-.42...Wonder what all that extra stuff is...I know it aint all ca/mg...Thanks for your support
WOW Makes me realize how much were all in the same boat,so to speak....Would like to dial in my system some day[working on it for 15 years this location] but lifes never seems to stop moving or the conditions from what we have to deal....that cellar is acting like a hand dug well
i like the theory of the spring letting loose... if this is going to continue i wonder if you could move the house? i see people do that sometimes but might be kind of spendy on a farm budget
my water is always changing too. every well ive had in maine does the same thing. dont know exactly what goes on there but it has a lot to do with the changing water table and is especially crazy with the spring melt... as if the ever-changing air temps arent enough of a variable.
also tap water is ICY cold right now, and I avoid using hot because it adds weird minerals from the plumbing.
