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Flood Relief for Your Lawn
Heavy rains can lead to temporary flooding around your yard from surface runoff. When the water subsides, don't be too concerned if there's a layer of flood-deposited soil on the grass: It may actually do your lawn some good. If the soil layer is an inch or so deep, don't walk on it or do anything at all until the soil dries. Walking on the wet lawn and compacting the soil even more is the worst thing you can do to the already-stressed turf.
After the muck settles, test your soil's pH, just in case the runoff included some highly alkaline or acidic substance. Give your lawn plenty of time to recover, and don't let it suffer from drought later in the growing season.
If flooding deposits a layer that's more than 2 inches thick, you may want to lift or slice off some of the excess. Try using a broad, flat snow shovel to scoop off the soil. Stand on a board while you do this to distribute your weight more evenly and prevent yourself from sinking.
