Yes and no. The seasonal brook that jumps the bank above us does a lot more damage running down through the horse pasture than the water running underground with frost heaving in the low spot of the backyard. The ground underneath is frozen solid, and the water just runs over the top under the heaved sod layer. Once everything thaws out the sod layer falls back down again on top of the soil. Hard to explain unless you actually see it. When it's frozen, like now, you can walk on it. On a warm day though you can break through and go down sometimes a foot or more - that's how high the frost/water lifts the sod layer. And once the bottom soil starts to thaw with the water, mud and sod/air layer...you can easily sink past your knees. It is the one area of the property we don't do much with....There are two raised beds for veggies out there, every year I figure they will sink out of sight and be ...gone.
