Bog - possible to plant something to make ground solid to drive on?

Pussyhands

Hi.

I have a bog that has a wet entrance. Not saturated but not raised much.

Is there anything that can be planted that will soak up and solidify the ground?

Or is the only option to scoop bog into a raised path, wait for it to dry and then pack it down by driving over it.

Track9

Unlikely that will work.
Down here, the bog is turned & mixed with gravel & deeper non-bog soils.
Works well.

80sDiesel

Pussyhands wrote: »

Hi.

I have a bog that has a wet entrance. Not saturated but not raised much.

Is there anything that can be planted that will soak up and solidify the ground?

Or is the only option to scoop bog into a raised path, wait for it to dry and then pack it down by driving over it.

Alder thrives in the wet and will also condition the soil . ( has root nodes that release nitrogen into the soil)

Rechuchote

Willows? Birches? Meanwhile, didn't Aonghus Óg get a load of people together to make a road across the Bog of Allen by laying down tree trunks linked together; can't remember what they had underneath, but a recentish archaeological survey found the road that had featured in the 'myths' and described how it was built.

80sDiesel

Rechuchote wrote: »

Willows? Birches? Meanwhile, didn't Aonghus Óg get a load of people together to make a road across the Bog of Allen by laying down tree trunks linked together; can't remember what they had underneath, but a recentish archaeological survey found the road that had featured in the 'myths' and described how it was built.

If you had alder tree trunks thet would work perfect as they don't rot in the wet. Venice is practically built on alder trunks.