+1 also watch for irrigation lines if you have them... I had to dig up a yard hydrant 3 ft down after the 10+ year old willow tree in our backyard snapped the riser.
If you get funny pipe its a piece of cake to install, just dig a trench with a pick axe, then have a buddy follow you and lay in/cover up the pipe and fill the trench back in. If you want to be careful not to add a pile of dirt next to your trench use scrap wood or old cardboard boxes along the...
That is a heck of a problem... I had a similar problem in my old house, abandoned pipes everywhere, yard hydrants that didnt work. If it were me, I would just install a new line. It will be the fastest way to just get it done. You could spend days of headache inducing problem solving and...
Hops would be perfect for shading a deck in the summer. They grow quickly and get very tall, farms use 30ft poles for these things. They smell great. They make a great gift if you have a beer making buddy(if you dont have one... you need one, or DIY).
Cornfeed? Is that like corn meal? Ive never heard of doing this. The only thing I can think of is that it could help provide nutrients for some organism in the soil that help to keep your lawn healthy... But I honestly dont know.
I do know corn meal work great for getting rid of destructive...