Insert the steel drum into one end of the pond and allow it to sink. With a truck or tractor, slowly pull the drum to the other end of the pond, then completely out of the pond. Allow the water to drain from the drum. Dump the waste material in a designated area and repeat the ...
Attach a leak-proof bulkhead to the hole, which provides a female thread on both sides of the seal. Connect a male adapter that will allow you to seamlessly connect whatever length of heavy-duty kink-free tubing you need to run from your pond to a drainage ditch (for aesthetic reasons, ...
In many cases, a dry creek bed is not something you need apermitfor, but it's very important to plan the drainage path carefully to direct excess water to an appropriate location. In most areas, it is illegal to send drainage water into the street because it stresses storm sewer systems ...
When you are draining your swim spa with a submersible pump, you want to be sure that you run the hose to the right spot in your yard. Be sure to run it away from any vegetation or areas where you don’t have good drainage. You know those spots — the ones that turn into a smal...
To build a walipini, dig a 6-8 foot deep area in the ground. Then install a greenhouse type roof angled toward the sun. If you have earth-moving machinery or live in an area where this kind of work is inexpensive and can be performed without a permit, you can save a lot of money...
7. Decide on a Location What’s the perfect location to build a series of ponds? The best soil type for ponds has a lot of clay. Pond design is different for different species. Catfish are bottom feeders. Other species, such as carp, lurk near the surface. Other fish inhabit the wate...
How to Build Ponds for Duckweed For our five ponds, we hired a backhoe and driver. Depending on how many you are wanting to construct, you may be able to do this manually. You will want the water to be no deeper than a foot. We made our ponds 30 m long by 2 m wide (98' x ...
In your empty container, place a layer of small rocks or gravel at the very bottom. This rock layer should be about an inch or two deep and will serve as the perfect barrier to promote proper soil drainage. While rocks in the soil can hurt beetroots, rocks under the soil will actually...
Peonies! One of the first blooms of summer and an easy care perennial and if cared for properly, a single peony plant will reward you with armfuls of blooms for 100 years! I picked the brain of experts at the garden center on how to plant peonies so they bloom like this! Types of ...
Determine a location for pond water to exit when water levels run high. For this purpose, you may want to build the banks up higher than you actually intend them to go, and then leave a gap where you plan for any excess water to escape. You'll need to create a path leading away fr...