Building pond #2

[Gemma]

The digging of the pond is coming along fine, but I'm not sure how much more we can work at it today, cause it's suppose to storm soon

 

[Ronfire]

Your luck with the ground , wish mine was like that. Nothing here but rocks. Good for around the pond but hard to dig. Had a few that where even to big for medium size excavator, one was the size of our Smart car.

 

[Gemma]

Your luck with the ground , wish mine was like that. Nothing here but rocks. Good for around the pond but hard to dig. Had a few that where even to big for medium size excavator, one was the size of our Smart car.

We have large boulders underground, I have a few here and there in my garden found when they built the house, but we've been lucky while digging this pond so far we've only found manageable sized stones

 

[sissy]

If you put lime in it will soften the soil also and lime is great for the grass and won't harm anything

 

[j.w]

Here ya go @Gemma you need this sucker!

 

[Gemma]

If you put lime in it will soften the soil also and lime is great for the grass and won't harm anything

I'm having the opposite issue right now, with all the rain we've being having the ground is too soft and slushy and the clay gets stuck on the shovel, wheelbarrow and buckets, not to mention our boots

 

[Gemma]

We pumped most of the water out and started digging. We still have to go back over the whole bottom and level it but the hardest part is done!
Next we need to finish the upper wall and grind all the sharp edges, then it will be ready for the liner

 

[Tara]

Glad you were able to get back to pond progress, I have a feeling the finished pond will be stunning when finished.

 

[Gemma]

Glad you were able to get back to pond progress, I have a feeling the finished pond will be stunning when finished.

Tara, you are so uplifting and supportive....Thank you! I'm glad you joined!

 

[Gemma]

All nice and clean!
In this pic. you can see the relocation of the stairway.

 

[j.w]

Looks like you are all done w/the digging! Time for the liner?

 

[Gemma]

Looks like you are all done w/the digging! Time for the liner?

I wish, but we're close!
We still need to fill the cracks with concrete, and grind all sharp edges.

 

[Lisak1]

Looking good!

 

[Tara]

Thank you! I'm glad you joined!

Thank you, I have to say I enjoy this forum immensely, everyone has been so nice, it's great to find so many people with a lot of different ideas, and approaches to this hobby, but all getting along, it does make having a pond more enjoyable. I think when you take your personal time, to share the building of your pond it is helpful to (me)others, and also the more ideas shared the better. Also if you get a white butterfly koi fish for your new pond I will be a little bit jealous.

 

[Gemma]

Looking good!

Thank you!

Thank you, I have to say I enjoy this forum immensely, everyone has been so nice, it's great to find so many people with a lot of different ideas, and approaches to this hobby, but all getting along, it does make having a pond more enjoyable. I think when you take your personal time, to share the building of your pond it is helpful to (me)others, and also the more ideas shared the better. Also if you get a white butterfly koi fish for your new pond I will be a little bit jealous.

What if I name it "Tara", would it make you feel better? It'll go nicely with my Tula Chagoi