Sigh, I have the lotus curse, leaking tub

[Hound Heaven]

Seriously! Make them a deal they can't resist

 

[addy1]

oh no, I meant let THEM dig them out!

Got it! Lilypons is the only one close, doubt they would want unnamed lotus. Their stuff is beautiful and expensive.

 

[addy1]

But I will try!

 

[Tula]

Could a big tractor pull the tank with heavy chains and tip it over? It could drag the tank a little way aways, leaving room for you to put in a new tank or a liner.

You said the wood was already rotted, so just use a sledge hammer and break it apart....then let a tractor pull the tank.

 

[addy1]

The wood was just trim wood. we have 4x4s buried around it for support. Foam board dirt etc.

And all the trees etc have grown, a tractor, even mine, will struggle getting to it.

Going to start with digging out tubers, after that who knows.
If too intense will re-evaluate.

 

[Hound Heaven]

But I will try!

Maybe a garden club or some such??

 

[addy1]

I will do some research. Thanks for the ideas!

First I am going to try see how bad this dig out is going to be.

 

[Hound Heaven]

I will do some research. Thanks for the ideas!

First I am going to try see how bad this dig out is going to be.

Don't hurt yourself.

 

[addy1]

No worries takes longer to recover.

It will be interesting once I have the time to investigate, see if i can see the break. Probably Friday.

 

[j.w]

I will do some research. Thanks for the ideas!

First I am going to try see how bad this dig out is going to be.

One step and then another, gets ya where yer goin

 

[gimpy]

Find and pay some relatively cheap labor.
Or, as you said, a young buck.

 

[addy1]

Find and pay some relatively cheap labor.
Or, as you said, a young buck.

Yep!

 

[Lisak1]

Wish I lived closer - I’d come help you dig. Somehow working on someone else’s disaster sounds less like work and more like fun. And you know what they say – many hands makes light work.

 

[addy1]

Well! Pups to vet, dwealt with tree cutters, around 1230 or so decided to tackle the lotus tub. Carolyn came down to help.
29f in am, now about 55f

Plants groomed down.

Started digging! Thrilled! The top foot plus minus, a many years settling pond, easy to remove wet slimy Muck.

Started shoveling it off, scoop dump, scoop dump, until we started to see litter, clean litter lol.

Pulling out handfuls of dead roots tubers. No good tubers seen.

BUT then dug through the litter to near the bottom of the tank, tubers! Lots of them! big tubers, slowly followed the tubers until we found the end. Or a root mass to separate.

About 8 inches of mucky water still in the tank, no sign of a Crack or hole. BUT we still have about 1/3 rd plus to remove.

Quit at 3pm to clean up and get our yorkies out for play time.

SO you want to be a ponder, be ready for this look!

Nice healthy tubers! And lots of mucky Muck.

 

[Lisak1]

I can smell ya from here @addy1 ! Nothing like the smell of pond muck!