Building a Natural Swimming Pond (And Digging it by Hand) October 19, 2023 OffGrid Off Grid Living Home » Off Grid Living » Building a Natural Swimming Pond (And Digging it by Hand) </p> <h2>A Natural Swimming Pond</h2> <p> In this video I show you how I transformed our small pond in front of the passive solar greenhouse into a natural swimming pond. You see me digging the hole, building a wooden wall for the swimming area, installing the bubble pump filtration system, building a jetty and planting the first water plants.</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 0:36 Digging The Hole<br /> 3:05 The Liner<br /> 3:48 Shovelling Sand Into The Swimming Area<br /> 4:01 Cleanup Work<br /> 4:10 Pond Layout<br /> 4:28 Building The Wooden Wall<br /> 5:29 Filtration System<br /> 7:17 Groundwater Problems<br /> 8:37 Planting Substrate<br /> 8:56 Jetty Part 1<br /> 9:28 Bubble Pump Test<br /> 10:05 Jetty Part 2<br /> 10:37 Building A Strong Edge<br /> 10:55 Planting Plants<br /> 11:23 First Swim<br /> 11:33 Landscaping<br /> 11:58 Seeding<br /> 12:23 Planting A Tree<br /> 12:33 Outro<br /> <br /> Credit to : Manuel Angerer – Temperate Climate Permaculture</p> <p> PLease support our Sponsors - Or Buy an Item from our Catalog
