year three of this garden and Insect variety is way better than previous two.

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      3 months ago

      couple beams to sit on and watch bees visit. the beams and the planter shade half the pond to help keep the temp down. so now i have a couple toads hanging out. the planter bottom slopes so water runs off the sides instead of into the pond. but i didnt get enough sand an rock in the bottom layer of it. so the soil in the planters been too wet for most things this season.

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    3 months ago

    You might want to get a cheap solar pump or something to keep that water moving around. It’s going to get stagnant real quick, get some algae blooms, and be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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      3 months ago

      theres a little one in the back that creats a dorky waterfall to keep the water circulating. so far the duckweeds kept evaporation down and the toads keep the misquitoes in check.

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      3 months ago

      oh i had to go biological warfare on the masquito larve twice in the first three weeks before i add the duckweed and small solar fountains.