@jess_happy_smallholding: This is how we made our pond, and how we clean it. This is one of my most requested videos - hope you enjoy 🤗💚 Here are a couple of tips for making the pond: 🦆 Use a strong liner to prevent it from ripping. We have to go into it when cleaning and the strong liner makes this easier without worrying about ripping it. 🦆 Have different levels to improve the pond for the ducks & wildlife and to make it easier for you to clean. 🦆 Include a sump to make pumping out the dirty water easier. 🦆 Protect young plants with chicken wire: ducks love to have a nibble! Here’s a couple of tips for cleaning: 💦 We clean the pond about once a month in the summer, and less often in the winter. 💦 We use a dirty water pump to pump out the water 💦 Add a bit of clean water as the pond empties to help flush the dirty water through the pump. 💦 You can use the dirty water to water the garden - it’s nutrient rich from all the duck manure! #selfsufficient #gyo #growyourown #growyourownfood #ducks #homestead #smallholding #garden #lovegardening #kitchengarden #veggarden #plants #igrewthis #ediblegarden #gardendesign #spreadsheets

Jess Gough

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Tuesday 05 August 2025 06:14:36 GMT