Building a Natural Swimming Pond (And Digging it by Hand)
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
- 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.
0:00 Intro
0:36 Digging The Hole
3:05 The Liner
3:48 Shovelling Sand Into The Swimming Area
4:01 Cleanup Work
4:10 Pond Layout
4:28 Building The Wooden Wall
5:29 Filtration System
7:17 Groundwater Problems
8:37 Planting Substrate
8:56 Jetty Part 1
9:28 Bubble Pump Test
10:05 Jetty Part 2
10:37 Building A Strong Edge
10:55 Planting Plants
11:23 First Swim
11:33 Landscaping
11:58 Seeding
12:23 Planting A Tree
12:33 Outro
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The beauty of owning land and shaping it how you wish.
A long time ago I had a business building natural swimming pools. What I learned is that you need a skimmer in every natural pool.
The reason for this is mosquitoes, the skimmer pulls all the mosquito larvae into it. This is how we get a natural pool without mosquitoes. The size of the pump must be such that it turns over the entire amount of water in one day.
It will probably be unpleasant when you sit in front of the pond in the evening and get bitten by mosquitoes, this is a solution for mosquitoes.
I hope you are not angry that I am writing you this comment, very good video.
Hi there, thank you for your comment! The mosquitoes are a real concern with natural ponds, however the bubble pumps create ongoing waves in the pond throughout the warm months of the year and mosquitoes don`t like that. Until now I haven`t seen mosquitoe larvea in the pond!
But thanks a lot for the suggestion, I very appreciate that!
@@manuelangerer-permaculture
You can always add a few small fish, which will eat any mosquito larvae.
Incredible amount of work, and I love how natural everything is. I hope you are enjoying your pond, and it brings you joy, every day
You embody the old saying: "Where there's a will, there's a way". Great work, congrats!!
I was about to say, where there is a pool there's a fool, but this looks really great, an example to follow!
What a hardworking and patient young man ❤
You did this by hand? Wow. You are an inspiration, and a reminder that a little work, over and over, will yield a big result.
Thank you for posting this
Lol, you could jump up and down on a shovel on my property and it won't dig in, this guys lucky to have such compliant soil
@@safffff1000 try watering the soil first.
@@tzenophile Rain hardly works. A 1800 psi power washer will slowly wash it away. Excavators or skid steers work, which I don't have
@@safffff1000 That is why I would use a garden sprinkler, or maybe just a shower pistol, to get the right soak. And instead of an excavator (which could be rented for a day, fairly inexpensively) I once used a gas powered tiller to dig a pond, to loosen the soil before digging. A bit of hard work operating it, but it did the job.
I started a job like this two years ago. Even with my own mini excavator I realised it was too much work for me. You've inspired me to think again. I wonder what you could do if you had machinery, you'd be unstoppable 😁
Yes building pond is a lot of work! But keep going, it is worth the effort!
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Machinery is overrated. Just work on it everyday for 20 minutes . It's about not missing any days and being habitual.
There was a guy 20 years ago that ate a whole train car that had been processed into powder. Just a couple spoonfuls a day add up over time.
You rock. I’m doing it. Starting with a smaller pond/fountain and garden in the center and horseshoe shaped orchard adjacent. Then a swimming pond will start. Thanks for the Inspiration and showing it can be done by hand. Also noting the air pumps vs water pumps.
WOW! I can't believe you did all this by hand. Amazing.
It always freaks me out when i am outside, without my phone, having a conversation with someone, then the next day there are videos on my feed about my conversation.
They record everything. Just wait untill you think of something and then it shows up on your phone without ever mentioning it👀
Unbelievable work! I cannot believe you did that all by hand!
Heck yeah, dude. Hard work, but it's yours and it's rad.
Excited to see the plants grow in! Great work!
This looks like paradise! I hope we get another look once it's all grown in. Thank you so much for sharing!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this... in such a gracious, kind way. 😊
Exhausting work! You don’t mind an enormous project all on your own !
I can’t wait for the next years for updates of this pond and how it’s doing!! ❤
Thankyou. Beautiful. Showing what you did and changed later is most helpful
You are an example to others ,I respect your courage ,May god look after you and your family .
wow Manuel, was für ein wunderschönes Projekt und so inspirierend zu sehen was ein Mann alleine alles schaffen kann! So schön euch 3 am Ende zusammen im neuen Herzen eurer Oase zu sehen!!! Ach ich kann kaum in Worte fassen wie sehr ich mich mit euch freue!!! Alles Liebe zu euch!
Hallo Guten morgen
What a beautiful pond you built there! Looks so natural and peaceful. Great project!
Thanks!!
Hammer! Sackstarke Leistung Manu!
Amazing work! I can't believe you did this all by yourself!
WOW. What an amazing job and inspiration! Thank you for sharing all your hard work and the results!
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing the process!
Bravo! What an incredible amount of work.
It is absolutely gorgeous! I really felt for you when the rain came. But the end result was well worth the hard work! Magnificent!
This looks great! Your hard work really paid off. Thank You for sharing this video
What an amazing job. All credit to you. And with only hand tools
I hope you and your family get to enjoy it for many years to come.
A lot of hard work. Amazing result. Can't wait to see the 1 or 2 year update.
Thanks a lot! :)
Absolutely incredible we’ll done
Impressive !!! Such a nice job, the deck is beautiful
I would very much be interested in watching more harvesting, planting, any gardening, cooking and recipes. I'm really hoping you'll add more content. 😊
I took german classes, couple of years ago. For some reason I love listening to someone who speak German as native language. You have very soft and pleasant voice.
Thanks, I appreciate that! :)
You work is a mere soul therapy, this what I called it therapy by work❤
Yes I feel like that too when I do work like this!
You are what I call a real man. Congratulations on a job spectacularly well done. You are are inspiring.
Thanks!
that was really interesting. I like how just air bubbles doing their job, kept the water gin clear!
big fan of your work and pleasant Voice.
Awesome, I know how hard it is to move large amounts of soil etc around manually wheel by wheelbarrow. Brilliant job, thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot!
One rock at a time, One shovel full at a time. It is all worth it. Looks amazing. I am still working on mine.
So beautiful!! Inspiring, thank you for share!
Your a machine! All that digging with a single shovel. Amazing job!
You are an inspiration, sir! Thanks for showing us your process.
So much hard work, yet such a wonderful result! Bravo!
This is beautiful. Thanks for giving so much detail, and for sharing the wobbles along the way - this is the first natural swimming pond video that has left me feeling like the whole thing is do-able! Thanks :)
Thanks a lot for your kind words and feedback! :)
Yes, I feel the same way!
Really lovely! May you enjoy it for many years!
respect for your effort. Thanks also for the info. You will be happy for the result
The pond is so pretty 🥹
This video is excellent ❤ I'm saving it for when I'm ready to do the same. Sending love from Bulgaria.
You are strong!
Bravo for good work....
Well done. Thanks for sharing your process.
Wow, that pond looks great! I am looking forward to seeing it in a in spring or summer next year, when it is hopefully nice and grown in. Really good job :)
Thanks! I'll do an update on the pond next summer!
bravo my friend
Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
That is beautiful and so inspiring!!
Looks great! Seems like it cleared up very quickly. This is a project we look forward to at our farm as well.
Yes, the bubble pumps do a great job! All the best for your future pond build!
The pond looks beautiful
Good work, buddy … inspiring to see it all done by hand! I hope you and your family get many hours of enjoyment from it.
Молодцы!!! Великолепная работа.
Respect. Huge work!
This much hard work deserves at least a subscription, thanks for an amazing video.
Thanks! I appreciate that a lot!
Congratulations Manuel - fantastic work and result!!
Thanks a lot!!
My congratulations for making such a wonderful pond.... one in a million would try this...none in Singapore!
Восхитительно! Вы - большой труженик!
You are so determined and I am subscribing, ….. thanks for sharing so well the basics and the process ….
Well done, this is beautiful!
Wow! This is amazing! Hopefully it will last forever ❤
well done, your pond looks amazing and thankyou for your hard work and video.......
Complimenti!! Laghetto e lavoro bellissimo woooow !!!!!!
This made me smile 😊
I feel your struggle. I install pond lining for people all over Montana, that ground water can be a big problem. You have done a wonderful job.
Such a wonderful pond! Best regards, sir!
Man your work is just so awesome and incredible effort ❤
Wow. Just an amazing job.
Amazing and stunning work really great job !
What an amazing build. So much work and so well rewarded. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Thanks a lot! :)
Unbelievable accomplishment 👍
love david pagan butler and his ponds, super excited to see you make one!
Yes this system is so cool!
Wonderful/beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely Beautiful!
wow, none of the other videos had the ground water well up and into the new built pond. That is an important point to have a sump pump to that and drainage trench. otherwise when it rains there could be the problem all over. I live in an alpine rainforest. Thank you so much!
Yes, I wish I would have taken that into consideration right from the beginning, saving me quite a lot of work!
Most all of the videos seen on youtube are people building their first pond and then trying to tell people how to do it. Many of them will have this problem because they never thought about it. That's pretty much what you get with most diy videos.
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologistsI don`t think that they want to tell how to do it, I think they just want to share how they did it so that others can learn from them. But it`s true, most of the time it`s their first pond. In my case, it`s the third pond.
@@manuelangerer-permaculture I have been saying or asking, which is better , 1000 people doing one thing or one person doing something 1000 times. What we are getting on youtube is the former where the actual knowledge is in the latter case . I continue to learn after 40 plus years of creating waters. I do try to lend basic knowledge to the public , but the proprietary methods remain closed. I would actually prefer a large group offer a significant sum so I can just release what I know for the benefit of the world.
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologistsThanks for the clarification!
Beautiful!
That’s an impressive hole you dug. 😮
Yes it was!
RUclips is home to some amazing people. Nice work, Sir.
Happy future with a big Smile from Australia.
All of that topsoil must have come in handy as well.....
2:46 and I should have waited to comment. Brilliant idea using the dirt that way. But based on how well you designed your system overall, I'm not surprised. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thats pretty insane.
Awesome job
An excellent presentation on how to construct a fantastic pond. Really well done😊
Man, I loved you in DieHard.
Gorgeous!
Awesome! Thank you so much for the tips!
Incredible project!
love this many thanks for sharing
Simply lovely. Serious work ethic and it was definitely rewarded.
Absolutely lovely ❤
Amazing! Good job! The dedication and results are mind blowing! Enjoy your swimming pond!
You have a nice pond as the reward of the hard work of your hands to get the project done. Nice summary video, ill be interested to see update videos in years to come how the drain and pump system hold up. Thanks
Incredible! 🙏👏
No machines! Thats crazy
Wow amazing what an air stone's and a few plants can do for that amount of water, we'll done looks stunning
Wow great job! You sure did deserve that swim! Bet that was a wonderful feeling 🙂
Well done! Your physical labor reminds me of a huge retaining wall I built a long time ago when I was a teenager out of railroad ties and 24” spikes and a 9kilo sledge hammer.