Building a Natural Swimming Pond (And Digging it by Hand)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 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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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.
@klerobi1 you can also put a few vertical sticks around the pond for dragonflies. They hunt mosquitoes (almost exclusively)
The beauty of owning land and shaping it how you wish.
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!
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.
Heck yeah, dude. Hard work, but it's yours and it's rad.
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.
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👀
Simply lovely. Serious work ethic and it was definitely rewarded.
Excited to see the plants grow in! Great work!
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.
Exhausting work! You don’t mind an enormous project all on your own !
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! :)
WOW. What an amazing job and inspiration! Thank you for sharing all your hard work and the results!
This looks like paradise! I hope we get another look once it's all grown in. Thank you so much for sharing!
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
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing the process!
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
I can’t wait for the next years for updates of this pond and how it’s doing!! ❤
Bravo! What an incredible amount of work.
WOW! I can't believe you did all this by hand. Amazing.
bravo my friend
You are an inspiration, sir! Thanks for showing us your process.
Молодцы!!! Великолепная работа.
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.
Восхитительно! Вы - большой труженик!
Well done. Thanks for sharing your process.
Amazing work! I can't believe you did this all by yourself!
So beautiful!! Inspiring, thank you for share!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this... in such a gracious, kind way. 😊
This looks great! Your hard work really paid off. Thank You for sharing this video
Thankyou. Beautiful. Showing what you did and changed later is most helpful
Impressive !!! Such a nice job, the deck is beautiful
Wonderful/beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Unbelievable work! I cannot believe you did that all by hand!
Hammer! Sackstarke Leistung Manu!
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!
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!
Beautiful!
Amazing! Good job! The dedication and results are mind blowing! Enjoy your swimming pond!
It is absolutely gorgeous! I really felt for you when the rain came. But the end result was well worth the hard work! Magnificent!
The pond looks beautiful
That is beautiful and so inspiring!!
Gorgeous!
Good work, buddy … inspiring to see it all done by hand! I hope you and your family get many hours of enjoyment from it.
Absolutely incredible we’ll done
Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
You are strong!
Bravo for good work....
Really lovely! May you enjoy it for many years!
Awesome! Thank you so much for the tips!
Wow. Just an amazing job.
Respect. Huge work!
Unbelievable accomplishment 👍
Absolutely Beautiful!
Incredible project!
You are an example to others ,I respect your courage ,May god look after you and your family .
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. 😊
that was really interesting. I like how just air bubbles doing their job, kept the water gin clear!
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!
Просто превосходно! Ты большой молодец!
love this many thanks for sharing
Fantastic!
A lot of hard work. Amazing result. Can't wait to see the 1 or 2 year update.
Thanks a lot! :)
The pond is so pretty 🥹
Complimenti!! Laghetto e lavoro bellissimo woooow !!!!!!
You are what I call a real man. Congratulations on a job spectacularly well done. You are are inspiring.
Thanks!
This video is excellent ❤ I'm saving it for when I'm ready to do the same. Sending love from Bulgaria.
One rock at a time, One shovel full at a time. It is all worth it. Looks amazing. I am still working on mine.
Bellisimo espacio ¡Felicitaciones! 👏👏👏💖
Saludos desde 🇺🇾
excellent work.
Well done, this is beautiful!
Absolutely lovely ❤
Thats pretty insane.
Awesome job
Such a wonderful pond! Best regards, sir!
Excellent
Wow incredible work
Amazing and stunning work really great job !
amazing job
An excellent presentation on how to construct a fantastic pond. Really well done😊
Congratulations Manuel - fantastic work and result!!
Thanks a lot!!
big fan of your work and pleasant Voice.
Awesome!
well done Sir !!!
Your a machine! All that digging with a single shovel. Amazing job!
Fabulous job
My congratulations for making such a wonderful pond.... one in a million would try this...none in Singapore!
Man, I loved you in DieHard.
Amazing thanks for sharing ❤
stunning work !!!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful pond you built there! Looks so natural and peaceful. Great project!
Thanks!!
This made me smile 😊
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.
Man your work is just so awesome and incredible effort ❤
Beautiful job🙂
Very nice work!
Phenomenal effort !
Amazing work brother🤍
Amazing!!!
Very nice!