I have literally no desire to build a pond, but I've reached an unimaginable level of boredom during quarantine, so here I am. Thankfully, I find this whole process incredibly fascinating. Thanks for sharing!
@LookWhatTheCatDraggedIn4 жыл бұрын
lol
@luckystars16324 жыл бұрын
Apparently my boredom vortex is 3 weeks behind you.
@kcharmdesign80464 жыл бұрын
omg. too funny. i'm with you
@caligula33334 жыл бұрын
7 months later... how ya doing pal
@mrindia13 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 hopefully it ends before you are bored enough to start digging a hole bro.
@77Avadon775 жыл бұрын
Emphasis on the add very little fish because of the ammonia they'll produce. Also you can put in barley straw which you can find online or at feedin irrigation stores. Barley straw kills algae and removes co2 buildup, which helps your fish. Barley straw is basically the organic equivalent of a UV electric clarifier.
@treefrog123a2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@grantstacy10842 жыл бұрын
Depends on flow rate and presence of cattails or other filter plants. Isolated pond with no flow =low fish
@77Avadon772 жыл бұрын
@@grantstacy1084 yep, stagnant water usually is not great for any kind of pond you would wanna own.
@ZE308AC2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 💓
@brettblack7049 Жыл бұрын
@77Avadon77 what would be a good way to make movement in a pond in the woods. Thanks.
@MichaelThompson-tk4nw3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the video, i retired two years ago from a life time of building custom homes and I'm getting ready to build my wife and myself her dream house about 16 Miles out of Town on the farm i grew up on
@monas3 жыл бұрын
Great
@gcolbou32 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, way to go
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy2 жыл бұрын
glad you liked my video, wish you good luck with your project 👍
@merk95696 ай бұрын
How about an update?! Did you get a pond?
@san37910 жыл бұрын
a friends farm has a great hand made pond to hold water to water the feilds when its dry.. he pumps it into the field.. the pond is clay on the bottom and holds water great.. when its full its great to play with the kids in it.. he built a mudslide for them too..
@supershenron91624 жыл бұрын
I have a a natural stream on my property so I dug out my pond in a pre-existing basin excavating it to where the deepest end was 12ft after rocking it in and the shallow end was 4ft i built 2 feeder streams one going downhill to the pond, the other leading uphill from the pond back to the stream so I could naturally fill it and deal with any run off going back to the river further upstream. I made sure the main feeder stream was 2ft deep so any fish could come thru. This was about 6 years ago and even though I have never added a single fish to the pond it still has fish in it that moved from the creek and even some that where actually born there! It took my nearly 2 weeks to finish but its 100% self sustaining almost as if it was always there :) if you have a stream on your property I highly recommend doing it this way! Very rewarding aswell!
@myoneblackfriend31514 жыл бұрын
Genius idea connecting the rain gutters too. I am gonna have to watch more of your videos.
@samualiam99819 жыл бұрын
3:45 I thought that was a bear at first.
@BrandonsBeatz7 жыл бұрын
same here
@ryanmillette_67 жыл бұрын
Samual Iam same
@katriona11404 жыл бұрын
Ha ha me too!
@maonponce9864 жыл бұрын
😁 me to👍🏻.
@scientificatheist93814 жыл бұрын
Its Beardoggo
@TUSSCANNY6 жыл бұрын
I'm New here today. I loved what you did to the pond. Sure wish it wasn't so expensive to build. I love watching nature and looking out into my backyard at the birds and squirrels at my back porch door. They fly in for their birdseed and a drink from the birdbath. A small fishpond would just be the icing on the 🎂. I've had everything from black snakes 🐍 yuk, to large white Florida water birds. Even hawks and sandcranes. Don't know if I spell it right.The hawks are pretty birds but they sit on the fence waiting to catch a squirrel for lunch. Many dove come everyday. There're three raven that come everyday to get a drink and seed. They also fly in with food from a restaurant that's not far from us, just to wash off a bone or two then feast. I used to run off some of the birds that I know hunt the squirrels and even a bird or two but I just gave up. You learn by watching them.the squirrels and birds 🐦 eat next to each other so why run them off. We just put the seed on a couple of flat sidewalk stone and let them go at it. The squirrels fight to show who eats first. The babies have to wait. I like watching the cardinals feed their babies went they leave their nest. Sometime it's like a darn zoo but it gives this old housebound granny and gramps something for our enjoyment. Right now there's a dove taking her bath. I thank god for nature.
@visualkeirockstar9 жыл бұрын
it would be nice to have a property that big.
@mandyice87435 жыл бұрын
Takes a lot of Work!!! I have a pond around this size maybe a little bigger than this one on only three and a half acres!!! And holy crap I’m constantly doing something with yard work and pond maintenance!!! But so worth it!!! So peaceful!!!
@jsprunger62465 жыл бұрын
Stop saying it would and start saying it will, unless you are okay with not having it ofc.
@SJ-ow7ui5 жыл бұрын
@@mandyice8743 Isn't it just. NO bloody sticky nose neighbours !!! Keeps you fit as well. Just your own private "haven".
@boker92804 жыл бұрын
@@mandyice8743 how much one acre cost
@emmanuelperez38393 жыл бұрын
Many people just inherit it and then they brag about how much work it takes to accomplish it, respects to the real ones that come up on its own.
@billybassman213 жыл бұрын
Very nice! A friend of mines grandparents built a small pond when they built their new house on the property of their business. They ran a pipe from their well and fed constant well water. Well, before they could add any fish a big flood came and caused the bayou to overflow and flooded the whole property. When the water went back down the pond was stocked with fish and turtles. We ended up releasing my gulf coast soft shell turtle in it. I plan on building one when I build a house in the country.
@unclegeorge78454 ай бұрын
Yikes! I watched it again and just plain like your very naturalistic approach. Great job. Thanks
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy21 сағат бұрын
I'm glad you like my pun thank you very much in good luck with your project
@StoneyRidgeFarmer6 жыл бұрын
Very nice video Carl. I enjoyed it...we're building a small pond on our farm..this was all great food for thought
@karenhill33564 жыл бұрын
I hope there’s a video I’d like to see it.
@pjmtts3 жыл бұрын
Wooooooo Hey Josh!
@meusisto2 жыл бұрын
Did you build?
@TsetsiStoyanova4 жыл бұрын
Amazing knowledge Karl
@jamiehart91352 жыл бұрын
When I dug one of my ponds over a known groundwater spring I hit an old 12" corrugated drain tile that was apparently clogged at the end... It shot water 12' into the air for two weeks before the pressure behind it was finally relieved... lol Scared the crap out of me when i hit it. I thought I'd hit a main or something. I still don't know where that tile originates from or how far it goes but I know it was definitely installed to divert the spring from somewhere else on the property. The pond has been awesome and with the high cold water flow we've been able to grow some really nice trout!
@reversefulfillment91899 жыл бұрын
I'm building a pond with no liner. I'm actually draining a 30,000 gallon pool to help get it going. There was a giant stump that I build a fire pit around and after it got big enough I drain the pool water into the hole. All the ash helps hold the water in, so far. If it all drains through I'll just get a liner. The pool draining into the hole really helped expand it fast. as it filled the walls caved in and it keeps getting bigger, I just dig out the mud and fill pot holes in the yard.
@Faisaldegrt3 жыл бұрын
That Pond is beautiful
@FlyAmeliaEarheart4 жыл бұрын
Superb. Looks fantastic. I really liked the ditch pipes and rainwater from house downpipes. Simplicity is always the best way.
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it
@TrehanCreekOutdoors6 жыл бұрын
Very useful. Piping in water from other sources is a great idea I haven't considered. Plus your tip about how to control the surface area size was also helpful. Thanks for sharing.
@oteimoto853 жыл бұрын
Straight to the point. Great info. Thanks for the effort 👍
@dileepkhanwalkar9078 жыл бұрын
most imformative--specially far having small ponds for small house garden---
@JesusIsKing503 жыл бұрын
Looks fantastic!!! When I was digging my pond, I accidentally broke a storm drain pipe! However thanks to advice I used it to my advantage and created an overflow system 😀 so never have to worry about the pond in bad weather
@77Avadon772 жыл бұрын
Smart idea
@kodek20006 жыл бұрын
Carl you are an artist.
@kompshi Жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing this video........very simple explanation and very effective way tpo deal with non liner fluctuations in ponds.
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy11 ай бұрын
thank you very much and I hope this video helps you
@THEODORE-n5d Жыл бұрын
That stump was a real eye catcher Allright!!!!!!
@ZH4317Ай бұрын
Such a beautiful pond. Well done
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy21 сағат бұрын
thank you
@bakeredwards3 жыл бұрын
Looks ace Carl.
@Listermintsluesh4 жыл бұрын
Love it. All natural self sufficient superb. Pond 6 feet quite deep. Wow.
@sonofeloah9 жыл бұрын
I would build a small water fall that is powered by a small solar powered pump. At the base of the fall would be gravel so there is little erosion. and onto that bed of gravel, fresh water clams. They eat whatever is not eaten by the fish and eat the algae that would cloud the water. Also too, the waterfall aerates the pond and make for healthier ecosystem and fish. Water would stay clear and plants and fish would flourish. Oh yes, a cool water guppy called the "mosquito fish" is a must to control mosquitoes.
@dtaylor91339 жыл бұрын
Azri'el Collier Now your talking! Nice thank you.
@springcreek33539 жыл бұрын
+D Taylor +Azri'el Collier In any pond that is aerobic enough for fish, the mosquitoes pose no real threat since the predatory insects eat them faster than mosquito fish ever will. Ponds that fluctuate in the summer can support mosquitoes , but that is more for much larger ponds than in this video. Let the native bugs take care of the situation and keep the pond full. *Clearing water in this type of pond will also lead to a pond choked out with plants growing from the bottom after a few years.* Lots more can be learned in this forum.... Join for ongoing new tips like *clearing algae without trying* plus.google.com/communities/106122096790923657121
@sonofeloah9 жыл бұрын
Spring Creek The only predator but that migrates to ponds that are not connected via creeks or underground water source, would be the oarsman. And they not only eat mosquitos, but also bite young fry and cause infections that eventually kill the fry off. Having a shallow area for dragonfly to hunt and lay their eggs will help control the oarsman. As for water weed control, grass carp work very well at this and can be harvested and eaten as a food fish. And to control the grass carp population would be the crappie. In TN it has become a commercial food fish and is quickly replacing the talapia in stores and restaurants. The crappie is an indiscriminate predatory fish that I prefer over bass for flavor and texture. So, plenty of rocks for hiding places and plenty of plants with the right eco system to keep it all under control and thriving. BTW, I've been working with aquaculture since I was a kid, that is over 50 years at it now. Just might know a thing or two that work best outside secular box type concepts.
@springcreek33539 жыл бұрын
You might want to brush up on your aquatic insect ecology. Releasing anything other than sterile grass carp should also be a felony. I am not aware of the habitats you have designed or managed, but your suggestions here are very dangerous!
@sonofeloah9 жыл бұрын
Spring Creek Actually it might be you who needs to brush up a bit. Here in MO, grass carp are sold for ponds in local hardware stores along with other fish to stock ponds with. And since we would not be connected to any other water way, there are very few aquatic insects that will migrate over dry land to get into a pond. While you speak of what is dangerous, you might want to study each states laws first before writing stuff online as if you are some sort of expert. I have built ponds in CA, WA, OR and now in MO. All of them are not in anyway connected to each of those states water ways and thus were legal to have most any kind of fish we could get to live there. And in each of those states, there is no laws on grass carp if it is a private pond not connected to those state's water way or near them. Now, if I was close to a major river, creek, or any lake, especially the great lakes, then I would not use grass carp. I would instead use common koi carp as they also eat most water weeds and grasses, especially milfoil.
@jenniferhermanson89693 жыл бұрын
Wow you sure are good at what you do bro. Great job, great video
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy2 жыл бұрын
thank you
@foopadr90762 жыл бұрын
Thanks, im digging my own pond by hand.
@sbluewave29895 жыл бұрын
Thankyou soo much ..carl.. This is going to help me a lot for establishing a natural pond in my lawn.. As i wanna make a natural small water habitat ..
@κΩβλα2 жыл бұрын
That is a wonderful pond. It will look even better if you release koi into it.
@kaoskode9 жыл бұрын
Very practical video. I thumbed you up and you have a new subscriber.
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy8 жыл бұрын
+Gary Simmons, thank you, there will be more videos comming soon
@sab_10559 ай бұрын
This is a great idea. I want a natural pond for swimming. I get so depressed without water to swim in and I'm living in a place where there isn't any.
@crackerjack93203 жыл бұрын
The doggo was a great supervisor!
@BibiProvenceBBSmoothMusic5 ай бұрын
Awesome!!❤
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy5 ай бұрын
Thank you
@kingking100008 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carl, I live in the Caribbean and would like to do something similar with a hole in the ground at my property. The problem is that there is no clay. I can use liner if necessary, however its the topics and everything grows like crazy. What would you recommend to help preserve the water, and if I use liner should I put a concrete base below or is sand adequate? Thanks!
@ddbears36865 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this video you are the only one to tell us how deep it is a lot of us like to watch this because were fascinated with man-made natural ponds also how deep they are but if we wanted to go swimming I would like to know how deep it is and if there’s leeches and all that jazz fish love it
@kennyc3887 жыл бұрын
Beautiful natural looking pond and nicely landscaped. Thumbs up on your efforts!
@johnpalermo24227 жыл бұрын
Very educational. And very resourceful. Great job!
@isatoro778 жыл бұрын
GORGEOUS!
@HectorPerez-tb8hn4 жыл бұрын
one of the best pond videos I have ever watch !!
@keyboardwarrior12303 жыл бұрын
Absolutely perfect background music for a pond video....think.
@fleepss24072 жыл бұрын
epic my man!!
@newdawnaquatics5223 жыл бұрын
Beautiful pond. Thanks for sharing.
@CYI3ERPUNK7 жыл бұрын
that house with the green roof looks neat AF =] ; thanks for the nice video
@KimLecuocsongMy4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing how to build natural pons
@cynthiasanfilippo55373 жыл бұрын
I really love this! Very nice!
@ТайбенайПрисуд8 жыл бұрын
I understand that shallow slopes are very important. Difference in depth creates difference in temperature which creates more water mowement\more oxigen. Monk can be used to maintain water level. Tell me where I'm wrong please
@JS-jh4cy2 жыл бұрын
Does having a pond near and old well help the shallow well from going dry as fast,?
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy2 жыл бұрын
maybe a little but if the well is dry, your pond will be dry too if no liner
@adamneuenscwhander9654 жыл бұрын
That’s a dope ass pond Carl
@scheideggerUSVI4 жыл бұрын
hmm are you concerned about the koi reaching the drainage ditch and then possibly other waterways?
@AYOGAgriVenture3 жыл бұрын
Nice pond design
@iN00bman4 жыл бұрын
Love this! Great vid & build.
@bevhennager64679 жыл бұрын
Your pond is beautiful. I have a seasonal pond. Any ideas about how I can keep the soil from making the water muddy? I thought about covering it with coarse sand or pea gravel. Do you think either of those would work?
@andrewgaron34289 жыл бұрын
Gravel would be fine. +Bev Hennager
@chrissyknott94854 жыл бұрын
We have 2 acres and on the slope towards the ditch at the bottom there is a winter spring. I want to make a pond there for my horse and donkeys to drink from. All natural and hand dug. We don't have machines. Any advice please
@chadgdry39388 жыл бұрын
Looks great, Clay or Loam, I was just wondering what it would take to build this without a liner.. Thanks for the info.. At 3:44, it looks like you put up some fishing line as a fence? What was that for?
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy8 жыл бұрын
thank you, i was trying to keep the heron away with the fence
@tinaclark62097 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, and I love that Newfie!
@okas4255 жыл бұрын
My grandfather built a pond. It was huge. It was at least a a couple hundred feet in width and maybe a thousand feet more with length. I’m bad with recognizing how big something is. But trust me I was so surprised it was built and not natural. He built 3 more but that was the biggest.
@yewjintan45383 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. Very useful! Thank you
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy3 жыл бұрын
glad to hear it thank you for your feedback
@otimo1442 жыл бұрын
The pond Im working on Im putting a bunch or really big round rocks all around the pond and carving simple face on so when it starts getting over grown a little it will look pretty weird lol
@KamranHaider5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing . If I had viewed this video earlier I wouldn’t had to fill up an ugly looking pond at the entrance of my farm
@donnawalsh68667 жыл бұрын
Love the dog too!
@darjabilyanska35743 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. If you didn't have a lot of clay or loam could you add and compact it before filling with water?
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy2 жыл бұрын
yes
@12vLife Жыл бұрын
I'm off-grid in central Florida where my soil is fine sugar sand. I dug a hole about 5' deep, 10' wide by 15 long on a low side of my property to elevate a driveway and tiny house pad and create a great spot to collect water runoffs from the rest of the property. I want to build a natural low-cost pond there possibly with no liner. Right now the hole is so sandy and porous water does not collect. A lock rock shop sells Marl really cheap would that help? Thinking about just mixing in some Portland cement 10:1 and coating with a sealer?? Also If I install a 45mil liner (which I think often looks ugly) I want the top lip to bend out about 2' below ground level and 1' below the water level so it's never visible. In addition thinking about just dropping a 500 gallon tube at the bottom and working naturally around that too. Any suggestions?
@antoniospanayiotou86193 жыл бұрын
A real expert!
@mypets5465 жыл бұрын
Sir if it possible show more videos about your natural ponds because I want watch it really nice
@jcomm1204 жыл бұрын
Lovely job, Carl! Happy '21.♧
@LaineyBug2020 Жыл бұрын
Do the pipes have to be plastic? Could we make it a creek to connect it to the drainage ditch?
@nonyabusiness97472 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as I am struggling to figure out what to do with my pond. I just dug it. Could be deeper but it's a pretty good size pond. Anyhow I dug about 5-7 feet before hitting shell. Well my pond holds water but is very merky light brown. Build a big biological filter? I have some really thick, almost like rubber, plastic. It has a hole or three here and there. Should I lay it in there and then pump the water through a filter? To hold down the silt?
@ShyGotta_a33 жыл бұрын
Wat do u do for the winter
@Dtt47 жыл бұрын
For a second there @ 3:45 I thought it was a grizzly. Lol.
@governorzw7 жыл бұрын
Dtt4 😂😂😂😂😂😂 thought so too as well
@QIrons29 күн бұрын
Without pumps or filters, does the water get stagnant?
@mansidhata3 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful pond
@ChicothemonkeyChicothemonkey4 жыл бұрын
thank you very much. has it got to be clay .what stops the water from going through the soil please
@mpgfoo6 жыл бұрын
thank you! we have a half acre pond that i have no idea how to manage. Currently it is very healthy, but needs diversity. We have "bream" ("crappie") and load of frogs. i want to add koi. what does koi eat naturally? how can i improve my pond to keep koi? Your advice would be very much appreciated.
@chasnelson57534 жыл бұрын
koi are carp , just better color
@lolicool69203 жыл бұрын
Like so much this place looks so natural genius 💞👍
@legendary37736 жыл бұрын
how do i shrink my lake to a pond size farmable habitat is more the question i need to facilitate.
@lenny1086 жыл бұрын
some recommend having a hose on the bottom in the middle of the pond which pumps a little air into the water to avoid oxygen deficiency?
@SherrickDuncanАй бұрын
Have you ever added fresh water mussels for making the water more clear?
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy22 сағат бұрын
thank you for your idea but we don't have these in our regions so I'm not going to introduce them
@Marathi-hindi-Instrumental2 жыл бұрын
Excellent and inspiring ....
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy2 жыл бұрын
thank you
@jasonmck73235 жыл бұрын
Hi , looking to build a large pond,small lake in Morocco (Hot country ) no liner as its clay soil as you said is ok . Any suggestions or advice appreciated
@SisuGirl5 жыл бұрын
Jason Mckean Sigh...I love Morocco! ♥️
@melodylyons4631 Жыл бұрын
I have subscribed. I am wanting to put in a pond. I am on a small mountain in the Boston mountains. Near the top, in a forrest. The rain water comes down from the top and has made a creek like area where it flows. There is little top soul and the ground is sandy, then claylike in color full of rock. Do you think it would be possible to put in a pond next to this creek?
@ryoshutochi75577 жыл бұрын
at last a real natural pond! most of YT vids named natural ponds have used concrete and plastic liners.
@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists7 жыл бұрын
Funny how people accept plastic as natural.
@Zaku1865 жыл бұрын
It looks really good. very nice work.
@ginacampbell49482 жыл бұрын
Thank ya gave me some interesting ideas . I have a water issue in my backyard
@deepalib30963 жыл бұрын
Such a Love pond!
@joycenesselhauf1220 Жыл бұрын
We have a natural pond in a fixer upper we just bought. It was full of cattails and debris. The pond is dry now as we haven’t had any rain here in Montana for a bit and it’s been hot. I cleaned it out yesterday removing all the cattails and as much of the sticks, dead leaves, etc. as I could. I know there’s “mulched” material in between all of the rocks at the bottom, which will be impossible to remove without taking out a million rocks. We want to get this pond in shape again, but I’m at a loss as to where to go from here. The pond is a kidney shape - about 35/40 feet long and about 4-1/2 feet deep in the middle. Do we add an aerator and some sort of filter to clean out what’s left in it? If so, what type? There are no pond experts anywhere near our small town to help us with this. Oh, the only water source for this pond is rain or a hose using our well water.
@sonyagriffy4 жыл бұрын
Great video and fantastic job.
@cominooculto4 жыл бұрын
Good job beautiful and good for our ecosystem as well ❤
@mmareviewer.23723 жыл бұрын
awesome mate!! 2 weeks later it is dry ;)
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy2 жыл бұрын
10 years later it has still water
@savagebbqgrilling84502 жыл бұрын
About how big is the pond? dimmension and depth roughly?
@tellmesomething2go7 жыл бұрын
Really nice, Carl. Real eye pleasure.
@johnbrennan13104 жыл бұрын
Shoutout to the Bengals hat!
@McScott763 жыл бұрын
I have a 6 acre property with a year-round stream that runs through and a natural low-lying area not far from the stream. There is also a natural ditch that runs through that part of the property that carries rainwater run-off to the stream from a neighboring farm field. My idea was to build a pond in this area allowing the farm run-off to collect in the pond and then having a pipe from the pond to carry excess water into the stream. Does sound like a reasonable way to manage the natural water sources, and if so, do you think this would be a DIY project I could manage with my small tractor (with loader), or am I better off hiring a professional? My hope was to keep cost to a minimum. Any advice would be appreciated.
@RandyLaheyJulian3 жыл бұрын
Is 6 acres enough to hunt deer and hogs if you have a water source close by? And feeders set up?
@smartacus882 жыл бұрын
@@RandyLaheyJulian I mean it can be if there's plenty of wooded land adjacent to the property. You'll have a few dedicated bait stations/shooting lanes. Won't be very exciting hunting, but if you're after meat it'll do.
@samwelamos73287 жыл бұрын
wooow i like and love this intelligence idea.. real needs this knowledge for my livestock project too
@FreeStatePatriotTt3 жыл бұрын
Go to your local well driller and buy a couple bags of bentonite. Dump into your pond. It should seal it.
@donnawalsh68667 жыл бұрын
Great video. Just got my first backyard natural pond for ducks. Will put in mosquito pod to keep them at bay.
@thepeopleplaceandnaturepod8344 Жыл бұрын
Let's be the change we wish to see! 💚
@valerieelfering6922 жыл бұрын
How do you keep a pond from slowly seeping out and making a marshy area surrounding the pond?
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy2 жыл бұрын
every 10 years or so i will have to dig it out again