Watch This BEFORE You Dig Your Farm Pond | Farm Pond Design and Construction

How to dig a farm fish pond. Things to consider before digging. Episode 5.
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[@tylerroberts8138]

We just had a 1 acre pond dug at our farm. It’s been very dry here in TN this summer. We got 2.5 inches of rain one day last week and the filled about 1/4 full. Now all the water has slowly left, it’s been 1 week. Do you think there is a soak in period for the ground to absorb water? Or do I have a leak

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@@tylerroberts8138 I would give it a year or so for the clay voids to fill, but if it won't hold water after it's "silted" in, it probably leaks. The deeper the water gets, the more pressure it puts on the bottom to find leaks. We need to re-do the bottom of our pond.

[@EcoNeighbor]

I bought 20 acres in NW Florida too! I am going to dig my pond too. This was very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching! We have made a bunch of progress. This video sums up a lot of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5uleHiPf8qUZ7s

[@kellymountsr2358]

We were fortunate enough to have 3 full time springs feeding our property which we dammed off to create a pond. Installed a spillway and over flow pipes. We’re on 40 acres about 10 miles from you.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

There are ponds all around our property so that gave us hope for a spring under the natural depression but it didn't pan out. I think we are on track to figuring this out...it's all a work in progress. Thanks for watching!

[@03roadking]

You guys just had your first initial absorption of water in the pond it was going to do that no matter what you had to get the ground saturated before it would start filling

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's got a serious water retention problem, but we are about to purchase a product that might fix it. Stay tuned! Thanks for watching. B&D

[@randallalderman2260]

You guys have done exactly what I want to do. I live in the city now in central Florida but I want to buy some acreage in North central Florida and live there and have a self-sustaining pond on it. I have heard that Willow trees use lots of water so you may want to consider planting a few on the North side of your pond where the water collects. Its looking good, keep up the good work.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

The pond leaks down rapidly. We're not sure how we'll fix that going forward....whether it's drain it completely and move some clay around to seal the bottom or drill a well, we'll have to do something before we can stock fish. We have a video coming up this week that shows how we funnel lots more water to the pond. Thanks for watching! Brad&Deb

[@kylefamilyhomestead7007]

We’re in NFL as well and want a pond.

[@robertmcneely9889]

Luckily our pond build worked. Several feet down is good clay soil so area ponds hold will hold water. Proper dam construction is the key here. I didn't hesitate having dam design and site inspected by engineer. And lucky owner of grading company hobby was pond building. Anyway back you, enjoyed video. Congratulations on a nice pond and a sweet beautiful wife. We'll celebrate our 50th anniversary this April. Got a beautiful sweetheart also. G.M.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

thanks for the kind words. Our pond has not been able to hold water like in this video and we are in there working the bottom of it now to try and fix it. Thanks for watching!

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Going from needing water to having too much . . . enjoyed it! - Samuel

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

That was after all the tropical storms in 2021. In 2022 so far, it's much lower. Here's a little explanation of our plans! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJbKoYFpr9eFf9k

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

I absolutely love farm ponds. Yours is a beauty

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Unfortunately it's not right now. 🙁 Dry winter and leaky bottom has it pretty low. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@raa6504]

I built a small pond and waterfall aquascape ecosystem type, but I would love a fishing pond one day. Aspiring. I love your project

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching. We still working on it....here's our latest video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHybnaJ_pq17mdE

[@edgundlach2811]

Good morning. Just found your channel. Seems nice. You sound like a nice couple. I subbed. Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. As a retired plumber I have found it's better to stop the leak rather than turning the water up. Lol Saw one of your comments about investing in clay to seal. Sounds like a good idea. Free run off water always better than paying electric Bill's to keep it full. Keep up the good work. I gotta say, your wife and her quiet mannerisms in this video had me cracking up. Kinda like the straight guy with the comic relief guy as a partner. My name is Ed, married to my beautiful wife. 3 boys, 18, 20 and 20 yr old. Retired plumber from chicago area. About 25 miles west of Chicago. 😁

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Hey Ed. That's some great advice on the pond. We're toying around with some ideas to stop the leaking. Found a product called SoilFloc that is polymer based and could be a solution....pond has to be full again for that and it's really low now. Deb often times does things behind my head that I don't see until she edits! Stay tuned because we have some great videos coming up on progress on the farm! Take care. Brad&Deb

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Great job. pond is looking great. Makes mine look tiny. Well done video as well

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks Brock. Deb does all the editing and I feel like she nailed this one! Your pond is awesome too especially since you did the work yourself.

[@aaronburford5701]

Wow! This was very informative and with great content! Thanks for sharing!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

You're so welcome!

[@codywalls5765]

Just wanted to say love yalls channel awesome pond video

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thank you. We have lots of pond videos! kzbin.info/aero/PLG5yS75HLzo0i302yrCcDcE7Eykhia4l8

[@thebluelunarmonkey]

9:15 Lovely location for a purple martin home. I was just typing up that comment when you mentioned it! Yay you!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We haven't noticed many mosquitoes in the area, but definitely want a couple of purple martin gourd gangs. It's on the list! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@coffeethepresacanario3169]

I love your pound I can't wait to build one on my Dad's Ranch in GEORGIA

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's a work in progress. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@joshuawick9092]

That’s the area I’m hoping to relocate to in the next few years. I’m on the east coast of Florida and my town is literally exploding with new house construction.. hopefully I can find a property similar to yours and have my retirement spot ready.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's the same in Panama City.....new subdivisions going up every day. Panama City Beach is a traffic jam all the time now. You might find our first video helpful: Video link kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZOzfIKaZamNjrM Thanks for watching. B&D

[@roddyvanacor7029]

Good job guy's on video done a great job i own a 20 acre pond yall place looks Real nice 👍 catfish do Real good not hard to Raise good food source good luck with yall project 👍👍

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We've got lots of pond updates in this playlist....it's a work in progress! Thanks for watching.

[@Darrenbrown09]

I think you guys should consider going with a liner.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We are still working on a solution. Here's some testing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4iTiISdp6yJis0

[@HillsideAcres]

Wish our pond was that size, we have lots of bullhead cats and golden pond shiners that make for awesome bait!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's getting real close to being dry now. We have to drain it and address some porous areas in the bottom that are leaking. April is typically a dry month in Florida, but I doubt we can fit it in our schedule to work on the pond in 2022. Thanks for watching! Brad&Deb

[@jerryjenkins6071]

Wow! Beautiful pond! I’m shocked you didn’t hit water while digging it. I’m in Jacksonville and I dug a dry well to absorb excess yard water. At about 4ft I ran into the water table and now there’s always 2-3” of water in the bottom of my dry well even during the dry season.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks...it's a bit lower now as the summer rains are over. There is no natural spring where the pond is which surprised us because there was a cypress tree growing there. Our water well is dug at 220' with a 160' water table and just a couple of farms over, they hit water at 20'...and there are several natural spring fed ponds within a mile of us. Gotta dance with the one you brought, so we're just gonna keep working until we can keep it full. We haven't published the video yet of our rainwater collection system but it's coming. Thanks for watching. Take care. Brad&Deb

[@tbjtbj4786]

@@PineyGroveHomestead depending on where you are at in nf. It was probably a wet weather (pond) I have a few and a wet weather branch. Are you near pine Grove church or is it a different piney Grove? I am up in north fl by the ga. Line

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@@tbjtbj4786 We're not on that road, but we're not too far from there. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@tbjtbj4786]

@@PineyGroveHomestead cool my aunt went to pine Grove church for about 50 years. He husband family was from there. Its perty land over that way.

[@homergarner5136]

Enjoy following you guys. Beautiful area Ouse to fish in Lake Juniper

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching. We have a newer video out on this pond: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3K5gZZ4rsd9m8U

[@akilwharfe9083]

I love you guys 😂

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevehickling7435]

Well done guys great effort. Much love from England

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Greetings! I was stationed at Mildenhall Air Base for several years. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@naomysengebwila7265]

Great initiative

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching.

[@portnuefflyer]

My situation and location are a bit different. I'm on a mountainside, with a 10% grade, so I'm thinking my pond is going to be fairly narrow but long. Spring fed, but the spring is a half mile away and 300' lower, the solar water pumping system is already installed. Now that I have the water at the top of my 70 acres, I can gravity flow it where ever needed.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Sounds like a great setup!

[@kylefamilyhomestead7007]

Great stuff as always you 2.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thank you. There's lots more on this pond! Take care. Brad&Deb

[@mikebowling3228]

Why a drain pipe, why not cut a gentle swale to drain past the cedar ?

[@Nori-xt8uj]

Thank you I love it

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching. We've had a lot of progress since this video. Hopefully you will check those videos out too. Take care. Brad&Deb

[@CountryRootsFarm]

Love the pond! Can’t wait to build one too!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

They definitely add character to a piece of property. Hoping to one day post a fishing video! How cool would it be to eat a fish from your own pond?

[@CountryRootsFarm]

@@PineyGroveHomestead absolutely!! That’s our goal too! We ate fish from my dads pond growing up and I loved spending time around the pond and swimming in it! we’re interested in hydroponics too, so I’m hoping I can use the water in a future greenhouse. Big plans 😅

[@WesternKyOutdoors]

The pond turned out great. You have a beautiful place and great channel Just subscribed to you. 👊

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for stopping by. We're working as hard as we can to get it ready. Lots more videos coming that are more action and less talking! Brad&Deb

[@juanmartinezmbapmppmiacp2104]

Awesome job on pond and video. I just put on in near Vernon Florida...I think near your place. :)

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching. You live in Vernon, or have land there? The pond will be the source of many videos in the future as we figure it out! Brad&Deb

[@fredanderson5544]

i would like to see a new pond filled with 5ish pound trouts then a couple years later baby bass and other pan fish.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

The plan definitely includes edible fish! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@tbjtbj4786]

If yall don't mind. What type of permit and where did you get it was nessary? I have been thinking of putting in one. That's how I found yall. Thanks

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

I'd check with your county but rural land outside of city limits shouldn't have any pond restrictions unless your land is in the Florida Management District. We had an environmental survey done at the time of purchase and none of our land falls under water management. Thanks for watching! Brad&Deb

[@hughwilliams8062]

Is it feasible to build the banks of the pond higher so you don't lose the water

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's losing water where ever there isn't clay in the bottom to stop it. If it gets really low again, we may pump it completely dry and invest in some clay for the end where we believe most of the leakage is happening. We just posted how we funnel thousands more gallons of water to the pond with each rain event. Watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp2XeoRsncmqgtU Take care, Brad&Deb

[@stevekilpatrick7105]

that's funny.....dragonfly on the head

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We've got some footage somewhere where she had a lizard (gecko) on her head. I detect a trend! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@pablosdad]

Can you go over how you filled the pond with water? What's your source for water?

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's filled with rainwater and runoff. We also channel water from our buildings into the pond. All of our pond videos are in this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLG5yS75HLzo0i302yrCcDcE7Eykhia4l8

[@pablosdad]

@@PineyGroveHomestead Thank you! 🙏

[@krishnag6199]

Nice

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching. The pond is definitely a work in progress. Brad&Deb

[@davidgroff3355]

Ok how many acres is the pond, nice

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's pretty low right now because we are in drought but it's about .25 acre.

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

You could have gotten a custom sized liner that was 170 feet long x 120 feet wide and that would have covered the whole pond and still had 4 feet to 6 feet of liner left on each side to anchor the liner. And that would have only costed you $15,826 and that would have kept the water from evaporating or seeping into the soil and it would have saved you a lot of money.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Does a liner stop evaporation? We've got a potential solution for the sandy bottom that will be in an upcoming video. Stay tuned. Brad&Deb

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

@@PineyGroveHomestead Yes the liner stops evaporation and prevents the water from seeping into the soil as well. My dad put in a pond on his land and he used a liner and as soon as his pond filled up once it never had to be filled again.

[@portnuefflyer]

@@mch.l.trecords9169 A liner can't stop evaporation!

[@Thatonehealthinsurancedude]

Where is there a place in Florida with top soil??

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Florida has significant areas of agriculture the farther you get away from the coast. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@chachichooch6765]

How big is this pond in acres ?

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

1/3 acres. Wanna watch us try and seal it?!! Here's another video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHbahIedZsaCjcU

[@whitehazegruntz250]

Anyone thinking about digging a pound make sure to check regulations where you live first. As it can be kinda illegal n u can be forced to drain ur home made pond.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Definitely. Every county is different.

[@littin3671]

How much did the pond cost?

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's still costing.... Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHbahIedZsaCjcU

[@alf5835]

Only in America...

[@chrisfetner332]

Metal culverts will rust in 20 yrs.

[@american_eagle_windmills]

Best Pond Windmill Aerator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGKbapSHobGpe80

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

I'm friends with Brock at Rockhill Farms and watched him install one.

[@DavesLosinIt]

You can use water catchment from the roofs of the buildings you have. Oops. Never mind. You already are. I'll shut up, now.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

No worries! We are trying to post in the order the projects occurred. The videos from the summer require more thought and editing as they were not filmed with KZbin in mind. We're getting close to the point where our videos will stand-alone without narration. Lots more videos queued up and the to-do list never ends! Take care. Brad&Deb

[@goobertaylorjr2322]

Seems like the land is telling you to make it bigger

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Ha! We wish. If it would hold water, we'd gladly make it bigger. Thanks for watching and stay tuned as we continue to figure this pond out! Brad&Deb

[@ericcrosco6271]

Our dream was to have a nice farm pond but we live in this communist state of Maryland. It will remain as just a dream.

[@johnraynor5095]

Definitely more money spent then working country folks could ever afford. Country want to be.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

thanks for watching

[@quietobserver4636]

Dont be an idiot. Just enjoy the content or go somewhere else. KZbin has a lot of variety. I'm sir you can find a channel that would suit you.