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4 walls up! didnt have time to do the roof and sheeting so that will be next weekend :) happy with our progress though. need a few more materials to finish it
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4 walls up! didnt have time to do the roof and sheeting so that will be next weekend :) happy with our progress though. need a few more materials to finish it
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4 walls up! didnt have time to do the roof and sheeting so that will be next weekend :) happy with our progress though. need a few more materials to finish it
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4 walls up! didnt have time to do the roof and sheeting so that will be next weekend :) happy with our progress though. need a few more materials to finish it
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4 walls up! didnt have time to do the roof and sheeting so that will be next weekend :) happy with our progress though. need a few more materials to finish it
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so sometimes you build a thing and then you go.... um. that was a little bigger than planned.... well, that might be the greenhouse.
But i guess that just means taller tomatoes and room for a banana plant? 😝
got the two main walls up! Poly-plastic sheeting and the roof tomorrow!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
so sometimes you build a thing and then you go.... um. that was a little bigger than planned.... well, that might be the greenhouse.
But i guess that just means taller tomatoes and room for a banana plant? 😝
got the two main walls up! Poly-plastic sheeting and the roof tomorrow!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
so sometimes you build a thing and then you go.... um. that was a little bigger than planned.... well, that might be the greenhouse.
But i guess that just means taller tomatoes and room for a banana plant? 😝
got the two main walls up! Poly-plastic sheeting and the roof tomorrow!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
so sometimes you build a thing and then you go.... um. that was a little bigger than planned.... well, that might be the greenhouse.
But i guess that just means taller tomatoes and room for a banana plant? 😝
got the two main walls up! Poly-plastic sheeting and the roof tomorrow!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
so sometimes you build a thing and then you go.... um. that was a little bigger than planned.... well, that might be the greenhouse.
But i guess that just means taller tomatoes and room for a banana plant? 😝
got the two main walls up! Poly-plastic sheeting and the roof tomorrow!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
no exaggeration this is the
best wood you can get! 8ft yellow cedar 2x4s I know a guy! Best prices on the island! <$500 for 38 boards! might have a greenhouse by the end of the day Monday!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
no exaggeration this is the
best wood you can get! 8ft yellow cedar 2x4s I know a guy! Best prices on the island! <$500 for 38 boards! might have a greenhouse by the end of the day Monday!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
no exaggeration this is the
best wood you can get! 8ft yellow cedar 2x4s I know a guy! Best prices on the island! <$500 for 38 boards! might have a greenhouse by the end of the day Monday!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
no exaggeration this is the
best wood you can get! 8ft yellow cedar 2x4s I know a guy! Best prices on the island! <$500 for 38 boards! might have a greenhouse by the end of the day Monday!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
no exaggeration this is the
best wood you can get! 8ft yellow cedar 2x4s I know a guy! Best prices on the island! <$500 for 38 boards! might have a greenhouse by the end of the day Monday!
#poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife -
got the treated wood "foundation" nice and level and square thanks to an expert on the job! 2x4s and plastic sheeting tomorrow! #poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife
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got the treated wood "foundation" nice and level and square thanks to an expert on the job! 2x4s and plastic sheeting tomorrow! #poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife
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got the treated wood "foundation" nice and level and square thanks to an expert on the job! 2x4s and plastic sheeting tomorrow! #poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife
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got the treated wood "foundation" nice and level and square thanks to an expert on the job! 2x4s and plastic sheeting tomorrow! #poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife
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got the treated wood "foundation" nice and level and square thanks to an expert on the job! 2x4s and plastic sheeting tomorrow! #poolpond #backyardProject #pondlife
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greenhouse begins!
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greenhouse begins!
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greenhouse begins!
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greenhouse begins!
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greenhouse begins!
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Random #backyardProject #poolpond Update because I've been unable to reliably post pictures lately on my #selfhost! :)
Finally started backfilling the trench on Sunday! It's been a lengthy process to source wiring. Also got the fibre in the ground to hook into the fledgling fibre backbone of the #homelab
Hope to have the rest of the trenches filled this weekend and some of the electrical boxes complete as well, especially for the pool pumps to be able to switch over from long extension cords to a proper plug in the shed!
Once the dirt is all levelled out again we'll get started on the greenhouse so it can be up before the fall rains come in. (though a first day of rain is already forecast for tomorrow!)
Once this whole water-yard project is complete the next project will definitely be water conservation.
Will need to learn how best to keep the yard and gardens and ponds fully hydrated using the minimum amount of city water. We have a good amount of drip/low flow irrigation in place already so that's helpful. We've used sprinklers a lot more than normal this year so that probably pushed up our water use though I would love to actually run an experiment and measure exactly how much the sprinklers use versus the low-flow.
We've reused grey water in the past from the laundry which helped conserve a very large amount of water! Might look into formalizing that, we were just using tubs of water before!
Another water cube (1 m3 cube tank) or two is probably in order.
In 2022 we used only 186,300 Litres of water the entire year. Makes sense as this was only the first full year of the #pandemicpond in the front yard, plus I was still at home due to the pandemic, and the first kid was out of the house for uni.
Unfortunately, up to August 14 this year, we are currently at 199,900L. For perspective, about 40,000L is one complete filling of the #poolpond system which I have likely done at least once this year.
I would *hope* that next year's consumption will be significantly lower than this year as we won't be doing any full re-fills of the whole system and at most would empty the main pond completely maybe once a year. Preferably once every two years. That's about 25,000L.
I'll pump out the bog pond (about 10,000L) once or twice a year but it's easier to let that one fill back up naturally so hopefully not the full 10kL
I need about 70-100mm of rain to fill the ponds I believe. We could get that in a month, or a few days. Will be watching the forecasts for rain! Might need to invest in a full Helly Hansen outfit for pond maintenance in a downpour :)
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Random #backyardProject #poolpond Update because I've been unable to reliably post pictures lately on my #selfhost! :)
Finally started backfilling the trench on Sunday! It's been a lengthy process to source wiring. Also got the fibre in the ground to hook into the fledgling fibre backbone of the #homelab
Hope to have the rest of the trenches filled this weekend and some of the electrical boxes complete as well, especially for the pool pumps to be able to switch over from long extension cords to a proper plug in the shed!
Once the dirt is all levelled out again we'll get started on the greenhouse so it can be up before the fall rains come in. (though a first day of rain is already forecast for tomorrow!)
Once this whole water-yard project is complete the next project will definitely be water conservation.
Will need to learn how best to keep the yard and gardens and ponds fully hydrated using the minimum amount of city water. We have a good amount of drip/low flow irrigation in place already so that's helpful. We've used sprinklers a lot more than normal this year so that probably pushed up our water use though I would love to actually run an experiment and measure exactly how much the sprinklers use versus the low-flow.
We've reused grey water in the past from the laundry which helped conserve a very large amount of water! Might look into formalizing that, we were just using tubs of water before!
Another water cube (1 m3 cube tank) or two is probably in order.
In 2022 we used only 186,300 Litres of water the entire year. Makes sense as this was only the first full year of the #pandemicpond in the front yard, plus I was still at home due to the pandemic, and the first kid was out of the house for uni.
Unfortunately, up to August 14 this year, we are currently at 199,900L. For perspective, about 40,000L is one complete filling of the #poolpond system which I have likely done at least once this year.
I would *hope* that next year's consumption will be significantly lower than this year as we won't be doing any full re-fills of the whole system and at most would empty the main pond completely maybe once a year. Preferably once every two years. That's about 25,000L.
I'll pump out the bog pond (about 10,000L) once or twice a year but it's easier to let that one fill back up naturally so hopefully not the full 10kL
I need about 70-100mm of rain to fill the ponds I believe. We could get that in a month, or a few days. Will be watching the forecasts for rain! Might need to invest in a full Helly Hansen outfit for pond maintenance in a downpour :)
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Random #backyardProject #poolpond Update because I've been unable to reliably post pictures lately on my #selfhost! :)
Finally started backfilling the trench on Sunday! It's been a lengthy process to source wiring. Also got the fibre in the ground to hook into the fledgling fibre backbone of the #homelab
Hope to have the rest of the trenches filled this weekend and some of the electrical boxes complete as well, especially for the pool pumps to be able to switch over from long extension cords to a proper plug in the shed!
Once the dirt is all levelled out again we'll get started on the greenhouse so it can be up before the fall rains come in. (though a first day of rain is already forecast for tomorrow!)
Once this whole water-yard project is complete the next project will definitely be water conservation.
Will need to learn how best to keep the yard and gardens and ponds fully hydrated using the minimum amount of city water. We have a good amount of drip/low flow irrigation in place already so that's helpful. We've used sprinklers a lot more than normal this year so that probably pushed up our water use though I would love to actually run an experiment and measure exactly how much the sprinklers use versus the low-flow.
We've reused grey water in the past from the laundry which helped conserve a very large amount of water! Might look into formalizing that, we were just using tubs of water before!
Another water cube (1 m3 cube tank) or two is probably in order.
In 2022 we used only 186,300 Litres of water the entire year. Makes sense as this was only the first full year of the #pandemicpond in the front yard, plus I was still at home due to the pandemic, and the first kid was out of the house for uni.
Unfortunately, up to August 14 this year, we are currently at 199,900L. For perspective, about 40,000L is one complete filling of the #poolpond system which I have likely done at least once this year.
I would *hope* that next year's consumption will be significantly lower than this year as we won't be doing any full re-fills of the whole system and at most would empty the main pond completely maybe once a year. Preferably once every two years. That's about 25,000L.
I'll pump out the bog pond (about 10,000L) once or twice a year but it's easier to let that one fill back up naturally so hopefully not the full 10kL
I need about 70-100mm of rain to fill the ponds I believe. We could get that in a month, or a few days. Will be watching the forecasts for rain! Might need to invest in a full Helly Hansen outfit for pond maintenance in a downpour :)
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Random #backyardProject #poolpond Update because I've been unable to reliably post pictures lately on my #selfhost! :)
Finally started backfilling the trench on Sunday! It's been a lengthy process to source wiring. Also got the fibre in the ground to hook into the fledgling fibre backbone of the #homelab
Hope to have the rest of the trenches filled this weekend and some of the electrical boxes complete as well, especially for the pool pumps to be able to switch over from long extension cords to a proper plug in the shed!
Once the dirt is all levelled out again we'll get started on the greenhouse so it can be up before the fall rains come in. (though a first day of rain is already forecast for tomorrow!)
Once this whole water-yard project is complete the next project will definitely be water conservation.
Will need to learn how best to keep the yard and gardens and ponds fully hydrated using the minimum amount of city water. We have a good amount of drip/low flow irrigation in place already so that's helpful. We've used sprinklers a lot more than normal this year so that probably pushed up our water use though I would love to actually run an experiment and measure exactly how much the sprinklers use versus the low-flow.
We've reused grey water in the past from the laundry which helped conserve a very large amount of water! Might look into formalizing that, we were just using tubs of water before!
Another water cube (1 m3 cube tank) or two is probably in order.
In 2022 we used only 186,300 Litres of water the entire year. Makes sense as this was only the first full year of the #pandemicpond in the front yard, plus I was still at home due to the pandemic, and the first kid was out of the house for uni.
Unfortunately, up to August 14 this year, we are currently at 199,900L. For perspective, about 40,000L is one complete filling of the #poolpond system which I have likely done at least once this year.
I would *hope* that next year's consumption will be significantly lower than this year as we won't be doing any full re-fills of the whole system and at most would empty the main pond completely maybe once a year. Preferably once every two years. That's about 25,000L.
I'll pump out the bog pond (about 10,000L) once or twice a year but it's easier to let that one fill back up naturally so hopefully not the full 10kL
I need about 70-100mm of rain to fill the ponds I believe. We could get that in a month, or a few days. Will be watching the forecasts for rain! Might need to invest in a full Helly Hansen outfit for pond maintenance in a downpour :)
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Random #backyardProject #poolpond Update because I've been unable to reliably post pictures lately on my #selfhost! :)
Finally started backfilling the trench on Sunday! It's been a lengthy process to source wiring. Also got the fibre in the ground to hook into the fledgling fibre backbone of the #homelab
Hope to have the rest of the trenches filled this weekend and some of the electrical boxes complete as well, especially for the pool pumps to be able to switch over from long extension cords to a proper plug in the shed!
Once the dirt is all levelled out again we'll get started on the greenhouse so it can be up before the fall rains come in. (though a first day of rain is already forecast for tomorrow!)
Once this whole water-yard project is complete the next project will definitely be water conservation.
Will need to learn how best to keep the yard and gardens and ponds fully hydrated using the minimum amount of city water. We have a good amount of drip/low flow irrigation in place already so that's helpful. We've used sprinklers a lot more than normal this year so that probably pushed up our water use though I would love to actually run an experiment and measure exactly how much the sprinklers use versus the low-flow.
We've reused grey water in the past from the laundry which helped conserve a very large amount of water! Might look into formalizing that, we were just using tubs of water before!
Another water cube (1 m3 cube tank) or two is probably in order.
In 2022 we used only 186,300 Litres of water the entire year. Makes sense as this was only the first full year of the #pandemicpond in the front yard, plus I was still at home due to the pandemic, and the first kid was out of the house for uni.
Unfortunately, up to August 14 this year, we are currently at 199,900L. For perspective, about 40,000L is one complete filling of the #poolpond system which I have likely done at least once this year.
I would *hope* that next year's consumption will be significantly lower than this year as we won't be doing any full re-fills of the whole system and at most would empty the main pond completely maybe once a year. Preferably once every two years. That's about 25,000L.
I'll pump out the bog pond (about 10,000L) once or twice a year but it's easier to let that one fill back up naturally so hopefully not the full 10kL
I need about 70-100mm of rain to fill the ponds I believe. We could get that in a month, or a few days. Will be watching the forecasts for rain! Might need to invest in a full Helly Hansen outfit for pond maintenance in a downpour :)
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Camera trap for microscopic aquatic life. Is it possible? How?
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There's frogspawn in the pond, there's frogspawn in the pond!! 🐸 #Frogs #WaterLilly #PondLife #SpringIsComing
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I've just painted a goldfish coming up to the surface of the pond. Acrylics on board.
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