Random tip- EDPM self adhesive rubber roof flashing patches work really well for repairs on pond liners. Just make sure the pond liner is clean and dry and use the EDPM primer to help stick them together. I patched up a few holes in a customers pond a few years ago. Didn't think it would last but went back to repair the chimney this week and the bodge job is still watertight.
That sounds like a good tip. I guess it works like a puncture repair kit where you used to have to coat both sides and allow them to almost dry before pressing together.
So Friday night entertainment is watching someone clean out a pond...but it was really fascinating viewing. Biggest pond mistake I ever saw was a massive koi pond that a guy had dug so he could see it from his living room window. Only thing is he piled all the soil from the pond, between it and his living room window and he couldn't see it. Doh!!
Might be more like this to come...I'm not fishing in all our gross weather at the moment so I'm "fishing" through the Hard drives to at least put something up...I have plenty of fishing films but currently not a good time so I'm hanging on to them....I know how the other guy with the Koi pond must feel,I put one of our ponds under the boughs of an old tree !!...Oohh...leaf it out !!!
As far as algae (blanket/candyfloss weed) goes an excess of nitrates and phosphates are the main issue and these are mainly sourced from the breakdown of organic material during the warmer months but can also come from rain water particularly from big thunderstorms where the huge amounts of energy released by lightning breaks the nitrogen bonds in the atmosphere and allows it to attach to the water within clouds. As I'm sure you're already aware this comes mainly from the influx of dead leaves during the autumn so by putting a fine net or even a tarp across the pond during the autumn you can reduce this factor. Another source can be the runoff from the lawn if you mulch your cuttings, to reduce this you either need a catchment between the lawn and the pond or at the very least some filter plants such rushes or sedge. Another tip is to pull the dying lilies out during the late autumn when they start to submerge. A passive method of controlling algae is to get a small bale of barley straw and have it float around in the margins where it is exposed to both water and air, no one is quite sure why this works but studies show that some byproduct of the barley straw rotting prevents the algae from reproducing, it won't kill an existing bloom but it'll stop it getting worse. It does take a few months to get going though so more of a long term fix than a short term solution
Mrs Totally Awesome was the star of this one! I do the same to my lily's with a blunt saw. It's incredible how much they grow! They are sometimes so heavy I have to cut them up in the water because there to heavy.
If you throw a mesh bag full of barley straw (about a hessian sack size from the size of your pond) it will gradually help control the algae issue you were having. High temperatures, high pH and high sunglight are conditions it loves. Goldfish and certain types of loaches will eat it also. There are a number of chemical treatments for pond algae as well. Apart from emptying the pond and scrubbing it out, they tend to take a while to work.
Something different! I really enjoyed that, thanks so much for sharing mate , I was back in the UK last July I remember the heatwave it was unreal...... Thanks again :)
Excellent really enjoyed that the finished result and beautiful Lilies well worth you and Mrs TA,s efforts BBC Gardeners World should give you a slot sometime
We are further north in the country but seem to have had the same issue with lack of flowers on our water lily's. Plenty of growth but not one bud. Must have been the odd weather we had, sun in summer time. ☀️ 👍
A pergola over the pond to give it some shade will cut down both the growth of the blanket weed and the rate of water evaporation, another pallet project ?
Snap, I did a bit of a de-sludge myself last year, the duckweed and blanket weed were eating far to well. like you I have a leaf fall problem (netting is not possible) and my pond depth in 3 years went from 3 1/2 feet to barely ten. Water lilly (escarboucle) despite about 20 Kg of beach boulders floating on top. Mind you i do have crucian's which bread like stink and cross with goldfish. Water lill's did get stressed in the heat, but despite all my worry's everything in the garden survived.
It was,but I could do with some of that heat now,its shocking outside,and I'm about to get the dirty water pump going again as flooding is getting near the house..might even film it as its a total extreme to this summer pond clearing film.
There was a fountain in there when I first built it , run from an underground line to the garage. When I packed up I never bothered to replace it,which is handy given the current cost of electric.
I can't fish in all this weather so thought I would put this up to recall the summer heatwave (which I could very much live with again,the wind and rain have just not stopped)
People still seem to enjoy it and the channel will never be really huge as I don't do all the social media back ups , plugging ,and collaborations etc...I just can't be bothered...I'm into fishing for a bit of enjoyment and relaxation, trouble is I'm too old to be chasing the whims of an Algorithm .
@@TAFishing I’ve watched the channel from the start and love the fact you do such a wide range of videos, love it all. And when there as good as you guys in front the camera you don’t need t push all the social stuff. Bring on the better weather for some more fishing 🎣
Very suprised you didn't get hosed!! I hav done the same and got drowned? Wat that Smith pointing the way early in the vid. Bit of a stick up him if you ask me?
Great video as always!!! Them sump pumps will work forever! Anyone interested in buying one follow these steps to make your pump last. When you finish with the pump, flush water with no bits through it to clean any slug out the pump and bagging. Also try not to use them in sandy ground. This blocks the impeller, guard and bagging. I've had mine for 7 years and its used daily on burst water mains. They will drain the excavation of a 4 inch cast iron water main at 5/6 bar pressure all day. Hope this helps anyone looking to buy one
We use to cut back all the plants and cover at least half the pond in a hot summer, after 10 years the water was crystal clear. No filtration system needed at all.
Interesting...I had fish at one stage but the Heron nailed most of them and I didn't want to cover with netting as it defeats the object of being able to see the fish...But I do get plagued by blanket weed in summer...like so many waters that have clear water allowing sunlight through..Can't beat nature.
next summer get a long drill bit in a cordless drill and put it in the middle of a tangle of weed. winds it right in . you will need to do several passes, but it works. avoid the lily roots and obviously you need to be careful not to touch the liner!!!! like a candy floss maker
@@TAFishing i put up utility poles for a living, or replace them. if i come across one in the middle of a load of brambles or something i put the auger into the middle and rip it out. The worst bit is clearing it off the drill! good luck.
Today he was over,chasing the rooks off as he wanted some food we put out on the raptor table..very clever rooks,as Colin chases one off another nips in and grabs something. Interesting to watch teamwork in action. I think I might have to put up the raptor film very soon, I'm not fishing in all this weather.
Do you do anything to keep the 'swamp' smell down from all the vegetation in your ponds? At my mom's house, she has a small pond about half the size of yours that even with a small circulating pump going, it let's out a decaying plant odor, especially during runs of 85*+ weather in the summer.
I did ,but I couldn't fill it up to the top as the well was low in the drought also...I was told by a farmer up the road not to let the well ever dry out or the walls could collapse and I could get ground movement,hence the fact I never filled it up to the top. Its actually overflowing now with all the rain,and the drainpipe feed I have linked to it that runs off the roof...Either too much in winter or too little in summer.I never had it in extremes like this say,10 years ago,the level was more constant, its a sort of indicator of how the climate change has happened. I have had it dry out totally a few summers ago.
Haha...shopkeeper with furniture for 38 years,started work at 14 on removal vans...you deffo wouldn't want me as a plumber !!...and a bakery ?? with my culinary skills ???
In fact some artists do use a toothbrush on paintings. The called it 'spattering', like for creating snow falling on a landscape. There now. 😊 Got rid of my pond in 2012. Too much keeping up with the filter and the stink of the silt. 🤢🤮
Aerated ponds definately need maintenance,filters etc..just too much extra work for me...I need a 30- hour day really with all the other stuff going on.
Haha...don't make me laugh...fishing paid for land ?...Hard graft and doing lots of groundwork myself is what creates things in life. They don't just drop out of the sky...I literally moved tons of blocks for the buildings and walls with a wheelbarrow to keep the builders fed .Most I moved in one day with a barrow was 5 tons...all good fun though , I could barely manage to move a ton nowadays.
Random tip- EDPM self adhesive rubber roof flashing patches work really well for repairs on pond liners. Just make sure the pond liner is clean and dry and use the EDPM primer to help stick them together. I patched up a few holes in a customers pond a few years ago. Didn't think it would last but went back to repair the chimney this week and the bodge job is still watertight.
That sounds like a good tip. I guess it works like a puncture repair kit where you used to have to coat both sides and allow them to almost dry before pressing together.
@@TAFishing as a kid spent to much time mending inertubes punctured by thorns !
"A man can never have too many buckets" - Truer words have never been spoken!!
Cracking job Graeme. Nice garden too.
So Friday night entertainment is watching someone clean out a pond...but it was really fascinating viewing. Biggest pond mistake I ever saw was a massive koi pond that a guy had dug so he could see it from his living room window. Only thing is he piled all the soil from the pond, between it and his living room window and he couldn't see it. Doh!!
Might be more like this to come...I'm not fishing in all our gross weather at the moment so I'm "fishing" through the Hard drives to at least put something up...I have plenty of fishing films but currently not a good time so I'm hanging on to them....I know how the other guy with the Koi pond must feel,I put one of our ponds under the boughs of an old tree !!...Oohh...leaf it out !!!
You and Mrs P did a wonderful job. It looks great. The pots looks fantastic with a new paint job.
such a lovely home
As far as algae (blanket/candyfloss weed) goes an excess of nitrates and phosphates are the main issue and these are mainly sourced from the breakdown of organic material during the warmer months but can also come from rain water particularly from big thunderstorms where the huge amounts of energy released by lightning breaks the nitrogen bonds in the atmosphere and allows it to attach to the water within clouds. As I'm sure you're already aware this comes mainly from the influx of dead leaves during the autumn so by putting a fine net or even a tarp across the pond during the autumn you can reduce this factor. Another source can be the runoff from the lawn if you mulch your cuttings, to reduce this you either need a catchment between the lawn and the pond or at the very least some filter plants such rushes or sedge. Another tip is to pull the dying lilies out during the late autumn when they start to submerge. A passive method of controlling algae is to get a small bale of barley straw and have it float around in the margins where it is exposed to both water and air, no one is quite sure why this works but studies show that some byproduct of the barley straw rotting prevents the algae from reproducing, it won't kill an existing bloom but it'll stop it getting worse. It does take a few months to get going though so more of a long term fix than a short term solution
Mrs Totally Awesome was the star of this one! I do the same to my lily's with a blunt saw. It's incredible how much they grow! They are sometimes so heavy I have to cut them up in the water because there to heavy.
I have an overgrowth of lilies in the back pond like that,I can't get them out they are so heavy...need a JCB (Or maybe the wife ??)
Looking good, makes such a difference clearing out the excess roots
More videos of garden maintenance! Very enjoyable.
If you throw a mesh bag full of barley straw (about a hessian sack size from the size of your pond) it will gradually help control the algae issue you were having. High temperatures, high pH and high sunglight are conditions it loves. Goldfish and certain types of loaches will eat it also. There are a number of chemical treatments for pond algae as well. Apart from emptying the pond and scrubbing it out, they tend to take a while to work.
Something different! I really enjoyed that, thanks so much for sharing mate , I was back in the UK last July I remember the heatwave it was unreal......
Thanks again :)
Now that's a garden to be proud of I would love to have it well done Graeme 👏
Well done Graeme. It's looking nice now.
That thumbnail is great.
"A man can never have too many buckets"....you got that right. And you have a bone yard.
We are much alike.
Plenty of work in that pond
David
SC, USA
Another friday night treat. Thank you 👍
Ive never built ponds in full sun. Half shade is perfect.
Thirty five degrees is better than an icy morning. Cheers from the tropical Australia
Great job. It's very satisfying to clean out a pond, but hard work. I bet those lilies weighed a ton.
Bit mean keeping the wife in the pond Graeme 🤣
Whack some fertiliser sticks in those lillies, they're heavy feeders. Great vid and lovely pond 😊
Excellent really enjoyed that the finished result and beautiful Lilies well worth you and Mrs TA,s efforts BBC Gardeners World should give you a slot sometime
The staff did a good job with the pressure washer.
They come as part of the jetwash kit..amazing value !!!
We are further north in the country but seem to have had the same issue with lack of flowers on our water lily's. Plenty of growth but not one bud. Must have been the odd weather we had, sun in summer time. ☀️ 👍
I thought it would be good given the sunshine last summer but maybe it was the water temperature that proved too much for them.
Netting over the ponds to stop leaves going in will cut down the ritch sludge at the bottom that the blanket weed feeds on.
I should never have got the 360 to enlarge the holes right where the South Westerly wind blows the leaves..my fault I'm afraid.
Lovely size garden
we thought it was about right until we started getting old !!...now it seems we have to attack it every couple of weeks....
Nice upload! Thank you for sharing 💞
No probs,pleased you enjoyed it..something a bit different..fun to do,but quite a day of work.
A pergola over the pond to give it some shade will cut down both the growth of the blanket weed and the rate of water evaporation, another pallet project ?
That's a lot of pallets...but don't tempt me... I have a couple of 14-foot long pallets.
Nice 1, it's a task to clean a pond good work 👍
Snap, I did a bit of a de-sludge myself last year, the duckweed and blanket weed were eating far to well. like you I have a leaf fall problem (netting is not possible) and my pond depth in 3 years went from 3 1/2 feet to barely ten. Water lilly (escarboucle) despite about 20 Kg of beach boulders floating on top.
Mind you i do have crucian's which bread like stink and cross with goldfish. Water lill's did get stressed in the heat, but despite all my worry's everything in the garden survived.
beautiful place.
Did anyone ever mention you look a bit like Bruce Forsyth😁
Mrs P at long last !!!
Interesting watch. Looked like hard work in that heat.
It was,but I could do with some of that heat now,its shocking outside,and I'm about to get the dirty water pump going again as flooding is getting near the house..might even film it as its a total extreme to this summer pond clearing film.
Would be interesting to see the contrast…..be safe though!
Really enjoyed watching thanks dude
7 o clock on the dot!
Shud have had a can of beeer in thumbnail 😂
Ever thought about having moving water. Recurculating pump. Creating a strong flow brook and eddys. A few brownies could be fun ?
There was a fountain in there when I first built it , run from an underground line to the garage. When I packed up I never bothered to replace it,which is handy given the current cost of electric.
Put some fish in carp and fish in garden 👍🏻,,,, that looks like it needs a new liner 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻love the size of your pond , mine is only small
I had 3 ponds all with fish in.The Heron cleared them out.
Have to say this type of content is my favourite popps in the garden pottering around way better than the lads content ;) we all here for popps
I know what you mean, if it was anyone else I wouldn't watch it but love Graham and he's always learning you something. Fantastic videos
I can't fish in all this weather so thought I would put this up to recall the summer heatwave (which I could very much live with again,the wind and rain have just not stopped)
Hold on a bit - I need a toilet break 😂!
Inflatable large paddling pool is what you need for storing water. When empty deflate roll up until the next time
Brilliant !! but I bet it was hard work in that heat Think you deserved a beer after that More pleased really enjoyed the covid videos Kept me sane !!
The best channel on UA-cam still
People still seem to enjoy it and the channel will never be really huge as I don't do all the social media back ups , plugging ,and collaborations etc...I just can't be bothered...I'm into fishing for a bit of enjoyment and relaxation, trouble is I'm too old to be chasing the whims of an Algorithm .
@@TAFishing I’ve watched the channel from the start and love the fact you do such a wide range of videos, love it all.
And when there as good as you guys in front the camera you don’t need t push all the social stuff.
Bring on the better weather for some more fishing 🎣
I got some blanketweed killer from my local aquatic shop. It worked great!! Didn't affect the lillies or plants and didn't affect the fish.
I might look at that as I have no fish in there any more.
@@TAFishing a couple of small goldfish will help to eat the mosquito larva.
Very suprised you didn't get hosed!! I hav done the same and got drowned? Wat that Smith pointing the way early in the vid. Bit of a stick up him if you ask me?
Great video👍🏻. Please don’t be offended but you remind me a bit of corporal Jones from dads army.
I don't offend easily so no probs.Glad you enoyed it.
Great video as always!!!
Them sump pumps will work forever! Anyone interested in buying one follow these steps to make your pump last. When you finish with the pump, flush water with no bits through it to clean any slug out the pump and bagging. Also try not to use them in sandy ground. This blocks the impeller, guard and bagging. I've had mine for 7 years and its used daily on burst water mains. They will drain the excavation of a 4 inch cast iron water main at 5/6 bar pressure all day.
Hope this helps anyone looking to buy one
they are deffo a handy tool to have around,mine is also years old and I'm amazed it still works.
We use to cut back all the plants and cover at least half the pond in a hot summer, after 10 years the water was crystal clear. No filtration system needed at all.
Interesting...I had fish at one stage but the Heron nailed most of them and I didn't want to cover with netting as it defeats the object of being able to see the fish...But I do get plagued by blanket weed in summer...like so many waters that have clear water allowing sunlight through..Can't beat nature.
@@TAFishing fill a 4inch pipe 1m long with cat litter stuff run a small pump through it,that will filter your water and stop the green slime..
Wow
next summer get a long drill bit in a cordless drill and put it in the middle of a tangle of weed. winds it right in . you will need to do several passes, but it works. avoid the lily roots and obviously you need to be careful not to touch the liner!!!! like a candy floss maker
I wonder if I used a plaster's mixing bit ? That might scoop more up on a slow speed. Could be something to try next summer.
@@TAFishing i put up utility poles for a living, or replace them. if i come across one in the middle of a load of brambles or something i put the auger into the middle and rip it out. The worst bit is clearing it off the drill! good luck.
Do you sell a day ticket to fish your pond😂😂😂😂
You called it a fish pond but I didn't see enny fish. A few gold fish will make it prefect.
The fly is Helophilus pendulus which is a European hoverfly. Its scientific name means "dangling marsh-lover"
electric and water...take care. 35 C here in austalia, you should be in winter
Lovely place you've got Graeme, looks like the Ponderosa. Have you seen Colin lately ?
Today he was over,chasing the rooks off as he wanted some food we put out on the raptor table..very clever rooks,as Colin chases one off another nips in and grabs something. Interesting to watch teamwork in action. I think I might have to put up the raptor film very soon, I'm not fishing in all this weather.
@@TAFishing it's been a long time overdue Graeme
Do you do anything to keep the 'swamp' smell down from all the vegetation in your ponds? At my mom's house, she has a small pond about half the size of yours that even with a small circulating pump going, it let's out a decaying plant odor, especially during runs of 85*+ weather in the summer.
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Where are your newts ? You had loads.
If you are on a water meter why do you not pump water out of one of your wells? Might save you a few bob.
I did ,but I couldn't fill it up to the top as the well was low in the drought also...I was told by a farmer up the road not to let the well ever dry out or the walls could collapse and I could get ground movement,hence the fact I never filled it up to the top. Its actually overflowing now with all the rain,and the drainpipe feed I have linked to it that runs off the roof...Either too much in winter or too little in summer.I never had it in extremes like this say,10 years ago,the level was more constant, its a sort of indicator of how the climate change has happened. I have had it dry out totally a few summers ago.
Poor old Smith just standing at the bottom of the garden. Can't you give the lad a day off? Especially in that heat!
Incredible garden! What did you do for a living if you don't mind me asking?
He founded Greggs the bakery.
@@loadzofhobbies4219 seriously?? Thought he was a plumber
Think he was a bit of a decorator and had furniture shops which restored items.
Haha...shopkeeper with furniture for 38 years,started work at 14 on removal vans...you deffo wouldn't want me as a plumber !!...and a bakery ?? with my culinary skills ???
@@TAFishing I used to do house removals! Hard graft.
Thanks for all your videos, it must take an age 👍
Get a pet pike! 😂
Some gold fish would be great in them ponds
That's what the Heron said after he ate the Grass Carp,Kois and Fantail Fukishimas !!!!...
@@TAFishing put a fake heron up to stop if and keep up the great video
You sure are a hardy old school bloke you put todays youngsters to shame
In fact some artists do use a toothbrush on paintings. The called it 'spattering', like for creating snow falling on a landscape. There now. 😊
Got rid of my pond in 2012. Too much keeping up with the filter and the stink of the silt. 🤢🤮
Aerated ponds definately need maintenance,filters etc..just too much extra work for me...I need a 30- hour day really with all the other stuff going on.
you can come and clean out my ponds if you like they are overdue for a sort out messy job however and wrong time of the year
Do you ever work in millimetes and meters?
What are they ? Sounds like an insect ?? I'm a feet and inches person.
I would love it if you got Letsdig18 in there for a nice 1 acre pond 14ft to 4ft deep 💡
How come no fish?
In the recent floodwaters and wind ???? Think I'll pass on that one..and if it gets really cold I'll pass on that as well..
@@TAFishing haha ok m8
Should put the water back better for fish 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻make sure you wash your hands and ever thing the water gone on , will make you Very sick
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The frog has been evicted.
I put him(or her) in the deeper back pond.
Is this in uk
Yes England, UK
Reform uk
Has fishing paid for this massive house and land?
No, though he has written some books, been a journalist, been a photographer, but also a businessman.
Haha...don't make me laugh...fishing paid for land ?...Hard graft and doing lots of groundwork myself is what creates things in life. They don't just drop out of the sky...I literally moved tons of blocks for the buildings and walls with a wheelbarrow to keep the builders fed .Most I moved in one day with a barrow was 5 tons...all good fun though , I could barely manage to move a ton nowadays.
Why design them in the first place with the pond liners exposed, they both look awful.
They don't look bad when the water is up to the top,but this was filmed in the summer,I couldn't pump enough water out of the well which was also low.
Lovely property Graham. Same as me neighbours is a no.
Jealous of your garden man or envious.. i cant decide.
love the content but wish you would invest in some proper mics :)