SMALL & EASY recycled garden bucket ponds. (my first ponds)
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- Loads of you have loved my pond videos but I completely understand where some of you are coming from when you say you don't have the budget or space. This will solve that issue by showing you how to create three different styles of garden bucket ponds for wildlife.
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Well done Matt. You have such a lovely natural modest manner and make us feel like your best friends, which is why we love you
Awww thank you so much! I enjoy interacting and talking to you all.
Agreed!❤
I'm loving these pond videos! For decades I've wanted a pond, but it's just recently I could finally buy a house where I can have one. Something like your large natural pond is beyond what I could make and care for, but the bucket ponds are perfect for the area at the side of my front porch. Thank you!
These are lovely! My current circle of life is change-out water from the aquarium into a large garden container with no holes on my balcony, watch for mosquito larvae then sieve them out to give to the fish in the aquarium when watering my plants and repeat. Weirdly satisfying.
You're absolutely flourishing Matt, an absolute joy to watch and listen to.
It's great, it's nice to see Matt grow into this educator and artist, or perhaps more so have an outlet for it!
Great how-to video!! I've said for years, sure I have a pond, it's just broken up and scattered around my back yard. I've got 20+ water garden containers, mostly created with the 20" double-walled no-hole plastic containers available in spring in our "big box" stores. (For regular plants, you'd drill drainage holes.) I refer to them as "pocket ponds." Water lilies, lotuses, various reeds, japanese and louisiana irises, cardinal flower, and so many other plants have made their homes in these containers, as have frogs, tadpoles, even dragonfly nymphs. I add marginals to a container that's half full of dirt (and perhaps a lotus) simply by sinking potted plants into the container but keeping the crown of the plants above the waterline. Some containers have become more shaded over the years, and those are now filled with hostas and impatiens, potted and set into the containers so they are just above the waterline. Once the plants start growing, you won't see the sunken nursery containers, only the big water garden pots and the plants.
People always ask me about mosquitoes... I do put Bt bits into the containers every week, and that actually keeps the mosquito population DOWN in my yard by interrupting the life cycle of whatever mosquito tries laying eggs in that inviting container of water.
Matt gradually morphing in to David Bellamy is the content we're all here for.
I think this is one of my favorite project videos you have done, but I love all your videos! Please give us an update on your bucket ponds!!
These videos are so nice and relaxing to watch. I don't have a garden so I'm living vicariously through you.
Would love to see you bring your pond and aquarium skills together and maybe make something like a cool indoor pond style aquarium.
I'm doing a wheelbarrow pond. Thanks for the video.
Amazing idea!!!
noice
I was just thinking to myself hmm, I’ve got a whole porcelain and cast iron bath tub sitting out in my back that could work perfect.. even already technically “drilled” for a sump… hmm time to hit the drawing board
@@jordynjones855my 1st thought might be to find the spot , and it might be a little pricey but I think it's worth it to have the tub inside of a pond liner and the size of the lined pond might be tricky but the whole visual is having the tub on the water , as deep or shallow is up to whomever is in charge. That I'm positive about because digging can always be a little pain in the .😮. Just having a shallow body of water in front , out as far as the height of the tub would serve you well and definitely provide the appearance that you have a garden with a lot of things going on and how to use the tub is what I'm thinking makes having it in a shallow body of water worth the effort , but the last thing I was thinking is to have the tub at the back with some plants behind it, maybe put some buckets or anything to raise the height of something tall and grassy that's going to get big and frame the water feature in front . Taller plants always look good , and good luck if you do and hopefully it might be a good idea for a few videos on a real tub garden
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@@jordynjones855 That will make an awesome pond. Bathtubs in the garden are adorable.
Ooh I love these! Dealing with a heatwave currently and I’m trying to do my best to help the local animals & these are super accessible. Thank you!
Matt you have such great ideas, and you make ponds so easy and give us ideas from tiny to quite large. For those of us in the US, if the ponds are standing water, it’s always good to add BT bits so that mosquitoes don’t breed there.
Nice and easy. I tend to overthink things, so videos like these are a "aha!" moment for me. Thanks. 👍
Love this idea! Thank you
I normally use my tatty galv buckets for planters because they are a bit old n leaky
But think pond life! 😍👌
Yes
it's got to happen 😁
Where I live I can't have a pond. We have, in our backyard, possums, venomous spiders, wild turkeys (they jump the fence everyday), kookaburras, magpies and a cat (that doesn't not belong to us). I love your pond videos thou, I find them so relaxing.
A little lovage would work as a creeping plant, and if it grows too well, you can harvest a bit of it to add a little flavour to your food. Also harvest it all before first frost, our transplant it into something you can keep inside, and you'll have a little flavour to your soups in the winter.
Ooooo interesting I will have a look into this.
Perfect home for a Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
They sound fantastic I might get a pair.
Definitely love to try something like this congrats getting to 70 k Matt
You should! And thank you!
The dialog, and How-to-Knowledge, is great!
I love your videos Matt. You are my favourite fish tuber!
Glad you like them! And thank you so much!
I love ponds, I've always wanted one, all I've ever had was a 100 gallon crock.
Thats a beautiful pink & white peony in the background.
This is a lovely idea. Well done, Matt ,I do this. Luv from the UK 🇬🇧
Do you guys not have mosquitoes in the UK? The idea of standing water around my house makes my arms and legs...itch lol. My neighbour has a big fancy pool with a gorgeous cascading fountain at one end. He doesn't run the fountain often and my lord, the mosquitoes that end up in my yard from his standing water is astonishing.
"It's a trap!" I put goldfish or mosquito fish in my rain barrels and they devour the mosquitoes
Shabby Sheik.. I love it! The only problem is, my Shabby Sheik always turns into frumpy fail. Maybe I'll give it a go. Who knows? Maybe frumpy fail will be the new best thing.
Frumpy fail sounds great! Without failure you won't find success.
Great video Matt! Love all the easy and budget friendly advice.
One more benefit of something like the solar water feature is the moving water will help prevent mosquitoes from breeding. Here in the US still standing water is a big issue with all the mosquitoes.
This is a great idea for the patio. Cools off the immediate area and looks lovely. ❤
Really nice demonstration of little ponds. One thing to be aware of is that frogs can drown in ponds if they don’t have a way to climb out. Not an issue with your ponds, but something to be aware of if you are planning and planting out a pond. In Australia the issue of mozzies breeding in ponds is always on peoples minds and water movement, like with the little fountain is one way to stop it. Now, inspired by your ideas, I’m going to try to work out if I could do a sloping pot pond, to add to my other wine barrel ponds, and still keep the mosquitoes out!
I made my pond last year out off a plastic plant pot with rocks water lily and watercress, and a solo water fountain ⛲️ perfect
I can see you and MD are still.in cahoots about stuff. Him just doing a mini pond and you doing this. I love it! Two aspects of the same subject .
it is kind of obvious😂😂😂
Hahahaha the funny thing is we've messaged about other stuff and sent each other some memes but actually didn't discuss what videos we were working on. I laughed when I saw him release his video.
But this is your third mini pond, I believe. A miniseries.
@@csharpe5787 playlist please
A Mini Pond Series lol
something is fishy going on... is there a rivalry between the two of you, matthew?😂😂😂
Hahahaha we've spoken about other stuff and sent each other memes but haven't discussed what videos we were working on. Same as a couple weeks ago I released my isopod video the same day serpa released his. Sometimes the stars align.
Great minds think alike! 😂 I can't wait till another video with both of u! The dynamic duo!
Beautiful! I tried to have a bucket pond. Racoons used it to wash grub and destroyed so many of my plants via digging :'(
I live in a city so my ecosystem is limited / not very balanced, as fences and such prevent much but good climbers to move around much.
This is more affordable in Canada, the prefabricated ponds run into the thousands here. Thanks for an affordable option
Guess I’m binging Fish Shop Matt today
Loved it, great project to do with children.🤗👍👩🏻🌾✅
One of my favourite videos you have done so far! Keep them coming :0)
Awesome, Matt, keep up the pond videos, loving them. Also, give @ MD a hand with his Patio pond 😅
How mad I've seen yours and MD's videos today both on little garden ponds. This might be my next little challenge as my 2 tanks ( also your fault I've got 2 now) are doing amazing and I love them. Thanks for your amazing advice in your videos
Hahaha I'm sorry and you're welcome 😁
I used to this whit mortar tubs. works great and i even got to keep some goldfish in them
That's super cool!
Cool idea to dress up your garden. Thanks for sharing
Omg. I love this. I have lots of aquascaping stuff sitting around. This seems like a good way for me to organize it. I have a little rock here, a little more over there. Oh, look, wood! Don't trip over it!! 😂
Hahaha sounds amazing!
Perfect timing @fishshopmatt! Aquired a container…. Next steps… let’s let Matt show us!
Hahaha that's awesome!
I am going to try this with my kid in the holidays looks like a good idea thanks
I still miss my whiskey-barrel-half pond. Had it 15 years ago with the prettiest old-fashioned pump-handle style pump...
Oh that sounds amazing! Maybe time to track down another?
@@FishShopMatt That's exactly what your video got me thinking 😁 Barrels are a dime a dozen in the US.
Your pond ideas are awesome! Wish I could do this. It's hard when you live in a condo. Great job, Matt. (Gina)
i love to plant plants that get to big in a few years , then split them up and give then to friends. For good friends be nice to have swapsies back, for something you don't have . So fun , super video GG Matt. Any start with water in the garden , is a good start love this.
I would say everyone should have some form of water, i have a little plastic half barrel on my balcony with a lily and some plants in it and i get so much wildlife, thank you Matt
Definitely going to do this once I have time. Thanks for showing me how easy it is and that it doesn't have to be expensive
You're welcome! I like to cover as many aspects as I can.
I love this so much!!! I would have never thought of doing something like this and now I’m trying to figure out how to make it work in my small space.
Great content mate.
Regards Duzzy🇦🇺
Thank you buddy!
Your content goes right to the heart!
Thank you for sharing. I love this video. I’m really excited to start a pond in my own yard.
Thank you! Amazing, I hope you have fun!
Now I know what to call the 90 litre container I'm currently using to block the hole my dog was getting out of. It already had water and plants as I was previously using to hold trimming from my aquariums.
Great project, Matt! Your fuchsia looks absolutely amazing! Are there hummingbirds in the UK? Here, fuchsias are a hummingbird magnet! And what is that huge pink and white flower that was behind you? Wow! When I heard you say 'Buddleja,' I had forgotten. We had a huge purple one at the other house. I forgot just how good the flowers smell. Thanks again for a bit of your garden. And thanks for a bunch of great ideas with this new project as well. Cheers! ~Ron
I've had an old ceramic sink sat in our garden for a couple of years now with the idea that it could one day be a little pond. This video could be the push I needed to go out and actually do it!
what a lovely idea. thanks for this alternative to big ponds this would work in my small space. i have a water tub i bought for my dog it's bow the size of a bushel basket. I'm get me another one turn it into a pond. maybe a few buckets to place around the sides for bug mansions along with potted plants i already have. lol
Cool idea. In the area I live this would very quickly become mosquito breeding area ( the larva need still water to grow).
Migrating into Pond Shop Matt. LOL.
Oh my now I know what I will do in an area I just pulled up all the edging thanks
Amazing! You're welcome.
I'm interested in how to avoid mosquito lava growing in the water 😂. There's a few aspects I'm intending to use: building a pond using the thick black sheeting (can't remember what you call it), employ an old tank on another, and employ a shallow water feature using a water well feature in another 😀. Well, that's my intention 😂.
I'm really pleased I stumbled upon your platform and much appreciated any feedback you feel I could use ❤.
All the best 👍
Mosquito bits are the answer!. The Bt is a natural biological control that kills the larvae, interrupting the mosqiuto life cycle. I have had far fewer mosquitoes in my yard (although they still get bad toward midsummer) since keeping a bunch of containers like this and putting mosquito bits into them every week.
@JILLCritterologist Very many thanks for your kind response 👍.
I must admit, I had to Google what was meant by: mosquito bits 😅. It's a brand name, but it got me the information I needed 😀.
One learns something new every day 😉
Love to see a garden tour! I'm planning on doing mine soon and is love to have it as naturalistic looking as yours
In all honesty what you can see in my no dig nature pool video and my cleaning pond video is the majority of my garden. I just pack a lot in and let the wild plants take over. I just managed the wildlife when I need to.
Hello from Hull. Liking the pond stuff maybe a big pond build series
Watch this space!
Loving my bucket pond. Thanks for the guide👍
Great project! Will definitely give it a go myself.
Really lovely idea so simple but great results. Loving your work 😊
Galvanized bucket borrowed from nan :3
Such a cool idea. And great for the local wildlife and beautiful
2:47 CAT !!!!!!!!!
Hahaha good spot! I saw her in editing and giggled.
I can see Matt on a garden program, TV execs need to take note
I'm having such a hard time finding aquatic soil in the States. Why does no one supply this stuff????
Looking great Matt!
Hmmm that's weird I know the pond company Aquascape makes a potting media for ponds that is soil maybe check that out.
@@FishShopMatt Funny I just ordered that brand off Amazon last week to set up a Walstad tank. I had set up some pond water jars and decided to add them to a small tank. That would be a cool video!
I love your pond stuff but I’m also so looking forward to another fish tank:) you are the only fish keeper here who I (as an ArTiSt) do not yell at the screen “what are you doing” during the design process haha
This worked out great timing, was looking today at my 2 pot ponds, the plats in which are looking a bit sad and both need redesigning - some good ideas here to consider!
Very nice, peaceful, and relaxing
Glad you enjoyed it
Matt hello love your pond videos
Hi Matt, I like this idea & will try using one or two of my glazed terracotta pots. Only thing is I don’t want to attract mosquitoes or European wasps that tend to hang around the garden in the warm weather.
Loving these outdoor videos Matt!
Really enjoyed this video Matt. My kind of project.
Love these video's. Got me doing a no dig affinity pond in my garden, setting it up slowly over the next week or so. Had an issue with one of the windows in the liner having a crack though unfortunately. Hopefully get it sorted by next weekend and get it wet and planted 👍
Looks great Matt. I’ve got 2 big pond tubs and a 3 year old bucket pond which was formed accidentally. It was a plastic bucket that had 4 inches of substrate that was given to me from someone who got it at a local body of water, but I didn’t use it. It was left outside gathering leaves etc and it’s been full of life for years. I’ve not had the heart to break it down, it’s the most ugliest bucket outside 😂 but it’s wonderful inside. I love getting my torch out of a night time, I see all kinds of wonderful life in them all. And, I have a free supply of live food for my fish, so that’s a plus too. 😊
I love how those look!
I have a small garden and this given me some great tips and the inspiration to create some mini ponds with my kids . Cheers Matt keep making the videos ❤
Thanks, Matt. I have a stainless steel old planter that could become a cool pond. I appreciate the videos that show it can be pretty easy! 😊
I have been adoring these pond videos! it's inspired me to create a small starter wildlife pond in my yard near my garden. Love from Texas!
Lovely idea Matt thanks for the inspiration.
I borrowed them..indefinitely 😂
thanks for the idea mat, iv already got too many plastic buckets for tank water changes. Might dig a small hole in the garden to hide the black plastic look and surround with plants, I need to get something to stop the dogs digging at the neighbours dogs so this would be a win win all round.
Keep up the good content
Thanks for the insight. Planning an above ground rectangular pond as I can't fit any more tanks inside.😁😁
Fanatic idea!
@@FishShopMatt could you do a video perhaps on fish to different climates to ponds? Or show some fellow fish friends with cool pond builds.😀😀I'm from south West Australia so hot but still super chill for winter. Would throwing in a regular tank heater in for winter be ok? Many questions and will always look forward to what's next. Much love.👍👍
These look fun, I've had a tropical lily for years that keeps coming back, didn't know what to do with it so it's currently growing in a plasterers bucket, classy!
I've been reading recently that the ban on water hyacinth is potentially going to be lifted soon, don't suppose you know anything about this do you?
That's cool! As long as the plant is happy who cares.
Yeah I've heard it's meant to be lifted this year but as with anything it takes time. We got apple snails back so fingers crossed the hyacinth comes back soon too.
LOVE IT !!! 👍😁👍
Thanks!!
What a fun video.
Thank you!
It's pond season! I think I might have to get mine going again. Inspired as always, Matt.
LOVE this idea!
Nice
I love it. Subscribed!
Love this! Thanks again Matt
I think it was yesterday MD did a Superfish garden pond. Would it be possible for you to do one, as although his looked good. You're the pond man and I would love to see what you could do. Thanks in advance Matt
I have some similar projects coming up so watch this space.
You need to subscribe and check out Matt’s two previous videos on mini ponds.
@@csharpe5787 I am a subscriber and have watched them 👌
Thanks Matt! Lovely video!
Loved this video and will definitely try replicate in my owe garden cheers Matt ur a gent love ur channel
So cool!! ❤
I has 3 mini ponds one no plants in it i wasnt sure plants in a sunny spot 😎
Fantastic video! Without fish, do you worry about midges and mosquitoes growing in them?
Love your pond vids!!! ❤