killi69
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I am building a few ponds next month and was hoping to use soil from my garden as substrate (in pond baskets only) for both marginal and oxygenating plants. I would prefer not to use an inert substrate, especially for the marginals, nor do I want to spend too much on aquatic compost . I have clay soil in my garden which I was planning to use. What would be better, using clay subsoil or the heavy loam (clay) topsoil? I would remove any obvious organic matter and only take from places in garden which have not been fertilised. Would the clay subsoil be too thick/ impenetrable for water flow/oxygen?
Also, I was planning wide shelves in the ponds and was going to include bale arm supermarket type baskets like in pic below to plant in. They are 60x40 x20cm deep, so would give wider planting spaces than most baskets and provide more stability for taller marginals in like Typha, Phragmites, Scirpus etc.
What do people recommend as a liner - hessian or is there something better?
Any comments or tips most welcome!
Thanks, Andre
Also, I was planning wide shelves in the ponds and was going to include bale arm supermarket type baskets like in pic below to plant in. They are 60x40 x20cm deep, so would give wider planting spaces than most baskets and provide more stability for taller marginals in like Typha, Phragmites, Scirpus etc.
What do people recommend as a liner - hessian or is there something better?
Any comments or tips most welcome!
Thanks, Andre