Holy New Super Pond from Heaven Questions.

Little Scooby wrote:

If it works and looks good under the right conditions in such a tiny pond,
it will definately make me want to upgrade the size of the pond sooner than
later but after digging 100 gallons of hard clay and dirt all last weekend
with a Garden Claw and a shovel by myself when it was 90 degrees outside, I
don't want to touch another shovel for a while (didn't seem right to rent a
small Bobcat or excavator device for what at the time seemed like a puny 100
gallons) and I haven't looked into how much it would cost to hire someone to
dig out another 100 to 200 gallons of earth (if anyone knows the cost,
please tell me), plus, I want to see if I can defy the odds by getting it
not only to fit in the tiny pond I have selected, but to have it look really
nice as well. Plus, this particular pond has the perfect shape for the area
I have selected in the yard (considering there aren't very many good designs
for preformed ponds - in my opinion).

I live in a clay area. Try wetting the ground really well and then
letting it sit and soak in for a while before digging. It's heavier
this way but a lot easier to dig.

Susan
shsimko at duke dot edu