Expert: Bill Elzey
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Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

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Expert: Bill Elzey
Contact: www.ShowplaceLawns.com
Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

Duration : 0:1:33

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Organic home gardening made easy with this environmentally friendly rotating heat-generating and insulated composter.

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Water Gardening

Water Garden Pond

Do you want to build a backyard water garden or pond? If so, you need to know what you are doing but don’t be intimidated because almost anyone can do it with some careful planning. Backyard water gardens usually have fish as well as plants and plant life. If you have a Koi pond, it will limit the amount of plant life you can have in the pond.

Water gardens in most climates need to be at least two feet deep. If you are in a colder climate, you can provide about 12″ to 16″ of water below the freeze zone. One of the most important steps in creating your pond is to choose the right location. So how do you know where to put your pond?

Where to Put Your Pond

You probably want your pond close to your home so that you can enjoy it fully and you will be able to see it year round. You will also be able to see birds, butterflies and more that will be attracted to your water garden. You will also want to be sure that you put it somewhere so that rainwater runoff will not down into the pond.

Depending on the layout of your backyard, there may be some landscaping required to get this done. But it’s important that rainwater doesn’t get into the pond because it may have chemicals, fertilizers, etc that will kill life in your water garden. You also want to be sure you don’t put your pond too close to tress or leaves and other debris will get into the water.

If you want to have water lilies then you also need to have your pond where it will receive sunlight each day. About four to six hours of direct sunlight will be needed. If you are only going to have fish in your pond, than it is okay for you to put it in the shade. If you are planning on having a lot of fish in your water garden, you will also want some kind of water circulation with a pump. You might also choose to have a water filtration system although it is not necessary. You can look into the different types of biological filters that are available.

How to Build your Pond

When building your pond you need to know what size it is going to be. You can do this by using a rope or something similar to stretch across to see how big you will make the pond. The biggest mistake that do-it-yourself water gardeners make is to make the pond too small. If you have Koi, it should be at least 3 feet deep to accommodate the large fish. In fact, a larger pond will be more stable anyway.

You also need to remember that a finished pond is going to be about 30% smaller than the first mapped out plan is going to look. So go bigger or you will end up with a pond that is too small. You are going to dig the whole for your pond and then apply the lining. Then you are going to apply any pond filter, skimmers, etc to the proper level and location.

Next you are going to put the pond underlayment and the rubber pond liner. Now if you are going to have streams flowing from your pond, you can excavate them now. Now you connect the pond liner to the pond skimmer and place the coping stone. Next you are going to want to do the edging of the pond. Depending on the type that you have, you will have different types of edging. The next step will be to add a de-chlorinator to remove any chlorination that may be in the pond. You should then add plants as soon as possible. You will also add packaged bacteria to balance the life in the pool and fish should be added a few at a time to keep the balance right in the pond. Adding too much at one time may cause them all to die.

Now you have a beautiful water garden. If properly maintained it will continue to grow in beauty over time. Once you establish a proper balance in your water garden with fish, plant life and bacteria, it will maintain itself very well. If you also have filters, you will not have to do anything else except change the filters and remove any debris that might fall into it. Otherwise, the water garden will be pretty self-sustaining.

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Organic Gardening, a Start to Worm Composting: Getting Started by Making a Worm Bed. Here are some tips on how you can get started in making a worm farm. It gets down on making a worm bed. Visit our site to learn more about worm farming.

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(How to Make Worlds Best Compost)

Take a great guide on How make the Worlds Best Compost and Learn the Secrets:

Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll discover in “Worlds Best Compost”

The method of feeding plants in a totally natural way that results in the most tastiest, divine food you and your family will ever have.

Why do you use much less water in your garden now using colloidal humus compost? (and how you will be saving money and effort and the environment)

The secret to healthy soil through massive microbial action. (If you could see these microscopic guys at work there’s more action than a Schwarznegger movie on crack!)

How to achieve a soil that “feeds itself” so you always get consistent results

Revealed at last how to create compost WITHOUT a bin that doesn’t repulse you or your neighbors with the smell. (in fact when your neighbors see what fantastic trouble free results you are getting in your garden, you may have to put an armed guard on your compost)

(How to Make Worlds Best Compost)

Why adding worms to your compost is totally unnecessary if you build it right. Our kids call our compost “the free 5 star hotel for worms” ( you’ll have plenty for fishing too if you want)

Achieve soil so structured and friable you can dig it with your hands if you want (Imagine how easy it is with a garden fork)

Create enough life giving compost in one day that will last you an entire year (Now that’s value for effort)

How the colloidal humus compost you’ll soon be making holds holds your plant nutrients like super glue holds your fingers together. So that with every rain or watering you’re not washing them away to cause big problems in our waterways.

The sad fact that many “organic” gardeners fertilize their plants the way chemicals do, and they don’t even know it. (Don’t let your misguided good intentions get you into this hot water)

Discover how a plant really feeds if you give it half a chance (and the difference is like indoor feedlots vs wild deer in the forest)

Nature removes the weakest. That’s why most growers have to pour high amounts of poison on their gardens to try and thwart Nature (health giving compost stops this senseless practice like a 45 slug between the eyes)

(How to Make Worlds Best Compost)

Why your plants are probably “too wet” on the inside, causing a multitude of fungal problems that you can easily avoid by doing even less work. (Time is the ultimate non renewable resource. Lack of time levels the greatest of men just the same as you and me)

Healthy produce grown in harmony with Nature stays fresh and inviting for much longer than any factory farmed (manufactured) pulp that is passed off as food today. (eating your own real food you’ll never look at that stuff the same ever again)

(How to Make Worlds Best Compost)

You’ll have all your gardening, non gardening friends and neighbors fluoro green with envy with your glowing garden and exquisite flavored produce.

Learn why naturally grown food is far more satisfying to you than what you used to get. (This is the “hidden” reason for the growing obesity problem of the western world. Your “as Nature intended” food will help the long term health of you and your loved ones)

How to Make Worlds Best Compost – Learn the Secrets

Food grown naturally with colloidal humus compost contains far more vitamins, minerals and life giving energy than any other food. So that you need less to satisfy your hunger

Healthy problem free, glowing plants grown with colloidal humus are a great thing of beauty. Awaken your latent appreciation for Nature and her wonderful ways.

How do you achieve a final compost that has 10 times the plant nutrient you put in to start with? (Isn’t that like making gold from lead? Natures true Alchemy)

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How to Make Worlds Best Compost – Learn the Secrets

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