Oak Barrel Planter

-taff

I'll give it a go, I'll try anything really, along with the putting a piece of copper in it to stop mozzies laying.

Farway

twopenny said:

Taff " no idea how to keep the water clean in such a small thing though, I'd be interested to know since I have a trough in the garden and the water is always murky, despite me getting oxygenating plants..."

Just been watching an old gardeners world and it was suggested Watercress for shade and clear water. Have you tried that?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001cc4b/gardeners-world-2022-episode-27?page=1

35min in.

I'm going to give it a go. Off to the supermarket tomorrow. Worth a £1.

If you do use it, be warned, I put some in my, now punctured, pond. Unknown to me, it seems duckweed came with the cress.

Top Tip, give it a darn good rinse under a running tap before you put it in the pond, will also remove any attached pond life forms as well

twopenny

I think the duckweed comes with the frog. It was in a water engorged pot earlier but now I need it has gone :-( 
No watercress in the shops either. They've been stripped bare by a visiting football group and not restocked. Oh the joy of living in a tourist spot!