photo-post Added #bentonite to one end of the west #pond hoping it'll allow the water level to go higher Added #bentonite to one end of the west #pond hoping it'll allow the water level to go higher.
photo-post Adding a bunch of #bentonite to seal the north #pond Adding a bunch of #bentonite to seal the north #pond. The cheapest source we found is this unscented cat litter, which seems to work. We'll need more of it though, the pond is still leaking...
photo-post Added some #mulch to cover bare soil around the south #pond and started trying to seal it with #bentonite again Added some #mulch to cover bare soil around the south #pond and started trying to seal it with #bentonite again. This time we're trying to add more clay on top of the bentonite, but digging up and transporting that clay is proving very tedious...
photo-post Despite all the #bentonite and hope, the east #pond is completely dry as of this morning Despite all the #bentonite and hope, the east #pond is completely dry as of this morning. It slowly but steadily drained over the past few days. There's a lot of water on the bottom of the east swale, in the area close to the pond, so it'
photo-post East #pond water level, evening vs morning East #pond water level, evening vs morning. It's too soon to claim success, but the #bentonite seems to be holding up well so far.
photo-post First attempt of sealing the east #pond with #bentonite First attempt of sealing the east #pond with #bentonite. It's already in a clayish area and the excavator did a nice job compacting it. However, there's also a lot of rocks and it wasn't holding water. We liberally sprinkled a 25kg bag of bentonite
