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This bath in the ground is a large pumice stone hollowed out and plastered, with a hole drilled for a 1/4 inch filler hose at the top. The filler hose is connected to my irrigation timer using the B zone. It fills 3 times a day for 12 minutes, the excess water overflows and makes a nice mud patch favored by butterflies. The A zone on the same timer is on a drip system that operates Mon-Wed-Fri starting at one AM. I have two more bath connected in parallel that I can't figure how to show all three at once. Al |
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- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Fri, May 13, 11 at 10:34
| Okay, very, very clever, Al! I never thought to use the sprinkler system! I bet I can do that all over my yard. Just what my husband wants - another garden project, lol!! Still have to get the greenhouse up, and my wire up for my grapevines. And, figure out how to pound 2 posts in for 2 more grapevines I just found growing underneath some rosemary I trimmed back. Patty S. |
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| I love it, Al. I had no idea butterflies liked mud. I've actually got a spare sprinkler zone already connected to the timer that I didn't need when I converted the area to drip. Now I'm thinking about digging up one of those capped heads to water the feeders. That's a great idea. Thanks for posting the pic! When I think bird bath I always think pedestals. But in my book on building bird gardens, they mention that birds actually prefer ground level water. |
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| Patty, we in California are blessed with native grape vines, that actually bear grapes about the size of BBs that have no culinary value. They are almost impossible to kill. I have had them at least 40 feet long, with a trunk as big as your wrist, that had climbed up an oak tree. When the tree fell as a result of oak root fungus, dealing with the grape vine was worse than the tree. In the garden they are frequently found growing so close to a favored shrub I can not dig them out, and so cut them off at ground level every year. No, I don't consider them a blessing! Lori if you are going to use one of your capped sprinkler heads, remember to use a pressure reducer to get the pressure down to 10 to 20 lbs. A bird bath at ground level has only one real drawback, the birds are at risk from cats and all cover close by will need to be cleared. Al |
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| That's a great idea! Thanks for showing that. The big problem with bird baths is keeping the water filled and your method is an excellent solution. |
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