[permaculture] How to build a herb spiral

Lawrence F. London, Jr. lfl at intrex.net
Sun Jan 28 16:51:04 EST 2007


Kathy Evans wrote:

> Graham, Thank you for posting this article. This brings up a question....is
> it possible to have a really small pond without some sort of pump to
> refresh the water? Can you do it just with plants? 

Yes. I have one and it hosts frogs, aquatic plants and at one time goldfish. The water is always clear.

Here's a pix of it:
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/venaurafarm/duckweed3.jpg

Can anyone name the long steemed aquatic plant in the picture? The other is duckweed.
The blackness is the clear depths of the pool, 3' at deepest point. In profile it a half-cylinder (fiberglass)
3' at deepest X about 8' X 4' wide.
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Lawrence F. London, Jr.
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