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  • From: "maryann whitman" <maryannwhitman@comcast.net>
  • To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [gwl-g] Leaky rock bird bath
  • Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 19:09:23 -0500


Sally

I would take the rock inside, dry it, examine it very closely to determine
where the crack is, then seal the crack with silicone. I have in mind the
sort of stuff that is used for sealing fish tanks-even salt-water fish
tanks. Do a neat job as grub and yuckum will stick to and darken the
silicone and create a dark line where you smear it. This worked for a friend
who had a bird-bath-in-two-parts of thrown clay, in Michigan-so it is
capable of surviving freezes.

Maryann Whitman

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Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 6:15 PM
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Subject: [gwl-g] Leaky rock bird bath

My natural rock bird bath (granite?), about 1.5 feet by 2 feet by 6 inches
high, sitting on the ground and covered with beautiful moss in my shady city
garden in Boston has developed a leak. I know which side the leak is on (the
wet
side!) but can not pinpoint the exact crack.

Does someone know how to find the source of the leak and how to plug it
safely? I sure miss the birds that used to flock to it.

The bowl was hand carved and is slightly rough.

Thanks in advance.

Sally Williams
Editor, Garden Literature Index
EBSCO Publishing
10 Estes Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
978-356-6500ext465
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