Don’t have the space, money, and/or time to have a full size pond? May want to think about adding a small container water garden. All it takes is a sealed decorative container and you can have an attractive addition to your garden.
I would also recommend the mosquito prevention techniques of creating moving water with a pump or add some goldfish to eat the mosquito larva.
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Exactly one year ago I wrote the first post for The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. Over this short time I have had a tremendous response, more than I ever had ever imagined. I wish the January spike (below) would continue into 2009 but much of this was traffic was significantly elevated my the following honorable mentions: Hack-a-day (PS2 controller thermometer) Hack-a-day (Automated plant growing) Top listing on reddit.com/frugal for a…
Since nothing is blooming in my yard and my wife convinced me that Northwest Flower & Garden Show would be a little too busy for our young girls (I know she was right, as usual) We decided instead to go on a nursery tour, I normally get my plants from our closest nursery or the local home and garden center but was curious what the other dozen or so…
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I was digging a little too close to my potato plants and accidentally knocked off this little guy. My daughter suggested we cook and eat it but decided taking a picture would be more appropriate.
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Oooh, I love this idea!
A few drops of olive oil on top of that water will form a barrier that will kill/prevent most of the mosquito larvae from hatching.
What kind of sealers would you recommend for an unglazed clay pot?
Isaias
Isaias, I would go for an aquarium grade silicon…