At late autumn 2023 we had some exciting moments in our garden. I ordered 4 concrete well rings (size 1 m diameter, á 420 kg) which were delivered on our driveway at late September. We had exciting moments because we feared the frost arrive before the digger. In that case the rings would have got frozen on our drive way and been there until the next summer. The digger arrived actually only few days before the frost in late October 2023.
I wanted the well to be built at the furthest corner in my garden, because when we moved in there was a tiny duck pond with real ducks. We filled it because wild ducks and hunting dogs are not very mindfulness combination in your garden. It's not relaxing to the ducks, dogs or me. The pond was natural and just 2 m2. It is the part of our property where used to be a swamp. So I knew there will be a proper source of the water. And that's why I wanted the well to be dig there.
Because of Poor Pii we didn't do much in our garden last summer. This summer the project well has taken few steps forward. We did got water into it immediately but only now have started to decorate it. On the video you can see how to get the water up and how bright it is. If you drop the bucket upside down into well it gets filled up easier.
Our water it is not suitable for drinking. We use it to water our garden. Because of the climate change and sustainability we wanted to have the water source of our own and free access to it anytime. In our arctic garden we grow mainly plants for our food. We do have flowers too, but they all are planted with the idea to create habitat areas for pollinators from May to September (October), when they can fly. In a sustainable garden you need to provide all year around sanctuary for the creatures to make them stay.
Later I will show you how the decoration of the well turns out.