Kerrigore
10-30-2004, 02:58 AM
You ever want to make a birdbath? Well, it should be clean and fit. Birds are living things too, so here are a few tips for keeping it clean.
A birdbath makes a great addition to your landscape, but the debris and algae they collect are far less than attractive. Here's a tip for getting the bath clean and keeping it clean.
* Remove the leaves, debris and stagnant water.
* Spray out as much gunk as possible with a garden hose.
* Mix up a mild bleach solution and use a stiff scrub brush to clean the bath (this will kill the algae and remove the stains it leaves behind).
* Thoroughly rinse the bath out with clean, fresh water.
* Finally drop several copper pennies into the refilled bath to prevent future algae growth (the chemical reaction between copper and water stops algae growth).
A birdbath makes a great addition to your landscape, but the debris and algae they collect are far less than attractive. Here's a tip for getting the bath clean and keeping it clean.
* Remove the leaves, debris and stagnant water.
* Spray out as much gunk as possible with a garden hose.
* Mix up a mild bleach solution and use a stiff scrub brush to clean the bath (this will kill the algae and remove the stains it leaves behind).
* Thoroughly rinse the bath out with clean, fresh water.
* Finally drop several copper pennies into the refilled bath to prevent future algae growth (the chemical reaction between copper and water stops algae growth).