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).

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1. DIY: August Lawn & Garden To-Do List - Danny Lipford Says:
   March 4th, 2009 at 11:52 am

   [...] close watch on your birdbath, water features, and hummingbird feeder – take steps to correct or avoid mold, stagnation, and [...]

2. Stephen Says:
   March 31st, 2009 at 3:10 pm

   I don’t know if the pennies work but as I’ve posted elsewhere, only pennies made before 1982 are 95% copper. Newer ones are 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. Use a piece of copper pipe instead.

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