Green Power in the Garden: A Simple Water Feature Using Photovoltaic Solar Panels
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Keywords

photovoltaic
solar panel
garden water feature

How to Cite

Thralls, Edmund Lee. 2019. “Green Power in the Garden: A Simple Water Feature Using Photovoltaic Solar Panels: ENH-1307/EP571, 4/2019”. EDIS 2019 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep571-2019.

Abstract

In this new 4-page publication from the Environmental Horticulture Department, Edmund Lee Thralls presents a basic method of how to construct a solar-powered water feature in your garden.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep571

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep571-2019
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