Not sure about a couple of the post on here but.....

I have a pond next to my shed, it's stocked with about 20 comet goldfish.
Here is some advice I'd like to share about ponds, I hope it is of use:

Buy a good quality pond liner, the best you can afford. lining the pond with bin-bags instead of a liner is a cheap way of making a pond but it's unlikely to last very long.

Feed fish sparingly as too much food will cloud the water.

Also herons can decimate the contents of your pond, so I strongly recommend an electrified barbed wire fence, this will keep out herons, ducks and sea eagles. It will also protect the pond from falling children, who can cause major damage to bull-rushes, water lilies and other aquatic plant life.

I have fitted my pond with a fountain to aerate the water and also because the sound of running water gets the lady next door really horny, she is now a regular visitor to my shed when her husband is at work.

Most important, sit back, watch your fish swimming about and relax. Ponds are fantastic.





P.S if any of the ladies who post on here would like to view my pond or shed then send me a private message with a photo of yourself.

On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:23:15 EST, JB wrote:

On 3/3/2012 9:19 PM, Donkey wrote:
poisonedmonkey;952511 Wrote:
Just registered and new to this forum so don't know where to start
really.

In a nutshell i've just moved house and for the first time ever i've got
a nice sized garden and ample space for a pond. I've always wanted one
but just don't know where to start!!

I would like to do most of the labour myself.

Any tips/help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hi there, I am relatively new as well.

I wouldn't install a pond if I was you, I had one in one of my gardens
and unfortunately a small child died. Me + Beer + Pond + Child =
Inevitable drowning.

Welcome.

Call me paranoid but are we being invaded by again by persons trying to
ruin this forum. Shades of red.pond 5 years ago.

Seems gardenbanter is able to cross post to RPM. Old rec.ponds mention at
times about being proactive w/children and ponds.

As far as being invaded.... I did have to reject some posts that were too
crude for comfort, imho. I know British humor is a bit over the top, and
these folks seem to know each other and be okay with it. I don't think the
old trolls of RP could have come up with some of the clever innuendos, US
trolls are much more blunt.

I assume our comments aren't getting crossed posted to gardenbanter. If
nothing else they might start up a conversation with those who are
regulars, even if they can't see the answers themselves. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us