"elaine" wrote in message
.. .
Just out of curiosity how many of us are here are Canucks? I have
"inherited" a 15'x21'~3.5deep pond along with my new man and am trying to
figure out how to make the pond better. Being up in the "north country"
(winters start in October some years and can get as cold as -32c with 3-4'
of snow) some of the wonderful stuff I read here just doesn't apply to my
situation. So I was wondering if there might be someplace I could ALSO go
to
with info that might work for me. How I envy all of you that can have
ponds
all year long, but now that I have one of my own I intend to try and make
it
the best I can. Anyway that was probably MORE than enough info for now,
looking forward to perhaps seeing some responses.

Elaine

Me too eh.

I brought the fish in last winter, problem is they never left. I'm afraid
their new cousins in the pond are staying outside this year. I'll have to
invest in a heater or bubbler to keep a small hole in the ice open during
the winter to prevent build up of toxic gasses. I'll likely have to cover up
the pond somehow too, as the neighbour's tree really mucked up the water
last fall. Problem is the leaves are to small for any pond netting I've
seen.