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Originally Posted by sean mckinney
I was in sorting out two ponds this week as a practise for a third which does need iot dione this week, most of the growing season is over and I dont want to leave it much later as I feel I may disturb amphibians settling in for the winter.
One of those 'big' paddling pools with the inflatable collars is very useful to pump the water to so it can be kept and reused, if you are UK based B&Q sell or sold a 10ft diameter 2ft deep one for about £60. If you are looking do not get the paddling pools with inflatable walls, I found them to be unstable.
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Thanks for the reply.
The 'amphibian' presence poses a dilemma for me too. i have only just 'aquired' frogs in the pond and dont want to disturb them or drive them away now. Nor do i want to disturb them once they have started to hibernate. On the other hand, the work needs doing, and i particularly need to thin out the oxygenator weed - which is a favourite haunt of one of the frogs at the moment.
I dont think i need to go as far as a paddling pool as a temporary pond while i sort the pond out. its a very small pondso i think i can manage with buckets and do each plant one at a time. Thanks for the info though, it would be usefull with a bigger pond than mine.