first mistake of new ponders is putting pond in low ground thinking this is
where pond naturally go - you do not have a natural pond. if you did it
would have both an in and out for new water. putting ur pond in a low area
will mean it getting contaminated with whatever chemicals you or ur
neighbors use on yard plants/grass and with any soil erosion. u can make it
look low by surounding it with rocks and having the liner up in the rocks.
donna - called lefty at the moment

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon.../view/4e29?b=6


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"~ jan" wrote

| Baskets lined with weed fabric

What is weed fabric?

| It would help us if you would explain what your plans are, advice
differs
| for a koi pond, a goldfish pond, or a water garden with just small fish
to
| eat mosquitos, etc. Size? Location? Power sources.... Depth? ~ jan

Small fish to eat mosquitos. I am mostly interested in cultivating frogs -
small green frogs - and providing amusement for local birds. It will be a
very small pond, definitely under 1k gallons. I am thinking of putting it
in
the lowest part of the property and letting it collect rainwater.