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Old 13-10-2010, 05:03 PM posted to rec.ponds.moderated
ReelMcKoi ReelMcKoi is offline
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Default Time to winterize

"~ jan" wrote in message
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Time to start the process here. Starts with pulling the taro plants fro

m
the pond and putting them in a plastic tent with a no pest strip....
though
I'm half tempted to cut all them down.... I may have to give this some
more
thought, as I try to simplify all pond chores.

How do others bring their tropicals in yet keep the bugs out? ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us



Taros are horrible for mites. I use a systemic since nothing in the
ponds eat them. Lowes and Home Depot sell systemic insecticides.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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