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spring work ~ what do you need to do this year?
wrote in message ... I already wrote about our bog projects under frog experiment. We are blessed with a lovely weekend so we got our spring pond stuff done really early this year. Besides fertilizing lilies and getting the waterfall running we took out our second island. (I have the remodeling bug with my pond.) Our islands are built out of builder's block and an oil filter type planter on top. Didn't like how it worked with mini cattails so took it out all together. We trimmed up the first island which is full of yellow iris. Can't wait to see it bloom. I removed a marsh marigold out of the old blog and brought it up to the deck. Full of buds and I bet it starts blooming tomorrow. We also sat and talked about what kind of set up we would do when we sell this house (down the road) and build another pond. =================== We have to drain down both ponds to remove last summer's fry. They bred into mid summer so the ponds are loaded with young fish. A few adults will probably be culled out to make space as they all grow. The larger the koi the less the ponds can hold. All look good, all look healthy and all are eating. There are no signs of disease or health problems. Some water lilies need dividing which will be done soon, before they really start to take off. That's about it for this spring. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. |
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spring work ~ what do you need to do this year?
Worked on the lily pond today. In the past I would drain it out completely
and suck the muck out and refill. I found that not only was it a great waste of water, but then I had pH problems and getting the water balanced again. So today I used the shop vac on the bottom and shelves. While it drained I trimmed dead stuff off the marginals. Many of the plants will need dividing, hopefully not too many of the lilies this year. The main goal is to get a barrel filter connected, which requires ordering the parts and digging a BIG hole for it. It will only be a 2 barrel filter, rather than 4 like the koi ponds. I'll also have to trim the fish load in the koi ponds that I've yet to take the screens off of and start the filter. I was hoping to do that this weekend, but they're predicting cooler temps again mid-week, so maybe next weekend. Marsh Marigold also about to burst into bloom. :-) ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State |
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spring work ~ what do you need to do this year?
Finish digging & building it! I only got down a foot last year, 2 more to go.
Pond will be about 10x12, block walls extending 2 courses above ground, total depth around 4 1/2ft. It'll have a liner. I'll buy the bottom drain, and probably the skimmer. All filtration will be DIY, probably 5 gallon drums. I'm thinking about getting a 200 gallon cone-bottom tank for a settlement chamber. I'm HOPING to have water in it by late fall, and fish next year. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Retired Shop Rat: 14,647 days in a GM plant. Now I can do what I enjoy: Large Format Photography Web Site: www.destarr.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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