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Winter and Netting
Some of you may remember we strung up pond netting from deck to fence
because of the dying maple. Little did I realize that a little wet snow would cause it to come crashing down. I've never seen anyone ever mention this. ??? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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"~ jan" wrote in message
... Some of you may remember we strung up pond netting from deck to fence because of the dying maple. Little did I realize that a little wet snow would cause it to come crashing down. I've never seen anyone ever mention this. ??? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us Yup. The first year we put up netting around our semi raised pond, the same thing happened. I had spar like pieces of wood screwed into the sleepers (railway ties for the US) at intervals around the pond, so we could raise them as and when needed for the net. The first heavy snow (the ONLY snow really), and I was looking into a pile of trapped snow that had pulled the spars from their screws and was covering the surface of the pond. Luckily the filter return kept a small open bit. Peter |
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really surprising. it took 55" of snow to bring the greenhouse over our pond
crashing down. Ingrid On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:33:33 CST, ~ jan wrote: Some of you may remember we strung up pond netting from deck to fence because of the dying maple. Little did I realize that a little wet snow would cause it to come crashing down. I've never seen anyone ever mention this. ??? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:33:33 CST, ~ jan wrote:
Some of you may remember we strung up pond netting from deck to fence because of the dying maple. Little did I realize that a little wet snow would cause it to come crashing down. I've never seen anyone ever mention this. ??? ~ jan I haven't had any snow for several years now, but I am considering some netting since I moved the pipe vine to a lattice near the pond. I've been dipping leaves daily and some are still going through the bottom drain. I'm hoping a fence around such a small pond will be adequate instead of covering, that way it will be easier to keep feeding. -- Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8 http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb |
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On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:47:34 CST, "2pods" wrote:
Yup. The first year we put up netting around our semi raised pond, the same thing happened. I had spar like pieces of wood screwed into the sleepers (railway ties for the US) at intervals around the pond, so we could raise them as and when needed for the net. The first heavy snow (the ONLY snow really), and I was looking into a pile of trapped snow that had pulled the spars from their screws and was covering the surface of the pond. Luckily the filter return kept a small open bit. Peter I wish I had known. We only had an inch, but it was wet snow. Here I had it all nice and clean under the netting and now all leafy again. The ponds are covered with mosquito screen, so nothing entered them, thankfully. Course, as often happens here, soon after the snow we had Chinook winds and it probably would have been all leafy down there again anyway. Hopefully we'll have a nice enough weekend so I can clean up. The latest wind striped all the leaves off the trees around us, so hopefully very few will move in future winds (she said wishfully). ;-) ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
Winter and Netting
"~ jan" wrote in message ... Some of you may remember we strung up pond netting from deck to fence because of the dying maple. Little did I realize that a little wet snow would cause it to come crashing down. I've never seen anyone ever mention this. ??? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us ==================================== I don't allow leaves to accumulate on my nets. Most blow off on their own. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:47:56 CST, "Reel McKoi"
wrote: I don't allow leaves to accumulate on my nets. Most blow off on their own. It wasn't accumulated leaves, it was a bit of wet snow. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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here is picture of the smooshed greenhouse
http://weloveteaching.com/hopepond/greenhouse.html but I cannot find pictures of the snow. I tried to google for that snowstorm, but didnt find anything. it wasnt one shot, it was 2 or 3 storms within a week or so that hit.. I think it was Dec 2000 or ?? anyway, we had already moved into town. My friend the Pond Lady was talking about a couple of her greenhouses collapsing too. My mother couldnt see from the house that ours was also collapsed. So we didnt do anything. that year all the fish that were in those ponds died. the koi had already been moved to their new pond in town. Ingrid On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:05:22 CST, ~ jan wrote: On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:47:39 CST, wrote: really surprising. it took 55" of snow to bring the greenhouse over our pond crashing down. Ingrid You get 55" of snow!!!!! Yikes, pictures? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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On Dec 5, 7:05 pm, ~ jan wrote:
On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:47:56 CST, "Reel McKoi" wrote: I don't allow leaves to accumulate on my nets. Most blow off on their own. It wasn't accumulated leaves, it was a bit of wet snow. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds:www.jjspond.us Hi Jan, we cover our raised pond with window screening - over a network of strong pvc pipes and 2 x 2's. We also found out a framework of some kind was needed....the hard way, like you. We used to do it with netting but beneficial snakes kept getting caught in it and we got tired of having to save their lives with scissors and patience and holding the snakes. One of 'em was 6' long and kept curling his tail around my bare legs under the nightie I had on. DD had discovered it about 9:30 one evening, and altho she hates them, insisted on us saving it's life. We do try to blow or suck all the leaves off as they do get heavy with water and snow. Nan |
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:16:19 CST, Olde Hippee wrote:
Hi Jan, we cover our raised pond with window screening - over a network of strong pvc pipes and 2 x 2's. We also found out a framework of some kind was needed....the hard way, like you. Nan Ditto, thankfully the ponds were covered with window screening, and I use 1x6's for support, lots of them, so everything was find under the netting. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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wrote:
here is picture of the smooshed greenhouse http://weloveteaching.com/hopepond/greenhouse.html Yikes! I'll be thinking of you as I am out goose hunting this weekend - where the daytime temp is expected to get to 76... ;-) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes "Usenet really is all about standing around and hitting the ground with clubs, on a spot where many years earlier a dead horse lay." |
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On Dec 4, 8:33 pm, ~ jan wrote:
Some of you may remember we strung up pond netting from deck to fence because of the dying maple. Little did I realize that a little wet snow would cause it to come crashing down. I've never seen anyone ever mention this. ??? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds:www.jjspond.us I have had a foot of snow on my netting before I knocked it off! The Unsupported part of the netting really hung low; but it did not break! It was attached to strong supports and the top supports kept the whole net from hanging down as a whole! I later added strong wire supports from the pole ends you see on the top and attached them from the end to 3 spread out places on the opposite wall!: http://wolfbat359.com/catcage.html specifically: http://wolfbat359.com/catcage104.jpg http://wolfbat359.com/catcage109.jpg http://wolfbat359.com/catcage112.jpg http://wolfbat359.com/catcage123.jpg |
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On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:49:08 CST, chatnoir
wrote: I have had a foot of snow on my netting before I knocked it off! The Unsupported part of the netting really hung low; but it did not break! http://wolfbat359.com/catcage.html Definitely lack of support did it in. We just had it suspended the full distance (28') except for a rope in the middle. Too cold now to go out and clean up the leaves, but the screens are clear, so that's the important thing. Went out to add water, and I guess I didn't drain the hose as well as I thought, frozen, so it is inside warming up.s ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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