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Pond with water
We've had so little rain here recently that the middle pond has now
dried up. I shut off the pump for the air stone because the gentle bubbling from the air stone had turned into a rather sinister hiss. Right now the bottom of the pond is a bit muddy, but in just a few days I wouldn't be surprised to see the bottom rock hard and dry, dry enough that I can probably drive the tractor and bush hog down into it to do some real heavy duty weeding. However, late last year I began digging a tiny pond in the back in an old fire pit. Being as how I am no longer the earth moving machine I used to be, it took me about a month to dig the silly thing, and it is only 2 feet deep at the very deepest. The skimmer is way too low and the liner is wrinkled. The cinder blocks lining the thing should be down at the water's edge. It is a textbook example of things to avoid while building a pond. But at least it holds water. There are no fish, and if I get around to it, all the holes in the cinder blocks will eventually have plants, and my fervent hope is that eventually the plants can grow enough to hide many of my mistakes. That being said, here is a picture of the backyard mud puddle that holds water: http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...n012008012.jpg Don't ask me what plants are there now, I don't remember. My style of gardening is to stick a plant in the ground (green side up, if the plant is lucky) and see if it grows or dies. By the time I can tell if it is worth remembering the name of the plant or not, I have long since forgotten the name anyway. Galen Hekhuis |
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