Years ago we dug a shallow bog next to the regular pond.
We learned a lot from the whole experience and that was
valuable in and of itself.
But the plants grew so fast and filled in the bog so much that
finally there was little water in it and I didn't want any tadpoles
to end up in peril.
Ending the frog bog has taken longer than we'd have liked.
First DH poked holes in the liner to drain it. Then he started
in with his flame thrower (and set the lawn on fire but that is
another story).
He recently took advantage of having a small grader that was
leveling an area below our new deck to attach one end of the
liner to it and drag it free. Then the dirt from the graded area
went into the old bog and it will be ready for seeding whenever
DH gets around to that.

Bubbler in the pond, ready for winter, had a skim of ice the other
morning.

k :-)

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:04:05 EST, kathy wrote:

He recently took advantage of having a small grader that was
leveling an area below our new deck to attach one end of the
liner to it and drag it free. Then the dirt from the graded area
went into the old bog and it will be ready for seeding whenever
DH gets around to that.

Good to hear that K, as I always thought leaving that liner in the ground
would be a problem in the long run. ~ jan

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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

What will you be doing for a filter?

Jim

The Frog Bog never was a filter.
We once tried a veggie filter in the little bog (attached to the
pond) but that failed as it grew in (you would have think we
learned...)
Right now the pond has no filter. Lots of plants, few critters,
waterfall
over rock is as close as it gets.
k :-)
On Nov 28, 3:29 pm, Phyllis and Jim wrote:
What will you be doing for a filter?

Jim