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wrote in message ganews.com... In , on 03/02/04 at 09:22 AM, "BenignVanilla" said: Alan, we had several hundres (maybe thousand?) eggs in our pond last year, and some taddies. Never saw then again after a few weeks. Depending on what happens, I may have some for you and I am in Ellicott City. Thanks. I'd appeciate it. Tads, even adult toads (my garden gets full of slugs.) Nice 72 degrees today, wasn't it? Monday, I started scooping leaves out of the old leaf pit...I mean pond, and I scopped out a frog. He was quite groggy and not at all happy with me for scooping him up. LOL. I put him back and went back into the house. These warm days are going to drive me crazy. I want to get out there and work on the pond, but I know the weather can't be trusted yet. As soon as the VF melts though, I may clean that out. BV. Off to check Saturday's weather. |
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wrote in message ganews.com... In , on 03/02/04 at 09:22 AM, "BenignVanilla" said: Alan, we had several hundres (maybe thousand?) eggs in our pond last year, and some taddies. Never saw then again after a few weeks. Depending on what happens, I may have some for you and I am in Ellicott City. Thanks. I'd appeciate it. Tads, even adult toads (my garden gets full of slugs.) Nice 72 degrees today, wasn't it? Monday, I started scooping leaves out of the old leaf pit...I mean pond, and I scopped out a frog. He was quite groggy and not at all happy with me for scooping him up. LOL. I put him back and went back into the house. These warm days are going to drive me crazy. I want to get out there and work on the pond, but I know the weather can't be trusted yet. As soon as the VF melts though, I may clean that out. BV. Off to check Saturday's weather. |
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BV, I know what you mean about being so impatient to get
going on the veggie filter. My VF is loaded with frogs - leaves - and dead plant material. I don't want to clean it out for fear some of the frogs will be uprooted. So, I'm playing the waiting game, too. The filter and waterfall are up and running on the pond - and the fish are cruising around the perimeter - nibbling on the algae. Looks so neat. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... wrote in message ganews.com... In , on 03/02/04 at 09:22 AM, "BenignVanilla" said: Alan, we had several hundres (maybe thousand?) eggs in our pond last year, and some taddies. Never saw then again after a few weeks. Depending on what happens, I may have some for you and I am in Ellicott City. Thanks. I'd appeciate it. Tads, even adult toads (my garden gets full of slugs.) Nice 72 degrees today, wasn't it? Monday, I started scooping leaves out of the old leaf pit...I mean pond, and I scopped out a frog. He was quite groggy and not at all happy with me for scooping him up. LOL. I put him back and went back into the house. These warm days are going to drive me crazy. I want to get out there and work on the pond, but I know the weather can't be trusted yet. As soon as the VF melts though, I may clean that out. BV. Off to check Saturday's weather. |
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"Nedra" wrote in message link.net... BV, I know what you mean about being so impatient to get going on the veggie filter. My VF is loaded with frogs - leaves - and dead plant material. I don't want to clean it out for fear some of the frogs will be uprooted. So, I'm playing the waiting game, too. The filter and waterfall are up and running on the pond - and the fish are cruising around the perimeter - nibbling on the algae. Looks so neat. snip I am hoping this weekend warms up a bit, so I can get out there and do a few things. If the VF is thawed, I may just get it ready to start up. Last year my stream was leaking, so I think while stuff is dry I will add a new layer of liner over the seam, and then clean the VF and start up the pump. It will be interesting to see how much of the leaf litter the bottom drain will pull through to the VF. My first test. BV. |
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BV, I know what you mean about being so impatient to get
going on the veggie filter. My VF is loaded with frogs - leaves - and dead plant material. I don't want to clean it out for fear some of the frogs will be uprooted. So, I'm playing the waiting game, too. The filter and waterfall are up and running on the pond - and the fish are cruising around the perimeter - nibbling on the algae. Looks so neat. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... wrote in message ganews.com... In , on 03/02/04 at 09:22 AM, "BenignVanilla" said: Alan, we had several hundres (maybe thousand?) eggs in our pond last year, and some taddies. Never saw then again after a few weeks. Depending on what happens, I may have some for you and I am in Ellicott City. Thanks. I'd appeciate it. Tads, even adult toads (my garden gets full of slugs.) Nice 72 degrees today, wasn't it? Monday, I started scooping leaves out of the old leaf pit...I mean pond, and I scopped out a frog. He was quite groggy and not at all happy with me for scooping him up. LOL. I put him back and went back into the house. These warm days are going to drive me crazy. I want to get out there and work on the pond, but I know the weather can't be trusted yet. As soon as the VF melts though, I may clean that out. BV. Off to check Saturday's weather. |
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"Nedra" wrote in message link.net... BV, I know what you mean about being so impatient to get going on the veggie filter. My VF is loaded with frogs - leaves - and dead plant material. I don't want to clean it out for fear some of the frogs will be uprooted. So, I'm playing the waiting game, too. The filter and waterfall are up and running on the pond - and the fish are cruising around the perimeter - nibbling on the algae. Looks so neat. snip I am hoping this weekend warms up a bit, so I can get out there and do a few things. If the VF is thawed, I may just get it ready to start up. Last year my stream was leaking, so I think while stuff is dry I will add a new layer of liner over the seam, and then clean the VF and start up the pump. It will be interesting to see how much of the leaf litter the bottom drain will pull through to the VF. My first test. BV. |
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"BenignVanilla" wrote in message news:NcKdnfs-nJO0e9jdRVn- Monday, I started scooping leaves out of the old leaf pit...I mean pond, and I scopped out a frog. He was quite groggy and not at all happy with me for scooping him up. LOL. I put him back and went back into the house. These warm days are going to drive me crazy. I want to get out there and work on the pond, but I know the weather can't be trusted yet. As soon as the VF melts though, I may clean that out. ========================== I moved all the critters I came across to a kiddy pool behind the house. I took advantage of the beautiful weather to clean out the smaller pools and transplant the lilies and a few other things. My VF was cleaned out last fall and plastic window screen installed. The smaller pump ran all winter on the big pond, running water through the screen. That's the next project - cleaning out the VF and adding plants for the summer. -- Carol... My website: http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html [Insert humorous, clever or profound quote here] ~~~~~~~~~{@ ~~~~~~~~~{@ ~~~~~~~~~{@ |
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"BenignVanilla" wrote in message news:NcKdnfs-nJO0e9jdRVn- Monday, I started scooping leaves out of the old leaf pit...I mean pond, and I scopped out a frog. He was quite groggy and not at all happy with me for scooping him up. LOL. I put him back and went back into the house. These warm days are going to drive me crazy. I want to get out there and work on the pond, but I know the weather can't be trusted yet. As soon as the VF melts though, I may clean that out. ========================== I moved all the critters I came across to a kiddy pool behind the house. I took advantage of the beautiful weather to clean out the smaller pools and transplant the lilies and a few other things. My VF was cleaned out last fall and plastic window screen installed. The smaller pump ran all winter on the big pond, running water through the screen. That's the next project - cleaning out the VF and adding plants for the summer. -- Carol... My website: http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html [Insert humorous, clever or profound quote here] ~~~~~~~~~{@ ~~~~~~~~~{@ ~~~~~~~~~{@ |
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In , on 03/02/04
at 09:45 PM, "~ Windsong ~" said: I'd appeciate it. Tads, even adult toads (my garden gets full of slugs.) Nice 72 degrees today, wasn't it? We have loads of toads, assorted frogs, snakes, newts, lizards and salamanders and STILL have zillions of slugs and snails. :( -- I'd like to have all those critters around. Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Please use address alanh[at]min.net to reply via e-mail. **** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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In , on 03/02/04
at 09:45 PM, "~ Windsong ~" said: I'd appeciate it. Tads, even adult toads (my garden gets full of slugs.) Nice 72 degrees today, wasn't it? We have loads of toads, assorted frogs, snakes, newts, lizards and salamanders and STILL have zillions of slugs and snails. :( -- I'd like to have all those critters around. Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Please use address alanh[at]min.net to reply via e-mail. **** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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