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Pond finally made it up to 65 degrees last week and boy were those
little guys hungry! BV, I'm with you, from the looks of the number of Rosie Reds that survived the winter, I can't imagine what the end of the summer will look like. Last night, I was sitting by the pond and entertaining thoughts of catching them and selling them to the local fishing supply/convenience store. Aside for that, I've spotted three frogs so far and they were singing quite merrily last night. The water lilies are throwing off leaves, the irises are sprouting, and everything else is greening up and growing up. Water is pretty clear so the barley straw I put in two weeks ago appears to be doing its thing. Of course, we had 80 degree days last wek and today we may be getting some snow flurries. I suspect though the cold snap won't really last long enough to make a significant impact on water temps. My biggest problem is exercising restraint. I want to have my hands in everything outdoors, putting in herbs, vegetables, playing with the pond etc.! *smile* Susan Durham, NC shsimko[@]duke[.]edu |
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Pond finally made it up to 65 degrees last week and boy were those
little guys hungry! BV, I'm with you, from the looks of the number of Rosie Reds that survived the winter, I can't imagine what the end of the summer will look like. Last night, I was sitting by the pond and entertaining thoughts of catching them and selling them to the local fishing supply/convenience store. Aside for that, I've spotted three frogs so far and they were singing quite merrily last night. The water lilies are throwing off leaves, the irises are sprouting, and everything else is greening up and growing up. Water is pretty clear so the barley straw I put in two weeks ago appears to be doing its thing. Of course, we had 80 degree days last wek and today we may be getting some snow flurries. I suspect though the cold snap won't really last long enough to make a significant impact on water temps. My biggest problem is exercising restraint. I want to have my hands in everything outdoors, putting in herbs, vegetables, playing with the pond etc.! *smile* Susan Durham, NC shsimko[@]duke[.]edu |
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Susan,
Those rosie reds may be cute and quick, but remember with their prolific reproduction rate they are adding volume to your biomass of weight of fish per gallon of water. As the water warms an "Algae Bloom" may be on the horizon with its subsequent problems. Tom L.L. --------------------------------------- "Susan H. Simko" wrote in message ... Pond finally made it up to 65 degrees last week and boy were those little guys hungry! BV, I'm with you, from the looks of the number of Rosie Reds that survived the winter, I can't imagine what the end of the summer will look like. Last night, I was sitting by the pond and entertaining thoughts of catching them and selling them to the local fishing supply/convenience store. Aside for that, I've spotted three frogs so far and they were singing quite merrily last night. The water lilies are throwing off leaves, the irises are sprouting, and everything else is greening up and growing up. Water is pretty clear so the barley straw I put in two weeks ago appears to be doing its thing. Of course, we had 80 degree days last wek and today we may be getting some snow flurries. I suspect though the cold snap won't really last long enough to make a significant impact on water temps. My biggest problem is exercising restraint. I want to have my hands in everything outdoors, putting in herbs, vegetables, playing with the pond etc.! *smile* Susan Durham, NC shsimko[@]duke[.]edu |
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Susan,
Those rosie reds may be cute and quick, but remember with their prolific reproduction rate they are adding volume to your biomass of weight of fish per gallon of water. As the water warms an "Algae Bloom" may be on the horizon with its subsequent problems. Tom L.L. --------------------------------------- "Susan H. Simko" wrote in message ... Pond finally made it up to 65 degrees last week and boy were those little guys hungry! BV, I'm with you, from the looks of the number of Rosie Reds that survived the winter, I can't imagine what the end of the summer will look like. Last night, I was sitting by the pond and entertaining thoughts of catching them and selling them to the local fishing supply/convenience store. Aside for that, I've spotted three frogs so far and they were singing quite merrily last night. The water lilies are throwing off leaves, the irises are sprouting, and everything else is greening up and growing up. Water is pretty clear so the barley straw I put in two weeks ago appears to be doing its thing. Of course, we had 80 degree days last wek and today we may be getting some snow flurries. I suspect though the cold snap won't really last long enough to make a significant impact on water temps. My biggest problem is exercising restraint. I want to have my hands in everything outdoors, putting in herbs, vegetables, playing with the pond etc.! *smile* Susan Durham, NC shsimko[@]duke[.]edu |
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