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snail update
We pulled out the pump and while there were snail shells in the basket there were not any in the old pump or in the piping. Thank goodness!! So a new pump is in. Water hyacinths back in the filter. Waterfall running. Lots of smooshed snails on the bottom of the pond. Bought four pretty koi and put them in and this morning I saw one wrastling with a land snail that had fallen in the pond. I think they are going to do a bang up job of desnailing the pond. On the other hand.... the curse of the ivy is still with us. We killed it all and have been remodeling the beds where it had taken over. Today DH went out to work on one of the beds and went INSANE. He pulled out all the timbers and stair steps spread dirt hither and thither and now I've got loose dirt everywhere covering every possible way in and out of the house and the band is loading and unloading four times in the next two days and this takes about 25 trips out of the house each time they take the stuff out and 25 trips when they bring the stuff back in the middle of the night through all this loose dirt and they are doing this twice and I'm NOT happy. kathy :-( |
snail update
Karen,
At my mom and dad's house my mother planted a Mock Orange at the end of one of the long lateral lines and it was beautiful. Unfortunately, it seems to have lost favor in landscapes today, which is a shame. It was so beautiful and on warm summer evenings sitting out on the back patio with the Mock Orange about 100 feet away it would fill the evening atmosphere with a intoxicating fragrance that lent peace to the entire scene washing away any troubles or problems that had picked at you through the day. Find a good fertilizer and give it some feedings, you too will be blessed. Tom L.L. --------------------------------------- Karen Mullen wrote: In article , EROSPAM (Ka30P) writes: On the other hand.... the curse of the ivy is still with us. We killed it all and have been remodeling the beds where it had taken over. oh can I identify with that. when I bot this house the previous owner did NO yard work and the ivy spread along the chain link fence and was pulling it down. it took my and my blessed neighbor all summer the first year to get that D**M stuff from in and around and thru the fence. also discovered after removing the stuff that it had almost choked and killed a mock orange. it made a comeback this summer and oh did it smell so sweet. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
snail update
In article ,
EROSPAM (Ka30P) writes: On the other hand.... the curse of the ivy is still with us. We killed it all and have been remodeling the beds where it had taken over. oh can I identify with that. when I bot this house the previous owner did NO yard work and the ivy spread along the chain link fence and was pulling it down. it took my and my blessed neighbor all summer the first year to get that D**M stuff from in and around and thru the fence. also discovered after removing the stuff that it had almost choked and killed a mock orange. it made a comeback this summer and oh did it smell so sweet. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
snail update
Congrats on the new koi! Hope all goes well in acclimating them to their new
home. Instant solution to potential mess in house: Station DH with vacuum or shop vac or hand vac, broom and dustpan if necessary, etc., at whichever doorway band is using (and make sure they only use one doorway at a time!!! -- think locks!!!) He is most likely the cause of the mess, he can be the cure as well!!! even if it's in the middle of the night. Sorry, not having a good day with DH and teenage males in my house today. I'm soooo out-numbered. -- Zk "Ka30P" wrote ... .... On the other hand.... the curse of the ivy is still with us. We killed it all and have been remodeling the beds where it had taken over. Today DH went out to work on one of the beds and went INSANE. He pulled out all the timbers and stair steps spread dirt hither and thither and now I've got loose dirt everywhere covering every possible way in and out of the house and the band is loading and unloading four times in the next two days and this takes about 25 trips out of the house each time they take the stuff out and 25 trips when they bring the stuff back in the middle of the night through all this loose dirt and they are doing this twice and I'm NOT happy. |
snail update
In article , "Tom L. La Bron"
writes: about 100 feet away it would fill the evening atmosphere with a intoxicating fragrance that lent peace to the entire scene washing away any troubles or problems that had picked at you through the day. boy you can say that again! I have a screened in porch about 25 ft away from the plant and although it didn't put out many blooms, what it did filled the air. they're done now, but my oriental lilies are taking their place, an intoxicated fragrance. BTW do you know who big the mock orange can get? this one's main stalk was choked by the ivy, but it has sent out new growth from the stump. (Thank gaud I didn't pull it). Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
snail update
Karen,
At my mom and dad's house my mother planted a Mock Orange at the end of one of the long lateral lines and it was beautiful. Unfortunately, it seems to have lost favor in landscapes today, which is a shame. It was so beautiful and on warm summer evenings sitting out on the back patio with the Mock Orange about 100 feet away it would fill the evening atmosphere with a intoxicating fragrance that lent peace to the entire scene washing away any troubles or problems that had picked at you through the day. Find a good fertilizer and give it some feedings, you too will be blessed. Tom L.L. --------------------------------------- Karen Mullen wrote: In article , EROSPAM (Ka30P) writes: On the other hand.... the curse of the ivy is still with us. We killed it all and have been remodeling the beds where it had taken over. oh can I identify with that. when I bot this house the previous owner did NO yard work and the ivy spread along the chain link fence and was pulling it down. it took my and my blessed neighbor all summer the first year to get that D**M stuff from in and around and thru the fence. also discovered after removing the stuff that it had almost choked and killed a mock orange. it made a comeback this summer and oh did it smell so sweet. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
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