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Wintering my pond
I have a hand built pond that measures about 7 feet by 3 feet by 1 1/2 feet deep. Each winter I drain, bring in the fish, pumps (fountain and waterfall) and cover with a tarp to keep the snow off. Then each spring begin anew.
This year we have a great plant of parrots feather that has exploded in growth and we would like to winter this over. Various sites say different solutions to this. I was planning to put the pot at the bottom of the pond, put in a heater and cover the pond with a tarp. Will this work? We never had luck trying to winter plants in doors. should I leave a pump in to keep water moving? We live in western NY state, where snow is plentiful and typically Dec-Feb can be below zero. Thanks |
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rfm wrote:
I have a hand built pond that measures about 7 feet by 3 feet by 1 1/2 feet deep. Each winter I drain, bring in the fish, pumps (fountain and waterfall) and cover with a tarp to keep the snow off. Then each spring begin anew. This year we have a great plant of parrots feather that has exploded in growth and we would like to winter this over. Various sites say different solutions to this. I was planning to put the pot at the bottom of the pond, put in a heater and cover the pond with a tarp. Will this work? We never had luck trying to winter plants in doors. I wouldn't think so. It's going to die back anyway, because it gets no light, and it's got no tuber to store energy, so I can't see it coming back in the spring. I have dropped PF to the bottom of a 5 foot pond, where I know it never froze, and it hasn't survived. should I leave a pump in to keep water moving? That would just distribute the heat over a much larger area, and raise your electricity bill even higher. It would be great to be able to start off the season with growing Parrot Feather, but it's a lot cheaper to buy than your electrical bill for keeping a heater in the pond - and I still doubt the likelihood of success. -- derek |
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rfm wrote:
I have a hand built pond that measures about 7 feet by 3 feet by 1 1/2 feet deep. Each winter I drain, bring in the fish, pumps (fountain and waterfall) and cover with a tarp to keep the snow off. Then each spring begin anew. This year we have a great plant of parrots feather that has exploded in growth and we would like to winter this over. Various sites say different solutions to this. I was planning to put the pot at the bottom of the pond, put in a heater and cover the pond with a tarp. Will this work? We never had luck trying to winter plants in doors. I wouldn't think so. It's going to die back anyway, because it gets no light, and it's got no tuber to store energy, so I can't see it coming back in the spring. I have dropped PF to the bottom of a 5 foot pond, where I know it never froze, and it hasn't survived. should I leave a pump in to keep water moving? That would just distribute the heat over a much larger area, and raise your electricity bill even higher. It would be great to be able to start off the season with growing Parrot Feather, but it's a lot cheaper to buy than your electrical bill for keeping a heater in the pond - and I still doubt the likelihood of success. -- derek |
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The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Thanks to Kathy's advice I was more patient this spring. Instead of
throwing out plants, parrots feather in particular, that looked dead I left them in the pond and by mid June growth was showing. We are in SW Ontario - Zone 5 or 6. BTW Kathy, did the frogs make it through? Our frog pond is 20" deep. I am concerned the frogs will die in there. Considering draining it to force them to move into the fish pond for the winter. It's 4' deep. Your thoughts? Heather "Ka30P" wrote in message ... The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Thanks to Kathy's advice I was more patient this spring. Instead of
throwing out plants, parrots feather in particular, that looked dead I left them in the pond and by mid June growth was showing. We are in SW Ontario - Zone 5 or 6. BTW Kathy, did the frogs make it through? Our frog pond is 20" deep. I am concerned the frogs will die in there. Considering draining it to force them to move into the fish pond for the winter. It's 4' deep. Your thoughts? Heather "Ka30P" wrote in message ... The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Ka30P wrote:
The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. I tried every way I could think of to keep the parrot feather in zone 6, and nothing ever worked. I'm sooooo jealous. -- derek |
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Ka30P wrote:
The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. I tried every way I could think of to keep the parrot feather in zone 6, and nothing ever worked. I'm sooooo jealous. -- derek |
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Heather wrote BTW Kathy, did the frogs make it through?
I had one lady bullfrog in the ponds last fall and she showed up again this spring. How she made it I have no idea! The deeper pond was frozen over completely, I lost all my koi (from not being ready for the severe winter we had). But the bullfrog came thru. Not sure which pond she wintered over in but she shouldn't have survived and she did! kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Heather wrote BTW Kathy, did the frogs make it through?
I had one lady bullfrog in the ponds last fall and she showed up again this spring. How she made it I have no idea! The deeper pond was frozen over completely, I lost all my koi (from not being ready for the severe winter we had). But the bullfrog came thru. Not sure which pond she wintered over in but she shouldn't have survived and she did! kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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The parrots feather stays alive year 'round in the lotus garden. I never
do anything to that 12' pond - just wait for the lotuses, etc to start growing again. I do think I have a microclimate in the ponds area - approximately 40' x 15'. It's on the north side of the house so who knows? ..... zone maps show my area as zone 6, but I grow so many zone 7 and up plants there. Nedra Lotus Garden: www.community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Ka30P wrote: The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. I tried every way I could think of to keep the parrot feather in zone 6, and nothing ever worked. I'm sooooo jealous. -- derek |
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The parrots feather stays alive year 'round in the lotus garden. I never
do anything to that 12' pond - just wait for the lotuses, etc to start growing again. I do think I have a microclimate in the ponds area - approximately 40' x 15'. It's on the north side of the house so who knows? ..... zone maps show my area as zone 6, but I grow so many zone 7 and up plants there. Nedra Lotus Garden: www.community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Ka30P wrote: The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. I tried every way I could think of to keep the parrot feather in zone 6, and nothing ever worked. I'm sooooo jealous. -- derek |
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The parrots feather stays alive year 'round in the lotus garden. I never
do anything to that 12' pond - just wait for the lotuses, etc to start growing again. I do think I have a microclimate in the ponds area - approximately 40' x 15'. It's on the north side of the house so who knows? ..... zone maps show my area as zone 6, but I grow so many zone 7 and up plants there. Nedra Lotus Garden: www.community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Ka30P wrote: The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. I tried every way I could think of to keep the parrot feather in zone 6, and nothing ever worked. I'm sooooo jealous. -- derek |
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Note: The link I posted for the lotus garden doesn't work. Actually when
the computer crashed I lost everything... including the links Nedra "Nedra" wrote in message k.net... The parrots feather stays alive year 'round in the lotus garden. I never do anything to that 12' pond - just wait for the lotuses, etc to start growing again. I do think I have a microclimate in the ponds area - approximately 40' x 15'. It's on the north side of the house so who knows? .... zone maps show my area as zone 6, but I grow so many zone 7 and up plants there. Nedra Lotus Garden: www.community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Ka30P wrote: The whole frog bog (ten-ish inches deep) froze solid last year and was covered with snow, everything came back - penneywort, lilies, lizard's tail, horsetail, forget-me-not, cattails, rushes, parrot's feather. Parrot's feather is usually the last to show up here in zone 7. I tried every way I could think of to keep the parrot feather in zone 6, and nothing ever worked. I'm sooooo jealous. -- derek |
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