.... reached pond surface this morning. And another 3 or 4 are close behind.
We haven't really had a winter this year -- just a few days of freezing
temps, almost no rain, and have had warm weather (60-70 degrees) for a week
or so, including a record 71 on Monday. Haven't checked pond water temp yet.
Iris leaves are already 8-12 inches and pickerel is sending up lots of
shoots and leaves. Koi are active, but still on their natural diet -- pond
critters, algae, etc., and have heard lots of toads / frogs at night. What's
happening at your pond?
--
Zk
Oregon, USDA Zone 7
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies

"zookeeper" wrote in message
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... reached pond surface this morning. And another 3 or 4 are close
behind.
We haven't really had a winter this year -- just a few days of freezing
temps, almost no rain, and have had warm weather (60-70 degrees) for a
week
or so, including a record 71 on Monday. Haven't checked pond water temp
yet.
Iris leaves are already 8-12 inches and pickerel is sending up lots of
shoots and leaves. Koi are active, but still on their natural diet -- pond
critters, algae, etc., and have heard lots of toads / frogs at night.
What's
happening at your pond?
====================
I went to check the water temperature in my bigger pond today to find the
thermometer GONE! Evidently the string broke and it fell to the bottom.
:-( The fish are at the bottom again after sever days of munching algae
and fresh fat worms from the flower bed. So I shut the pump off.....
My water lilies still haven't reached the surface. The pickerel are up only
about 2". The parrot's feather has tiny whirls. It's 48 F here today (zone
6 TN).
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
Shared-Secrets is not an anonymous remailer,
its a newsserver.
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What's
happening at your pond?
--
Zk
Oregon, USDA Zone 7
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies

Nothing yet - Just lots of ice and snow on it so far - ~16" hole open from
the airstone - 20F right now - no spring here yet in SW Ont
Gale :~)

Heavy ice all over, just the "stream" and "falls" show that a pond is
there at all. Getting warmer, though, hanging in around the melting
point in eastern New Brunswick, so I may soon get to find out if the
trout survived or not... I hope the submersed pump can hold out for at
least another month or so because I fear for my fish if it does...
Crows and ring-necks have been walking around the pond (getting a
drink?) Otherwise, all is calm and waiting break-up.


Clurrie
(One hole in ground, 200 trout, water lilies and iris. Paradise in the
making.)

Gale Pearce wrote:
What's

happening at your pond?
--
Zk
Oregon, USDA Zone 7
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies


Nothing yet - Just lots of ice and snow on it so far - ~16" hole open from
the airstone - 20F right now - no spring here yet in SW Ont
Gale :~)