Spring is here
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celacanthr
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uggg...spring means that i have to get on my squeaky black boots, go outside,a dn stick my hands into stinky pils of waterlogged leaves, so that my pond is clean for summer.
celacanthr
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And you live really close to me! I must be behind this year! ahhhh!
I better go put on those boots...
I better go put on those boots...
ifusayso
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Originally Posted by CELACANTHr
uggg...spring means that i have to get on my squeaky black boots, go outside,a dn stick my hands into stinky pils of waterlogged leaves, so that my pond is clean for summer.
Oh yes and my pond pump quit working sometime this winter. I love playing in th pond. Luckily mine is only 220 gallons. But last year I found a snake living in it...not thrilled about going in now. I do keep a leaf net over the pond because we have problems with blue herons eating the fish, so hopefully I just have to trim back dead plant material and escapee leaves.
uggg...spring means that i have to get on my squeaky black boots, go outside,a dn stick my hands into stinky pils of waterlogged leaves, so that my pond is clean for summer.
Oh yes and my pond pump quit working sometime this winter. I love playing in th pond. Luckily mine is only 220 gallons. But last year I found a snake living in it...not thrilled about going in now. I do keep a leaf net over the pond because we have problems with blue herons eating the fish, so hopefully I just have to trim back dead plant material and escapee leaves.
celacanthr
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Originally Posted by ifusayso
Oh yes and my pond pump quit working sometime this winter. I love playing in th pond. Luckily mine is only 220 gallons. But last year I found a snake living in it...not thrilled about going in now. I do keep a leaf net over the pond because we have problems with blue herons eating the fish, so hopefully I just have to trim back dead plant material and escapee leaves.
Ye, we had some problems with the hawks and owls eating our fish, so instead of buying a leaf net (which I think obscure the view to much) I took some PVC, and cut them into about foot long sections (an even number of them), and drilled holes at the top of each section, and pushed them into the ground around the pond, and strung fishing line between each pair of PVC section. This has stopped all predation in the pond, but the frog's can still come and go as they please.
I get snakes in my pond fairly often, but they are always garter snakes.
Oh yes and my pond pump quit working sometime this winter. I love playing in th pond. Luckily mine is only 220 gallons. But last year I found a snake living in it...not thrilled about going in now. I do keep a leaf net over the pond because we have problems with blue herons eating the fish, so hopefully I just have to trim back dead plant material and escapee leaves.
Ye, we had some problems with the hawks and owls eating our fish, so instead of buying a leaf net (which I think obscure the view to much) I took some PVC, and cut them into about foot long sections (an even number of them), and drilled holes at the top of each section, and pushed them into the ground around the pond, and strung fishing line between each pair of PVC section. This has stopped all predation in the pond, but the frog's can still come and go as they please.
I get snakes in my pond fairly often, but they are always garter snakes.
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surfinusa
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finally spring is here and awesome picture
elfdoctors
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Spring won't arrive here in northern Wisconsin for a few more weeks. It will usually still take around 3-4 weeks for our crocuses to start blooming.
I walked on our lake today. There is still well over a foot of ice on it.
I walked on our lake today. There is still well over a foot of ice on it.
lovethesea
Active Member
Originally Posted by TangMan99
What? Springs been here for weeks! In Florida that is?
After snow and ice this past week (and tornados 3 weeks ago
), I hope Spring is almost here. A little warmer today and maybe a thunderstorm.
Surpirse Lillies are starting to pop up already.
LOVE that pic of the Does and Fawns!! :joy:
What? Springs been here for weeks! In Florida that is?
After snow and ice this past week (and tornados 3 weeks ago
Surpirse Lillies are starting to pop up already.
LOVE that pic of the Does and Fawns!! :joy:
nflnutswif
Member
Good timing, I spent all day yesterday cleaning out my pond and filters for the coming summer. The fisies are as happy as can be. I too have a cargo net over the top arched with pvc pipes, caught a racoon trying to have koi dinner.
My pictures are in the archives somewhere on here, couldn't find them.
My pictures are in the archives somewhere on here, couldn't find them.
