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Are they leeches?
by applestar, Fri May 17, 2019 4:19 am

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I’ve been finding a lot of tiny “slugs” in my pond. At least I thought they were slugs — they look about the same color and size as the little baby slugs I find in my garden — NOT black or mud...

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Last post by HoneyBerry
Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:42 am
My pond project is under way
by applestar, Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:41 pm
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...spent the morning digging my little pond. I had started working on it this spring, but aborted due to being overwhelmed by other gardening chores and heat. So it just needed to be cleared...
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Last post by applestar
Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:53 am
What should I use to make a water slope under microgreens.
by Francis Girard, Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:13 pm

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Hi, I have grown a bit of microgreen in the past but I stopped as I was too lazy to change the water every morning and night.

Now I would like to buy a filtering pump and do as displayed in the plan...

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Last post by applestar
Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:48 pm
Airlift pump design -ideas-
by applestar, Sat Apr 27, 2019 3:46 pm

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I have yet to build a serious one — however, I run a little pond spitter that works on very basic idea of this principle — “stick an air tube into a side of larger water tube” — based on this...

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Last post by applestar
Sun May 05, 2019 11:11 pm
Marimo
by applestar, Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:04 am

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...my marimo appears to be still alive even though I’ve completely neglected it... Does anyone else have one?

I tossed one in the pond a couple of years ago, but almost immediately realized I’ll...

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Last post by PraticalGardener
Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:45 am
Help! Water lily dying?
by Helen051, Tue May 29, 2018 11:42 am

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Hi!

I just established a water garden in a planter (ca 1.5 week ago), bought a water lily plant. For the first few days the plant's leaves were green, now they turn brown and mushy and fall into...

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Last post by applestar
Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:53 am
Is this a dytiscus larva? >> dobsonfly/hellgrammites
by applestar, Sat May 19, 2018 6:33 pm

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I saw three of these swimming around in my pond. I was excited thinking they are dragonfly larvae, but the searched images don’t match up.

I’m thinking they might be DYTISCUS diving beetle larvae?...

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Last post by applestar
Sat May 19, 2018 7:17 pm
COLOCASIA esculenta 'Mojito' Taro
by Albert_136, Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:15 pm

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Can COLOCASIA esculenta 'Mojito' Taro be treated as a bog plan or must it have drainage.

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Last post by imafan26
Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:46 am
Garden Ponds and snakes..........
by Boomslang, Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:08 pm

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Years ago, I bought my wife a 250 gallon water pond set up. I got a bunch of creek rock and built a really nice waterfall. It looked great. We put some gold fish in it to control the mosquitoes and...

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Last post by thanrose
Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:57 pm
Pond and small children
by julia1553, Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:37 am

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Hi everyone. Two years ago we moved into a home with a beautiful pond. It contains 20+ goldfish and is a spawning ground for a dozen or so toads. The deepest part is about 3 feet. It attracts all...

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Last post by PaulF
Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:47 pm
Survivors and failures
by ButterflyLady29, Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:59 pm

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Now that the weather has broken and spring is here (last usual frost date is only a couple weeks away) I am setting up my little water garden tub. Last year I had water hyacinth, water lettuce, water...

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Last post by ButterflyLady29
Tue May 09, 2017 10:54 pm
Watering vegetables and plants with bleach water
by Auboni, Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:24 am

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I work at a school with a garden. The person in charge of the class believes that it is OK to water the garden with emergency water. Which is water that has been stored in barrels and has bleach...

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Last post by PaulF
Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:46 pm
Back Pond Planting Advice needed
by SQWIB, Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:30 pm

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OK, A while back I said I would start a thread asking for advice on plants around my pond.

I started working on the back pond this week, here's what I got so far.

I installed a new filter, tweaked...

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Last post by imafan26
Wed Apr 12, 2017 6:34 pm
KOI Pond Help Needed (plants)
by SQWIB, Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:05 pm

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OK, my KOI pond is going on its 7th season and would really like to plant it up nice. So I am asking for advice. All ideas welcome.
This is for Zone 7A Full sun most of the day.

First a little...

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Last post by imafan26
Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:14 am
Test reveals Uneven water in drip syst
by Damatano, Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:32 pm

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Installed 1/2 tubing for drip system around my 1/2 patio for 17 plants with 2gph emitters with 1/4 tubing to the pots first stretch(closet to faucet) 8' with 5 plants works fine, second stretch 10'...

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Last post by imafan26
Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:48 am
Bamboo care; need some suggestions
by KTMay, Sat Mar 19, 2016 2:57 pm

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My bamboo plants are growing in water and stones.
They aren't doing bad, but not thriving either.
I just read that the plants should be tied together!

At this point, my plants have a pretty good...

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Last post by imafan26
Sun Jun 12, 2016 1:40 am
Streambed - How to make gravel stick between rocks
by Onewithnature, Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:13 pm

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Hello! I have been building a waterfall/stream/pond, and i wondered what everyone would suggest for making the gravel stick between my rocks. I am going to laquer my boulders lining the stream and...

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Last post by imafan26
Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:35 pm
Wild pond idea
by rainbowgardener, Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:19 pm

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So I'm looking out at our backyard. Although it is coming along and not nearly so much a blank slate as it was six months ago, it is very FLAT. I was thinking about how this could be modified. I have...

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Last post by applestar
Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:46 pm
How to Remove Frogs
by Chuck PL, Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:05 am

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Welcome everybody. I was looking for help for long time at native websites but i can't find any help. I hope someone here can help me.
I live on the countryside and I got a small pond where lives a...

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Last post by ButterflyLady29
Wed Mar 09, 2016 5:03 pm
Ponds and Mosquitoes
by j3707, Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:30 pm

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What is your experience with ponds and mosquitoes? Are you able to keep your pond mosquito free?

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Sun Mar 06, 2016 3:44 am
Water lotus from Tuber :: Help needed.
by dipunn420, Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:42 am

Hi All,

This is Deepak from Odisha, India.

This morning I collected some lotus tuber from a pond near by my home. I collected the soil from the same pond too. My intention is to grow lotus plant...

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Last post by dipunn420
Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:42 am
Water circulation
by BardSkye, Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:29 am

I've seen several books and articles regarding barrel/container water gardens, usually for those with no yard for a real pond. Quite a few say there's no need for any kind of pump to circulate the...

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Last post by BardSkye
Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:29 am
Plant from creek at park--ID? Also, water garden
by A Happy Seedling, Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:01 pm

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I went to a regional park with my kids. They found a little stream and picked up a black water plant with a few green shoots. Took it home in a bucket, of course. When we got out I asked the rangers...

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Last post by A Happy Seedling
Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:16 pm
What kind of bog plants are you growing?
by applestar, Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:02 pm

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My gardening projects are compartmentalized and sometimes a project kind of gets set aside and neglected in favor of others.

One such project is my rain garden bog garden supplied by the East corner...

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Last post by applestar
Tue May 12, 2015 8:13 pm
Lotus leaves starting to have black spots
by andytao666, Sun Mar 29, 2015 5:47 am

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Hi guys,

I have just joined this forum. I need your help with my plant. I just brought it a bit over 3 weeks and black spots started to come up about 1.5 weeks ago. I usually put it on my balcony...

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Last post by sweetiepie
Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:40 pm
Need plant suggestion for my little pond
by PunkRotten, Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:24 pm

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Hi,

So I set up a 55 gallon rubbermaid. Added some potting soil and pea gravel. There is a few fish in the pond. One is a a flagfish and there is 7 Pygmy Sunfish in there. I also have some pond...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:46 am
Water plant in my home!
by dionysiap, Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:27 pm

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Hello!
I got this lovely water plant, does anyone know what kind of plant it is?

I was also wondering why the top leaves keep turning brown like in the picture, does anybody have any advice?
It's...

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Last post by Lindsaylew82
Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:35 am
Crazy water garden question near a pond
by Ace1864, Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:15 pm

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I live on a pond that connects to a large lake. There are some abandoned boats next door (foreclosed house) and I might be able to have the boats. They're not sea-worthy so I'm considering turning...

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Last post by AllissiaNorth
Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:12 pm
Pics of my water garden
by grwrn, Sun Jun 08, 2014 1:04 am

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We made our pond about 15 years ago with a plastic shell liner and it has held up well. There are 4 Koi fish, Water Lily, Parrot's Feather and a the tall plant with purple flowers (don't know the...

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Last post by applestar
Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:36 pm
Outdoor water fountain-water treatment
by RobinM, Thu May 01, 2014 1:51 am

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Hi guys. I just added an outdoor water fountain to my deck. It's small, holding maybe 5 gallons of water. Is there anything I can add to the water to keep it fresh and mosquito and algae free? The...

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Last post by RobinM
Thu May 01, 2014 2:56 am
My Swim Pond
by dorismccomb, Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:27 pm

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Hello

Does anyone else out there have a swim pond? Mine is frozen over for the winter, but was great fun during the hot summer months. Now during the ice cold winter months, I will be getting out...

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Last post by Koilady
Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:13 pm
Anybody else have Koi ponds?
by vebyrd36, Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:15 pm

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Anybody else have Koi ponds?

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Last post by Ohio Tiller
Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:54 pm
New Pond full of mosquito larvae
by Troppofoodgardener, Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:19 am

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We've finally filled our pond, and lo and behold, mosquitoes have been breeding in it :(

What is the best way to counteract their larvae? Grow certain types of plants?

I know some fish eat...

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Last post by valley
Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:48 am
Help! New Pond Plant-Donâ€™t know whatâ€™s next
by JohnnyB60, Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:28 pm

Replies: 8

Ok I just bought these plants picture below and this is exactly what they look like from opening box. They don't look like they are going to make it.
I bought 2 Vallisneria, 1 Giant Sensitive Plant...

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Last post by JohnnyB60
Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:55 am
Growing Anacharis Outside(Need Advice)
by The Natural, Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:11 am

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Anyone have any advice on growing this stuff? ive tryed before indoors with minimal lighting and had 0% success. everything on the web ive found said this stuff is suppose too grow like crazy. Its...

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Last post by Greener-Garden
Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:09 pm
Very green water
by evtubbergh, Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:58 am

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Help! I have the worst case of algae I have ever seen. This is floating algae, not the string kind, which I find fairly easier to deal with.

My pond water is pea-soup green, and no amount of...

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Last post by Greener-Garden
Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:35 pm
Water garden and red eared sliders
by applestar, Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:48 am

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Do you live where these turtles are native or indigenous?

-- good idea to read section on Impact of Introduction --

If environmentally suitable, I suppose an outdoor enclosure like the one they...

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Last post by grwrn
Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:17 pm
Ok to Use Fishing Pond Water in New Koi Pond?
by grannyee, Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:50 pm

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We live in Oklahoma and are wanting to establish a water garden with Koi. We have a clear fishing pond next to the site where the water garden will be located and are wondering about using the...

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Last post by grannyee
Sun Jul 28, 2013 7:39 pm
How much to water?
by NewGardenTalent, Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:04 am

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I think I am watering my plants too long. How do I know I am watering my bushes and flowers properly?

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:34 am
New to ponds...need help with equipment
by Defence21, Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:18 pm

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I inherited four small ponds (the largest being roughly 500 gallons) when I purchased my house three years ago. The location of the ponds has them out of sight and often out of mind, so after the...

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Last post by Defence21
Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:30 pm
i need advise
by mike32m, Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:31 am

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i am buildin a creek in my backyard one end is shallow and yhe other is deep. my guestion if i make the shallow end wide like a pond will the water rise to the right hight on the deep end?

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Last post by valley
Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:23 am
Papyrus in a shallow plate
by blaze2k, Sun May 19, 2013 11:54 am

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I made my self a fountain on my balcony and I've decided to put papyrus around. My concern is I the plate where the papyrus is sitting it is jut about 5 6cm deep. Would that be good enough if i keep...

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Last post by blaze2k
Mon May 20, 2013 4:43 pm
Water Lilies
by msalcido, Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:12 am

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Hi. Can anyone give advice on planting water lilies in a lake? I have an area near my boat house that I was thinking that water lilies would look great.

Anyone have any luck with this?

Thanks in...

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Last post by The Natural
Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:12 am
Water lilies
by zvone, Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:54 pm

Replies: 3

Hi!

Water lilies from My Garden:

Best Regards! zvone

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Last post by The Natural
Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:06 pm
Underwater Plants Developing Black Spots
by rjordan393, Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:00 am

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Has anyone had this problem? The black spots do not rub off and are part of the plant tissue. I suspect an inbalance of nutrients and I am open to suggestions on how to determine this.

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Last post by fishguysky
Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:28 pm
Lucky Bamboo
by LindaD, Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:23 pm

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Hi, can anyone help my sad looking Lucky Bamboo, as it it turniing all yellow and is down to three leaves. I know it is not bamboo but it is supposed to survive in water...should I give it some...

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Last post by LindaD
Mon Sep 17, 2012 3:49 pm
My life isn't complicated enough, I think I'll add a pond
by MrPKitty, Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:51 pm

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My husband and I know nothing about ponds, and there's that ancient mulberry tree with what can only be distribed as residential wasteland below it. You can't dig an inch down without hitting rocks,...

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:56 am
Is it possible to trade for water plants?
by shelleyinmichigan, Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:21 pm

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I have just installed a 225 gallon double kidney which I would like to get going with some water plants. Where I live (Zone 5) it's difficult to find a retailer, much less one that actually knows...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:08 am
How often do I need to water my garden?
by jemshkoj, Mon May 21, 2012 10:51 am

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I have raised garden beds that are 16 inches deep. Two of them are three feet wide and seven feet long. The other two are two feet wide and three feet long. Not sure if that information mattered or...

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Last post by cynthia_h
Mon May 21, 2012 2:22 pm
pond design for koi
by manofthetrees, Tue May 08, 2012 9:25 pm

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howdy yall,
i am in the process of designing a water feature in my backyard and would eventually like to get koi for it (4 is my plan but maybe more if possible) the pond will be 10 ft long ranging...

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Last post by manofthetrees
Thu May 10, 2012 8:11 pm
Building our Koi pond
by Mallotum, Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:20 am

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Currently we are in the middle of a koi pond construction project.

The pond will be 8000 gal when finished, hopefully in a couple of months.

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Last post by Mallotum
Thu May 10, 2012 2:13 pm
Small ponds ...
by Kisal, Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:37 pm

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A few pics of the pond in my front yard:

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Last post by Kisal
Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:07 pm
Waterfall Installation Advice
by Outlaw, Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:56 am

I've been running a small pond (approx 7'x5'x3') for a couple years. I've decided to upgrade it to a waterfall filter. I need a few tips on how to best install.

I am enlarging the pond by 2-3' each...

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Last post by Outlaw
Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:56 am
We got a bunch of these guys for pest control!
by TheRipeTomato, Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:18 pm

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Pacific Tree Frog on a Powdery Water Canna ( Thalia dealbata ):

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Last post by MaryWeiss
Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am
shade loving pond plants?
by espectroundead, Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:50 am

Hello, I was wondering what type of plants can be grow in a pond that gets about 3-4 hrs of sunlight. I have tried growing water lilies but they always die D:. Even the water hyacinths that I placed...

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Last post by espectroundead
Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:50 am
Should koi ponds be outdoors or indoors?
by Areyanna, Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:56 am

Replies: 3

Hello,
I see lots of outdoor koi ponds but not many indoor ponds. What is the difference? How do you get rid of algae in a koi pond? And what should the level of water density be in a koi pond?...

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:08 pm
Mini Cattail ( typha minima)
by PunkRotten, Tue May 03, 2011 4:09 am

Replies: 4

Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with this plant? Would it do well in water depth of about 12-13 inches?

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Last post by TheRipeTomato
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:46 am
Water Lettuce "Pistia stratoides"
by reenalopez, Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:48 am

Replies: 2

Hi i live in United Arab Emirates. Back in india i had a good collection of Pistia stratoides in my yard. I would love to get some to my apartment in Sharjah. Does anybody know if water lettuce can...

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Last post by TheRipeTomato
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:44 am
water lettuce and water hyacinth dying
by aaaeeerrr, Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:12 am

Replies: 22

hi

as u can see im new and i came here to see if anyone can help me

i have some water lettuce and water hyacinth that im trying to reproduce so i can feed them to my turtles but my water lettuce...

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Last post by TheRipeTomato
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:40 am
Overwintering Water Hyacinth
by Vickie, Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:41 am

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I overwinter water hyacinths here in zone 6. I plant them in dirt with tubs that hold water and do not drain. I plant them in August and take them inside my basement in Oct when it gets too cold for...

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Last post by TheRipeTomato
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:30 am
Looking for deep water lotus.
by ve3wou, Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:13 pm

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My pond is about 5 feet deep, so my water lotus stem doesn't stand.
Always most leaves float on the water.
Somebody knows deep water standing water lotus?

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Last post by TheRipeTomato
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:26 am
What size pump for small pond waterfall?
by BML, Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:52 pm

Replies: 4

I have taken over a pond with a waterfall and when I checked the size of the pump I found that it was 690 watts which appears to me to rather expensive to run.
My wife would like a gentle trickle of...

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Last post by TheRipeTomato
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:24 am
Any disadvantages to a small pond in berry garden?
by amalgamate, Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:44 pm

Replies: 4

I'm debating on putting a (very) small pond in the middle of the garden. It would be almost 6 ft from the berries. Are there any disadvantages I need to consider before putting a water feature so...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:42 am
Plants in a Fish Tank
by ButterflyGarden, Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:39 am

Replies: 8

I know this forum isn't about fish but since this is a plant question I thought I would try my luck.

We where looking at a plant called anubia. It's bitter and fish don't eat it. The supplier ran...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:12 pm
Indoor plant - Eucharis Grandiflora
by genchan, Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:17 pm

Replies: 2

Hi.

I recently bought a pot of Eucharis Grandiflora plant. I removed the soil, washed the roots and then brought the plant inside the house, and soaked in water.

After a few days, the clear water...

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Last post by genchan
Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:03 am
I have a frog in my pond!
by Kisal, Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:22 pm

Replies: 11

A frog has taken up residence in or near my front yard pond. I'm pretty sure it's a Pacific treefrog ... just a little guy. My, but he has a big voice, though! :lol:

His singing of froggy love songs...

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Last post by Boomslang
Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:46 pm
Mosquitos
by Koilady, Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:34 pm

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Hi everyone, I'm so glad I found this site. Normally ponds have Koi and Goldfish but for those ponders who prefer the beauty of the pond without the bother with the fish can get some rosey reds which...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:57 am
(Very) Small Indoor Container Water Garden ..help for a newb
by ardentbalatron, Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:05 pm

Hi folks,

I'm hoping to find some guidance on my most recent foray into Water Gardening. Currently, all I have is an apothecary type glass jar. It's a perfect cylinder; 13 high and only 3.5 wide....

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Last post by ardentbalatron
Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:05 pm
research: considering small waterfall...
by buzzcut, Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:35 pm

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in the beginning stages of doing research for a 'diy' project (for next year).

i am considering a rather small water feature in the backyard---possibly a disappearing waterfall.

does anyone know of...

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Last post by Alan in Vermont
Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:50 pm
Been wondering....
by redvan, Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:18 pm

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I've been thinking about building a pond/waterfall in my yard for some time now and only after reading these threads, have I decided to go ahead with it but I have a few questions:
1- Does the...

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:48 am
ADVICE For first time Pond Builder
by scoobdoob808, Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:04 pm

Replies: 4

Okay so I have ordered a pond kit and it should be arriving any day now. I am looking for some words of advice from the Been there done that pond builders out there who can give me some helpful...

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Last post by Koilady
Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:01 pm
New cement fountain leaking and pump cord question
by eklawun, Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:14 pm

We just bought a fountain over the weekend - the first one that the whole family could agree on... :D Since it was the first and only one that everybody liked, we decided to splurge and get it...

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Last post by eklawun
Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:14 pm
Getting Snapping Turtle Out of Pond
by Lida, Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:30 pm

Replies: 7

We have a beautiful pond in our backyard....home to lots of fish and frogs and hardy water lily.......and now a large snapping turtle. We are living in fear that he will be eating our fish and frogs....

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Last post by RogerNamVet
Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:49 pm
We too are with frog..... :)
by Siochan, Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:43 am

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We moved in to our current home a year ago February. The *pond* that was already in place in the backyard was actually a *swamp* which had been seriously neglected for a very long time.

We drained...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:26 pm
My little froggy from last year is back again ...
by Kisal, Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:13 am

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and I think he brought all his little froggy friends with him. They're ribbeting in force out there by my front porch! nutz:

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Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:41 am
Finding new ways of getting our energy and.......
by martin, Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:48 pm

I read Partnering with Nature: The Wild Path to Reconnecting with the Earth, a which won the top prize for Social Change in the Ã¢â‚¬Å“Best Books 2010Ã¢â‚¬

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Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:48 pm
Floating solar powered water fountain.
by BML, Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:45 pm

I am looking for a floating solar powered water fountain that is able to store sufficent energy to keep pumping for a while after the sun has gone in.
Can anyone offer an sugestion regarding where...

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Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:45 pm
Water Lettuce dying (indoor)
by Mini Mango!, Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:41 pm

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Hi all,

I'm sad.....
My friend brought me from India one small water lettuce. I put it in a bowl of water with some soil in the bottom.

Now i see the leaves are starting to shrink and dying.. And...

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Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:00 am
Great Blue Herons
by LenG, Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:49 pm

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We garden in NJ and have had a pond for about 3 years--this year before the pond partially iced up a few weeks ago a great blue heron had to be constantly chased away--we don't know if he got any of...

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Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:40 pm
TDS and PPM: Is PPM parts of solid per litre or per Kg?
by albahhar, Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:08 am

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Dear All,

I recently bought a TDS measuring tool that gives the reading in PPT (Parts per Thousands) which I can multiply the reading by 1000 and I get the PPM.

The Question is:

I have searched...

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Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:54 am
Wall gardens/waterfall>?
by healthyfruit, Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:19 pm

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i was watching youtube recently, i really like the idea of growing verticaly , plus theres so many DIY setups u can make,

anyways i thought id start this off,

take a look at this cool wall garden...

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Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:43 pm
Impressive Rain Barrel System
by applestar, Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:43 pm

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OK, Rain Barrels may not exactly be Water Gardening, but somehow, the concept fits here in my mind. Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens, Swales -- all water catchment and conservation to benefit the garden ....

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Last post by alexdestin
Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:10 am
I got some fish for my ponds today! :)
by Kisal, Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:44 am

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This isn't a pic of one of mine, but it's the kind I have. They're Shubunkin goldfish. Very pretty, and they grow up to 12 long. :D

My water hyacinths are blooming. There's another water plant in...

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:59 pm
Should cattails go in the northend of the pond or the south
by Deb_NY, Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:25 am

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I would like to transplant some cattails and add them to the edge of the pond.

This is the northend. Would they be good there? :? (In the back corner, left hand side of the pic)
Will they be...

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Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:45 pm
Pic of the other water plant that I have in bloom
by Kisal, Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:38 am

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I haven't been able to ID it yet. If anyone knows, or has any hints, please post! :)

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Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:48 am
More newbie/small pond questions
by sweet thunder, Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:33 pm

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Like lilturtle, I am thinking of starting a container pond to test the waters, so to speak, and see if I'm ready to commit to an in-ground pond.

I have a half wine barrel I could use and my local...

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Last post by applestar
Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:45 pm
Tiny water garden
by lilturtle, Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:23 am

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I am wanting to make a tiny water garden out of a large barrel I have..it is 2 feet wide and a foot deep..so pretty small. But t should be big enough to have a few pretty auatic plants in. I want to...

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Last post by lilturtle
Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:32 pm
Spec me a pump pse ...
by KasWear, Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:19 pm

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Hier,

I know nothing of pumps for decorative waterfall/fountains ....

I'm hoping to determine what i need and buy one of ebay, as i have a feeling one from the shop will be much more expensive...

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Last post by Yourself007
Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:44 am
Should I have a water garden?
by the greenest, Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:29 pm

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should i have a water garden :)

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Last post by applestar
Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:54 pm
Creating a backyard pond from scratch.
by StorageSmart2, Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:03 am

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A friend of mine in Winnipeg, Manitoba has a relatively large indentation in her backyard about the diameter of a four seater dining room table and maybe a foot deep in the middle. She says it was...

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Last post by kittykat_ll
Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:22 pm
Natural Clay-bottom Pond -- an experiment
by applestar, Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:19 pm

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I dug a tiny little pond last fall. The idea was to create a place to move the goldfish and minnows from the 2 tiny rice paddies to a depth that they can survive the winter. It's not much more than a...

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Last post by a0c8c
Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:45 pm
Unique idea for small pond, technical advice requested
by fredclay, Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:19 am

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HALLO!

I am in Georgia, and I purchased a woman's orchid collection over a year ago. They're thriving in the basement, but It's just so much to take care of 40 orchids, so I hatched a plan. After...

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Last post by DoubleDogFarm
Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:35 am
Turning a natural spring, sump pump, marsh into a pond?
by lyra1977, Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:10 am

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Is this feasible?

We live next to a natural spring (yay, us! :roll: ) and so we have a sump pump in the basement that runs year-round to keep the basement dry. Even in the driest part of summer the...

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Last post by The Helpful Gardener
Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:12 am
Lucky Bamboo Help!
by a0c8c, Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:25 am

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I was helping my wife clean the kitchen when I noticed this:

I have no clue what the white stuff is, but I'm sure it's bad. The plant looks great but I don't know about this stuff. I only use...

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Last post by a0c8c
Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:06 pm
Lotus
by pondlady, Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:52 pm

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Anyone have Lotus? I just got some for the first time this year. They are all tucked in for winter right now. Cross my fingers that they will come through. Do you save seeds from your plants? If so I...

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:59 pm

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