Temperature is dropping, leaves are colorful and the trees are starting to get naked. Sort of a good thing for a change of scenery since it opens up our view to more sky and able to see deeper into the woods. What an awesome time of year for sights, sounds and smells and a quick […]
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Fall is knocking on our door and it’s time to help the pond for next year. I know sounds sort of strange but let me explain the fall pond cleanup. All year long our wanted plants have been growing and showing their beautiful flowers or providing their benefit to the pond, pond inhabitants, insect and
Pond Weeds and plants can be good and bad for the pond and it’s life cycle. But are they really weeds or plants that have taken over your liquid assets? Certain plants can be beneficial for the pond Eco system while others can be a real pain to manage or get rid of and some
The Pond Bacteria we are talking about are beneficial for the pond, doesn’t harm the environment, wildlife in and around the pond and doesn’t even harm us if we went swimming. These beneficial bacteria’s are found in and around the pond naturally (but not near enough to keep up with the ponds needs) so we
Invasive species or fast spreader. Sometimes they do get confused because of the nature of the growth rate. Here’s the deal …at least how I want to explain it. Invasive species can be a plant or animal that does not naturally live in your location. But once they do they can take over and push
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What type of fish would you put in your pond? Part of the dilemma is what do you really want the pond to produce and if the pond can handle the species you want to add to the pond. For most pond owners warm water fish like bass and blue gill are the usual
Here we go again with pond Dye. We’ve talked before how it can beautify your pond from the green or brownish color from too many leaves or algae blooms to a natural blue or rich black color similar to the Canadian Lakes. Recently I tried out our super concentrated pond dye along with our New
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Do your fish need more breathing room? Sometimes there’s just a fine line between of surviving or suffocating for these guys. The pond and fish may survive for many years but as time moves on the chance of a fish kill will increase. Not to mention the pond getting out of control with weeds, algae
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Some plants are good for the pond and surrounding the pond and then there are the bad guys who while take over the entire area. Phragmites is one of the bad guys. Where do they come from? There a plenty of ways the bad guys get transported. Birds and wildlife can be the vehicle of
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Update on our previous posts about the geese…The geese have left the pond. Well that was an experience and a total mess left from the geese each and every day. I forget which way it is but it’s either 2 or 3 geese equal one cow for the fertilizer left behind each day. There is