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Journal Pondering it all…
- Thread starter Geoffrey Rea
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You’re going to end up with shubunkins the size of koi in no time! 😂
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention…
Fish do the trimming. Sun provides the energy. Rain replaces evaporation. Nature provides the food input if we are unavailable. System delivers equity for the inhabitants. Sounds like a babbling brook.
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention… ✅
Fish do the trimming. Sun provides the energy. Rain replaces evaporation. Nature provides the food input if we are unavailable. System delivers equity for the inhabitants. Sounds like a babbling brook.
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention… ✅
Tim Harrison
Member
I can’t believe it looks so mature already, and you’ve definitely created something of beauty.
PARAGUAY
Member
You have been on a mission with this Geoff ,but is it mission accomplished ?, only you know 😂
Suppose the mission intent is in the journal title @PARAGUAY . Suffered heavy loses over the last year. Figured smashing a massive hole in the sun baked ground in summer heat is a better way of dealing rather than bottling things up. Time to think, time to ponder whilst carving out the ground.
More than anything it’s there everyday for the morning coffee. Even tonight it’s good company whilst enjoying a beer:
More than anything it’s there everyday for the morning coffee. Even tonight it’s good company whilst enjoying a beer:
Pond in October before the sun did a disappearing act:
Has done alright for itself despite being started up late in the season, three months growing weather in total.
Winding down for the colder season now. Rain brought a minor bought of blanket weed to bloom in October.
Two treatments of this stuff seems to have worked:
Temporarily changes the viewing somewhat though… 😂
Lilies cut back, UV off and gone up to four airstones to even out agitation and flow. Last big water change for the year:
Good thing about dropping the water so low is you can easily count the livestock. All the Shubunkin’s are still accounted for and have grown to 5 inches on average. Fingers crossed they make it through the winter 🤞🏻
Has done alright for itself despite being started up late in the season, three months growing weather in total.
Winding down for the colder season now. Rain brought a minor bought of blanket weed to bloom in October.
Two treatments of this stuff seems to have worked:
Temporarily changes the viewing somewhat though… 😂
Lilies cut back, UV off and gone up to four airstones to even out agitation and flow. Last big water change for the year:
Good thing about dropping the water so low is you can easily count the livestock. All the Shubunkin’s are still accounted for and have grown to 5 inches on average. Fingers crossed they make it through the winter 🤞🏻
I used to get blanket weed, but after adding arum “lillies “ (years ago) no longer get it, they can get big though currently over 5’, next year I plan to remove one (leaving one in place) and replace it with some form of reed, as yet undecided
Sounds like a good addition, will definitely give them a go and they have pretty flowers.
Planting was rushed tbh @fredi , will work on the planting properly for next season. Thank you for the tip 🙏🏽
If it’s of any help
You are more than welcome to a plant , as I said I will be removing one next spring
It’s too large to lift (without a crane😂), I will cut it up in situ, with a wood saw, before re growth occurs (done this many times over the years)
That’s very kind @fredi , thank you for the offer but wouldn’t want to put you through any hassle 🙏🏽
We have Newts 🥰
Cazza
Member
Ah, love newts! All the amphibians seem to be out a touch early this year, as it's so mild.
Tim Harrison
Member
Fantastic, beautiful amphibians.
Moon gazing:
They’ve not been put off by the Newts yet.
They’ve not been put off by the Newts yet.
Pond did alright for itself through winter:
The sun is only just hitting the plants this passed week. Trimmed everything back in preparedness for the upcoming boom.
Lily’s, deep water reed and Lobelia cardinalis lurking beneath the surface. Frogs and newts too!
All Shubunkin’s are accounted for and getting bigger:
The one thing that can’t be shared is the sound. Between the two 90 degree turns sloshing the water on the return, then the four airstones you get a nice and consistent natural running water mashup. With closed eyes in the morning with a coffee, it takes my head back to the mountains:
The sun is only just hitting the plants this passed week. Trimmed everything back in preparedness for the upcoming boom.
Lily’s, deep water reed and Lobelia cardinalis lurking beneath the surface. Frogs and newts too!
All Shubunkin’s are accounted for and getting bigger:
The one thing that can’t be shared is the sound. Between the two 90 degree turns sloshing the water on the return, then the four airstones you get a nice and consistent natural running water mashup. With closed eyes in the morning with a coffee, it takes my head back to the mountains:
...and in the evening with a beer?
Pond needed a trim:
Managed to fill the green bin with pond plants which is a first.
Flowering has been very pretty so far this season:
Excited to see what else appears in the next couple of months.
Fish are healthy and getting bigger now too:
Still plenty of the pond season to go. Hope you are all enjoying your ponds this season 😎
Managed to fill the green bin with pond plants which is a first.
Flowering has been very pretty so far this season:
Excited to see what else appears in the next couple of months.
Fish are healthy and getting bigger now too:
Still plenty of the pond season to go. Hope you are all enjoying your ponds this season 😎
