I'm also thinking of buying one of those automatic fish feeders. They sell them for 10$ at Petsmart. I'l have to go over precedures when filling...
Thanx guys. I've seen these switches in the sump/well/irrigation pump isle in the hardware store for about 30$. I'm thinking about doing it. As...
Well I just got back from vacation this afternoon. Went out back to find the pond in crisis. The water had dropped by a foot, some of the plants...
Looks great. Hope the water lilies do well.
Thanx guys. All the Coleuses in the garden now came from stems dipped in that same root stimulant. They were grown all winter in a greenhouse,...
Thank you, Havn't rally given the fish names yet. there is this one with a red dot on his head. He likes to give fishy kisses when he's hungry....
It's funny, the exterminator said that same thing. But he also said something about the plants being the only real source of food. The tree's...
Since the post about a month ago, everything is under control after an appointment with the exterminator. Came out, injected poison into the...
Went out the other day, the Water Lilies were crouding the fountain, and the Pickerels were in a shaded spot, and wern't doing so well. So I did a...
I know they make these, but it would be cool to have an old fashioned wind mill style power generator. But of course on a calm day it wouldn't do...
You are so lucky. What I wouldn't give for some rain. Just north of Dallas Texas. The weather here is terrible. Nothing but hot & dry. Shure, rain...
It will probably be another 6 years before it's finished from fence to fence. The fountain equpt has already been tested. Lilies don't like moving...
Thank you guys. I love my pond system. But I'm pushing for more. I don't know when, but within a year or so we're building another larger pond...
45 GPH typically used for table top units. I'd look to 100+ GPH. Of course if you want to attract birds, you may want to put a terra-cotta saucer...
I havn't been to the M.A.R.K meetings.
Thank you, My pond was built over 6 years ago. Then it didn't look anything like it does today. When I first built it, I used a painters liner. It...
Right now I have 3 or 4. This fall when they fluff out, getting ready to fly away. I may take some and plant them in the smaller pond.
Parrots Feather is something I have grown before but ended up killing it. It's weird, with plants that are suppost to be easy to grow I struggle...
I'm in Texas. Here are some photos. [img] Pond & fountain. ( photo / image / picture from FountainMan's Garden ) [img] Start of...
Awesome, I too am a ham (KF5KXT) I have my weather instruments placed in various spots. I find the humidity can be low without me fealing it....
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