Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009

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#298037 - 10/17/09 08:19 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: Merme]
Merme Merme Grande Damme Garden Helper Registered: 10/30/04 Posts: 22119 Loc: Maine	I'm just wondering... Have you ever thought of putting pictures of your pond in a member's gallery? It is so beautiful and well done, I think lots of folks would enjoy seeing the collection of photos all in one spot. Merme _________________________ Compatible Parts
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#298065 - 10/17/09 12:09 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: Merme]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	Thanks, Merme. I actually prefer posting the pictures here in this thread, as we go along. _________________________ .....................
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#298807 - 10/28/09 04:52 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
Bestofour Bestofour Patriot Garden Helper Registered: 08/10/03 Posts: 14140 Loc: Monroe, NC	Are you winterizing yet? _________________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour
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#298810 - 10/28/09 04:58 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: Bestofour]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 25476 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Originally Posted By: Me Oh and anything more about getting a heater for the winter? Did you tell us you were going to wait on this I can't remember and couldn't find where you said,, Originally Posted By: Sheri Are you winterizing yet? Inquiring minds want to know _________________________ * *
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#298909 - 10/29/09 01:34 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: angelblossom]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 23996 Loc: Worden, Illinois	I too am curious on both questions---- so what is next, Lynne ??? inquiring minds for sure wanna know---- _________________________ .............................. Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!!
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#299041 - 10/30/09 08:35 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: JunieGirl]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	Don ordered a heater online and we got it 2 days ago. It's still too early to put it in the pond though. Today I saw 7 of the 9 fish before we left for the evening - I was very surprised to see so many since it's been cool and gloomy out most of this week, but very glad to see so many are still there. I'm hoping the other 2 are hiding already for winter and not eaten by the heron. If tomorrow is decent out, I will have to brave the cold water and go in the pond one last time for this season to place some of the plants that are on the shelves down into the bottom for the winter. I'm hoping they overwinter ok there, because I really don't have room to bring them inside. If not, they weren't too expensive, so I'll have to start over again next spring, if I am lucky to find the same plants then. Time will tell... _________________________ .....................
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#299042 - 10/30/09 08:46 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 23996 Loc: Worden, Illinois	7 of 9 fish---wow that is a good count in light of the heron. I hope it is a bit warmer for you tomorrow so you can actually not freeze while you are out in the pond.--Good luck with all of that.... _________________________ .............................. Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!!
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#299084 - 10/31/09 08:24 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: JunieGirl]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	Thanks Carol! It's yet another cool rainy day, so I probably won't be going into the pond today. Unless Don wants to stand out in the rain to help me get into and out of the pond - I figure I'm going to get wet either way! But he doesn't do rain! _________________________ .....................
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#299167 - 11/01/09 04:53 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: JunieGirl]
Bestofour Bestofour Patriot Garden Helper Registered: 08/10/03 Posts: 14140 Loc: Monroe, NC	Will the Curly Rush and pink water lillies make it through the winter? That Curly Rush is so unique. _________________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour
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#299580 - 11/07/09 09:43 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: Bestofour]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	My arm is now shredded!!! You see... I was holding Butterscotch in his small room just off the kitchen. The windows in there are directly opposite the pond with a terrific view of it. We were cuddling , when all of a sudden there was a BIG black shadow over the pond! The heron was coming in for a landing!!! I got so upset that I banged on the window really loud and forgot that I was holding Butterscotch! This scared the bejeebers out of him and he clawed my upper arm to get out of my hold! DAMN HERON!!! _________________________ .....................
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#299594 - 11/07/09 10:18 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 25476 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Ohhhhhh man Lynne OUCH! and poor butterscotch too,, he had no idea what was happening, 'Sure wish there was something that could be done about the heron coming to your pond,, but, nature is nature in it's own right ya know? Unfortunately at times tho, it ( nature) causes havoc. so sorry about your arm _________________________ * *
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#299677 - 11/07/09 03:01 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: angelblossom]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 23996 Loc: Worden, Illinois	OH my, kisses & hugs to the both of you. I hope that that Heron went away "empty mouthed" & hungry!!!!! he can get his supper some other place. _________________________ .............................. Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!!
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#300124 - 11/15/09 07:01 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: JunieGirl]
Bestofour Bestofour Patriot Garden Helper Registered: 08/10/03 Posts: 14140 Loc: Monroe, NC	There's got to be some fast way to get rid of this bird. _________________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour
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#309689 - 03/10/10 07:11 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: Bestofour]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	Well we've had temperatures outside near or in the 50's the past week, and the fish have decided it's a nice time to surface from winter. They've been hanging out just at surface level - makes me so nervous because of the heron. They are so easy to see now with their bright orange colors and no plants currently growing to help conceal them. All 8 that are left are visable these days thankfully! It was difficult to take a clear picture with the trees reflecting on the surface. It looks like the curly rush has some green leaves left on it, as well as the parrots feather and a couple of other plants - they were all submersed to the bottom of the pond to avoid freezing. The heater that Don bought in the fall seemed to work very nicely. There is a lot of dirt, debris and leaves to be cleaned out once we really warm up for good. _________________________ .....................
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#309690 - 03/10/10 08:04 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 23996 Loc: Worden, Illinois	thanks for the update, Lynne. and I think that is a very nice photo of the fish. It is as if they posed just for you!!! _________________________ .............................. Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!!
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#310174 - 03/17/10 03:01 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 25476 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Omgosh I didn't know you had a heater That's Great! and you've seen your fish! I'm sooooo happy for you I'm also thrilled to hear you have plants that survived your winter. It'll be warming up soon there, when you do plan to bring them to the surface? I didn't see this earlier on the forum list (I'm guessing it must have been hidden by another post in a thread in this landscape t&t's group? )so I missed the picture I'll keep a look out for future post(s) here _________________________ * *
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#310189 - 03/17/10 04:41 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: angelblossom]
tamara tamara Northern Star Garden Helper Registered: 06/04/03 Posts: 22167 Loc: NB Canada	I missed it also...can you re-post your pic...please. _________________________ ~Waiting on our first grandbaby August 9/2010~
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#310211 - 03/17/10 05:52 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: tamara]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	Originally Posted By: tamara I missed it also...can you re-post your pic...please. Since you both were so sweet, here it is again. This was 6 days ago - they've been swimming around the surface everyday now. It's still too cold to start feeding them though - I've heard one should do that when the water temperature reaches about 55 degrees and stays there or above. Diane - it's still way too early here to bring the plants up, even though I can see some green on some of them. We are having above normal temps (15 degrees higher than usual) now, but I'm sure it will cool down a bit still before it's really spring here. Our last frost date isn't until May 15th - still a long way to go!!! _________________________ .....................
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#310213 - 03/17/10 05:55 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 23996 Loc: Worden, Illinois	I just love that photo, and as an added bonus you get to see a reflection of the trees in the water. I think you should enter it into a photo competition someplace. _________________________ .............................. Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!!
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#310224 - 03/17/10 10:07 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: JunieGirl]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 25476 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Originally Posted By: JunieGirl I just love that photo, and as an added bonus you get to see a reflection of the trees in the water. I think you should enter it into a photo competition someplace. I second that ! that's a great Picture Lynne! Thanks for reposting it! _________________________ * *
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#310235 - 03/18/10 05:23 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: angelblossom]
tamara tamara Northern Star Garden Helper Registered: 06/04/03 Posts: 22167 Loc: NB Canada	Thanks...what a great pic...it still amazes me how they can winter over in a pond...what tough little guys. _________________________ ~Waiting on our first grandbaby August 9/2010~
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#310249 - 03/18/10 06:40 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: tamara]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	Thanks so much, Carol, Diane, and Tamara! Tamara - the reason they did so well I believe, is that Don put a heater in the pond to keep the air exchanging and the surface from totally freezing over. The heater really worked well - we could see steam around it during the coldest days. _________________________ .....................
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#310267 - 03/18/10 01:11 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
Bestofour Bestofour Patriot Garden Helper Registered: 08/10/03 Posts: 14140 Loc: Monroe, NC	that's a beautiful photo. I didn't realize you don't feed them in the winter. _________________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour
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#310278 - 03/18/10 01:55 PM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: plants 'n pots]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 25476 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Quote: The heater really worked well - we could see steam around it during the coldest days. that would have made a great picture when you had snow _________________________ * *
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#311177 - 03/27/10 09:01 AM Re: Lynne's Pond experience continues ~Summer & fall 2009 [Re: angelblossom]
plants 'n pots plants 'n pots Purl One Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/03 Posts: 29060 Loc: Rockland County, NY	I bought 12 more "feeder" fish yesterday at PetSmart for the pond. They had a nice selection and the guy knows me there and let me "hand pick" each one that I wanted. I got a nice variety of orange and white mixed ones - the ones that I think look most like koi, but only cost me 27 cents each - in case they do not make it, it's not such a bid deal ya know?!? It was very cold when I put them in yesterday, though I did acclimate them to the water temperature before releasing them. Today is supposed to be even colder and then it will SLOWLY warm up each day this week. Next weekend is supposed to be in the 70's again - YEA! _________________________ .....................
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