Water Gardening

thanks r

I bought one of those diddy pond vacs that run off the tap. Only prob - my pond is 'diddy' too so there's hardly enough room to move it around! Does suck up a little bit of stuff but never bothered last year or this and the pond seems fine without the intervention. I haven't got any fish.

Thanks - that solves that little puzzle, then! I think what really baffled me was the fact that they only appeared with the construction of the bigger pond - I wonder if they like a particular amount of 'open' water? The same was true for the damselflies... :rolleyes:

:D :D Awwww Brilliant Rich...... :D :D :D :D

Hi Honey BeeThis latest pond is pond number 4 in our garden! The first two were very small and eventually left to become small bog/swamp areas and I built a little bridge to cross over this area. Pond number 3 was bigger, but I rapidly realised that it wasn't big enough! This pond still exists...

Some good thoughts-thanks very much.

Ah yes the blanket weed Rich....I wish I had a pound for every hour Ive sat beside the pond twirling a bamboo cane in it and dragging it out!!! Cant actually think of a nicer way to spend a warm evening than messing about by the water :D K8..buy yourself a childs fishing net (about a pound...

We noticed at scout camp, many many years ago that the boys that washed kept getting bitten and those that didn't wash didn't get bitten.Other than that I can't say I've noticed a gender thing.

Thanks Chobart for you reply, thats cheered me up...don't mind the snake passing by for the occasional snack. Quite a beautiful creature but would like a few Newts left. Yes there do seem to be less frogs this year, mine all spawned in Feb and then we had some sharp frosts and the pond froze...

you can still have lots of fun with your balcony water feature, I have a large pond and also a stone trough, its just as much fun to watch the insects and birds visiting the trough for a drink. How high up is your balcony?

by the way all cannot reveal were the water is coming from on the labrador dog water feature use your own imajination from rosa

Rosco - did you have your "caps lock" on? All caps is known as SHOUTING in forum speak!!!!!

If a pond freezes over and you have fish in it don't be tempted to break the ice with a hammer. It will send a shockwave through the water which can stun or kill fish that are on a low (winter) metabalisim.An average pump will normally add sufficient heat and circulation to keep a portion of...

OOh Really!! Thats great! I've never grown roses before but was planning on having a rambler somewhere in the garden!

Way to go Tortuosa :D

Fish need very little oxygen in cold weather as they go into semi hibernation, and do not use much energy. It is rare that ponds in England will freeze over long enough to cause problems. We don't get freezing weather for weeks on end like they do in other parts of the world.Since 2000 when...

To judge how big a pump you need, run a known volume of water (say 10 litres) over the lip of your water feature (or a mock up), at a rate which gives the effect you are after.Time how long the water lasts. Divide 3600 (seconds per hour) by this time (in seconds) multiply by the volume of...

Thanks both......I like bubblewrap too... I like the large bubbles for garden use and will try that on my barrels, but I like the small bubble type for popping. Very satisfying.

should be here see above its cheap and effective.

PM me. I'll be cleaning out the top pond soon, it's silted up.