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Post by helens on Mar 5, 2013 12:00:37 GMT -5
I think I have the pix uploading figured out from my phone... use FLICKR (not googledrive, skydrive, box, or dropbox... pft) Here's what my pond looks like now with the new plants James sent me! James sent a whole bag of lily roots and 3 little Baby Doll lotus (potted together in the dark blue tub). I got a few bigger plants from a local pond so I'd have something growing to hide goldfish (to eat mosquito eggs).  I have the lilies potted up in the blue bucket, and the white tub sitting inside the pond. At the moment, it's still experimental, so I used buckets I can fish out easily if things die. Can't wait to see what I can get to grow out of that:)! Thanks James!!! |
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Post by gingerkid on Mar 5, 2013 15:20:39 GMT -5
 Love your lily pond, Helen!! Really like the materials around it, too. When will you add fish to it?
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Post by helens on Mar 5, 2013 15:36:01 GMT -5
Jan, I already added fish to it... there's 6 feeder goldfish in there. They're small, so hard to see (the pond is about 6' long x 5' wide). The goldfish are slightly bigger than 1" long... so they won't show up in pix:). I think I need to get a few more goldfish, because I can SEE mosquito larva at the top of the pond, and they're not eating them...
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Post by jamesp on Mar 5, 2013 16:15:56 GMT -5
The lily has alligator seeds in it.Keep your eye out.Also Cottonmouth eggs.The lotus are a carnivorous variety that eat fish.If you see fast moving silver fish net them out before their teeth develop.If you can't catch them move your barbecue grill away so they won't grab your steaks.Oh yea,the 4 foot leaches,is your dog a large animal........Have you ever heard of the little catfish from South America that likes to swim up orifices......And that ameoba that enters thru the ear.....And palmettoo bugs,no the aquatic variety with the fish piercing stilleto in it's head... Happy Water Gardening Helen:>
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Post by helens on Mar 5, 2013 16:37:56 GMT -5
Meh. All I saw in there when I got them were ants! LOTS of biting ants! However, Georgia ants are clearly not as tough as Florida ants, because the bites stopped itching within an hour:)... hrm... I wouldn't mind having some carnivorous fish with big teeth... maybe THEY'll eat the giant mosquito larvae... LOL!
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Post by Roger on Mar 5, 2013 23:27:09 GMT -5
Ponds are fun once you get them up and running. My current, ongoing, weekend project is a pond  I hope to finish it in my lifetime lol Helen, what is your avatar? It is simply beautiful. I have never seen anything like it. Do you have any other photos of it? |
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Post by susand24224 on Mar 6, 2013 0:56:52 GMT -5
Helen, you do not need to get more goldfish. Within several weeks, you will have several hundred. Trust me.
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Post by helens on Mar 6, 2013 13:12:06 GMT -5
Hi Vibratumble, thanks:)! The avatar is one of my glass pendants, this one is an abstract and started out as a jellyfish, but I thought it would look neater turned on its side:). Susan, you're probably right, the little goldfish seem right at home. They just haven't grown yet...  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2013 16:18:03 GMT -5
need to put this on your calendar.
"Take pictures of lily pond for RTH" - May 15th
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Post by Toad on Mar 10, 2013 19:42:26 GMT -5
Shouldn't that be dug into the ground to help keep the water cool??
I heard that guppies like mosquito larvae
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Post by helens on Mar 11, 2013 13:29:40 GMT -5
It is dug in the ground, Toad:). I should look into guppies too... that's a really good idea!
Shotgunner, I will do that:).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2013 17:43:11 GMT -5
It is dug in the ground, Toad:). I should look into guppies too... that's a really good idea! Shotgunner, I will do that:). Cannot wait to see it in alll it's glory!! |
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Post by helens on Apr 9, 2013 21:36:31 GMT -5
Ok! New pix:)! The new lilies that James sent have ALL put out leaves (the Wan Visa is the little round red ones on the bottom left), and the 'Colorado' are the mass of little varigated ones in the middle from 2 tubs. The lotus are in the bottom right and the middle, and the water plants are mostly in the tub on the left. Everything has sprouted, even for me, who kills every plant I get my hands on:)!!! Course, not having to water them makes it way easier to grow .  Pot of bog plants that will eventually need to be repotted:  2 little pots with a lotus and a lily each:  This one decided to have an algae bloom - I mixed 1/2 a cup of citrus food in the soil to see what would happen... uh... bad idea:  Thanks again James! They're all doing GREAT, and I'll need more ponds soon:). |
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Post by jamesp on Apr 10, 2013 10:31:03 GMT -5
Look at Helen go.You got the green thumb goin on.You even got butt cheek to sprout!There is enough plants to plant an acre or two.Let's get on the stick and put more ponds in-snap snap!
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Post by droseraguy on Apr 10, 2013 15:30:53 GMT -5
Nice looking ponds, I think you need to supply her with some aldrovanda to keep the vagrants in check. Anything swimming around will become lunch, the fish should be ok though. Maybe...
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Post by jamesp on Apr 10, 2013 20:24:41 GMT -5
Instead of aldrovanda she has utricularia inflata(a carnivorous bladderwort).It tears up mosquito larvae and unfortunately small tadpoles.But i got to look into aldrovanda droseraguy.The utricularia is in full bloom,this pic yesterday  |
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Post by helens on Apr 11, 2013 13:55:06 GMT -5
What? I don't have any utricularia inflata.. do I?? Where was that?!
And buttcheeks... which one is that? Now that you mention it, ALL the leaves sort of look like buttcheeks... LOL!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2013 18:26:04 GMT -5
Most of my plants have the utriculata,may take a while.All it takes is a thread of it.Goldfish will eat it up.The 2nd photo has 2-leaf clover,also known as butt cheek.
Impressed with your progress Helen
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Post by droseraguy on Apr 11, 2013 19:25:29 GMT -5
Those are nice too.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2013 22:41:22 GMT -5
I would like to see the altrovanda.Looked it up.It looks great,never see it,curious if it will take heat...
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Love your lily pond, Helen!! Really like the materials around it, too. When will you add fish to it? 
I hope to finish it in my lifetime lol
