Ponds tend to attract all types of creatures to your yard, some more desirable than others. With their large claws and strong jaws, snapping turtles may make the list of animals you don’t want in your pond. It all really boils down to why you dug your pond in the first place and how you spend your time enjoying it.
Filed under: Pond & Lake, Predator Control, Turtles | Tagged: Fish Population, Snapping Turtles, turtles | 12 Comments »
Regular pond maintenance throughout the ponding season ensures clean clear water. An extremely lucky few may find themselves in a scenario where their pond is perfectly balanced with no debris blowing into the pond and no layer of muck developing at the bottom of their water feature. Then there are the rest of us who deal with slimy gravel or decomposing leaves and fish waste yucking up our ponds. Pond vacuums are a handy tool to make pond cleaning manageable and easy by physically removing hard to reach muck and debris from within the pond without bending or scrubbing.
Filed under: Pond Vacuums, Seasonal Care, Water Gardens & Features, WG-Winterizing | Tagged: Muck Defense, Pond-O-Vac IV, prepare for winter, water garden winterizing, winterizing | 5 Comments »
As the temperatures begin to cool down at the end of the year you will notice a change in the behavior of your Koi and Goldfish. Your fish will start to slow down and become less active as the water gets colder as they prepare for a winter of dormancy. You will still want to feed your fish in these cooler fall temperatures. A change in diet will help maintain happy and healthy fish and prevent potential fish kills going into the winter.
Filed under: Feeding Fish, Koi & Goldfish, Seasonal Care, Water Gardens & Features, WG-Winterizing | Tagged: Feeding Fish, feeding fish in cooler temperatures, spring & fall fish food, winter fish kill | 2 Comments »
So you’ve seen some fish swimming beneath the surface of your pond. Maybe they’ve even taken a nibble or two at your toes while you are swimming. Regardless of how you use your pond you would still probably like to know what types of fish are swimming beneath the surface. For all of you curious pond guys and gals out there who want to be better acquainted with their fish we present to you a blog on getting to know your fish. While there are many fish in the sea, there tends to be a slightly small selection in your pond. Let’s review the characteristics of some of the most common:
Filed under: Bass, Catfish, Fish, Fish Habitat, Fish Stocking, Pond & Lake, Trout | Tagged: Bass, Catfish, fish, fish attractor, fish habitat, Fish Stocking, Trout | 1 Comment »
With winter on the way, you are probably starting to wonder how to go about protecting your plants through the colder months. Just as each plant is unique in looks and application, different types of plants require different means of protection to survive winter. You will want to properly identify which types of plants are present in your pond and proceed accordingly. If you are willing to go the extra mile and care for your plants indoors you will be able to enjoy them all season long and dodge the expense of re-buying plants to garnish your pond next Spring.
Filed under: Aquatic Plants, Seasonal Care, Water Gardens & Features, WG-Winterizing | Tagged: aquatic plants, hardy water lilies, plant care, submerged plants, winterizing aquatic plants | 3 Comments »
Your pond is a beautiful and enjoyable addition to your back yard and just as it is full of water, it is also full of mysteries. Since we have at one time or another used our ponds for swimming, fishing, or maybe irrigation we can only wonder, “What really lives beneath the surface of my pond?”
Filed under: Aeration, MuckAway, Pond & Lake, Pond Clear, Season-Long Control, Water Clarity, Water Quality | Tagged: Aeration, Muck Away, pond aeration, Pond Clear, pond inhabitants, pond maintenance, stratification, Water Quality, Weed ID Guide | 1 Comment »
Have you ever climbed out of your pond and found one of those blackish-brown creatures on you? Well it’s a sure fire way to scare the rest of your friends out of the water. So why do leeches decide to call your pond home and what can you do to make your pond leech free?
Filed under: Leeches, MuckAway, Pond & Lake | Tagged: lake rake, Leech Removal, Leeches, muckaway | 2 Comments »
You may not want to admit it yet, but the summer season is coming to a close. While we love the mild weather and the changing colors of the trees, us water garden owners have one to turn our attention to the falling leaves. No worries however, we have one simple tool that you can use to avoid having to deal with leaves falling into your water garden.
Filed under: Pond Cleanouts, Pond Netting, Season-Long Control, Spring Cleanout, Spring Start-Up, Water Gardens & Features, Water Quality Issues, WG-Winterizing | Tagged: activated carbon, cleaning, clear water, leaves, media bags, Muck Defense, Nature's Defense, netting, Pond Netting, seasonal defense | 2 Comments »
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