Dan Freeman
Minister of Fire
I scrubbed and washed about 35 large rocks today that I will put in the pond. I want to have at least 100 done before I start to place them in the pond since it will be like a giant jig saw puzzle arranging them.
The flash storm this afternoon brought the pond up about another two inches, close to the top on one side. Now that we are close to the top, I can see where we will have to lift the liner and add more dirt to get the pond as level as possible. We will start on that tomorrow.
Also, some of the pond plants came in today.
FROGBIT: These little plants have leaves that are about the size of a nickel to a quarter. They will multiply once I have them in the pond. They are great for using the nutrients before the nutrients are available for the algae, so they will suppress algae growth. These plants will produce little nods that will drop down to the bottom of the pond and overwinter creating new plants next year.
The HORNWORT also arrived today...9 bunches. This plant is also great at oxygenating the pond and using lower-level nutrients before the nutrients develop to grow algae. They are also cold hardy to Zone 3.
The flash storm this afternoon brought the pond up about another two inches, close to the top on one side. Now that we are close to the top, I can see where we will have to lift the liner and add more dirt to get the pond as level as possible. We will start on that tomorrow.
Also, some of the pond plants came in today.
FROGBIT: These little plants have leaves that are about the size of a nickel to a quarter. They will multiply once I have them in the pond. They are great for using the nutrients before the nutrients are available for the algae, so they will suppress algae growth. These plants will produce little nods that will drop down to the bottom of the pond and overwinter creating new plants next year.
The HORNWORT also arrived today...9 bunches. This plant is also great at oxygenating the pond and using lower-level nutrients before the nutrients develop to grow algae. They are also cold hardy to Zone 3.