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Pond Chat / Today is one of my Nephews birthdays.

« on: May 28, 2007, 12:17:25 PM »

He is 14 years old and I dont get to see him anymore but I sure mis the child he was. I dont mis what he has become though.  I did have a cute one of him where he was out there witha fishing pole trying to make me think he was catching my fish.Heres to you Max.

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Pond Chat / I had 4 varieties of taros over winter outside

« on: May 27, 2007, 10:22:59 AM »

I live in Oklahoma so this surprises me. Well the green and violet stem have been over witnering for a few years now so I left out some Black and imperial taros to see if they would also.

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Pond Chat / Re: Tropical water lily blooms, Rachel Presnell & more

« on: May 26, 2007, 07:10:44 PM »

Looking good enzo

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Pond Chat / Re: Five More Blooms Today

« on: May 26, 2007, 10:55:02 AM »

Yes its always nice when the lilies start blooming again.

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Pond Chat / Tropicals are finally starting to show up/

« on: May 26, 2007, 10:01:31 AM »

The blooms are pretty small starting out but I am sure they will get bigger.

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Pond Chat / Re: Do you like miniature roses

« on: May 25, 2007, 08:48:19 AM »

Jen that is a beautiful color. I love my mini's. They do so well here by the stream.

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Pond Chat / Re: Do you like miniature roses

« on: May 22, 2007, 05:07:30 PM »

Made a couple of arrangements.

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Pond Chat / Re: Do you like miniature roses

« on: May 22, 2007, 01:14:42 PM »

I have not tried that bayer product but I have tried others and been happy with them. In these pics you can see how tall the yellow one is I have my hand above it and its over my head but I like them that way. The climber is really big. I wanted to move my biofalls when we redone the pond but I would not take a chance of hurting that rose at all. the other miniatures are on the side of the stream your left.

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Pond Chat / Re: Do you like miniature roses

« on: May 22, 2007, 09:48:50 AM »

Beautiful gander especially the red. We have one left from 10 years ago a coral colored. That was my hobby before I started with ponding.

Mine too.

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Pond Chat / Re: Do you like miniature roses

« on: May 22, 2007, 09:20:49 AM »

well I have been pretty lucky with mine. I dont have to spray them. I just fertilize and water.

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Pond Chat / Re: Do you like miniature roses

« on: May 22, 2007, 09:01:19 AM »

Mine are mostly growing around the stream on the north side but the yellow is over 6 foot tall and grows on the north side of the stream back by the falls. There is a huge miniature climber that covers the biofalls,

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Pond Chat / Do you like miniature roses

« on: May 22, 2007, 08:02:51 AM »

I planted a bunch on the south side of my stream.

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Pond Chat / Re: some new shubunkins

« on: May 20, 2007, 10:28:00 PM »

Beautiful shubs you can bring me a bucket of them down to gore. 

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Pond Chat / Re: First tropical blooms of the season.

« on: May 20, 2007, 10:26:13 PM »

Thanks Sean. I know they arent the greatest  but I really like them and I so missed not having any blooms all winter. These were small blooms but they will get much larger.

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Pond Chat / First tropical blooms of the season.

« on: May 20, 2007, 04:55:31 PM »

Lawanna kept most of my lilies for me. I went last Monday and got them. A few had buds on them. I have Blink in a 4 inch pot and I think this other one is Panama Pacific and its in a small pot too.

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Pond Chat / Re: Perry's Fire Opal?

« on: May 18, 2007, 10:38:20 AM »

This is mine from last year so far its not bloomed this year.

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Pond Chat / Re: How long can a pump run with no water?

« on: May 16, 2007, 08:16:43 AM »

They are bonnie but submersable pumps are cooled down setting in the water. The motor should not get hot on a sequence pump since its not water cooled.

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Pond Chat / Re: Which Slocum book would you recommend?

« on: May 16, 2007, 07:23:28 AM »

This is the one I have. I sent someone some lilies and they sent me this.

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Pond Chat / Re: I think these pics of Gonnere are better but I still prettier in person/

« on: May 15, 2007, 06:46:58 PM »

Thanks guys. I do love this lily. I have to send Bonnie some of it later. I have had it for 2 seasons now I think. Marion sent it to me. I have never repotted it. I have not even fertilized them this year either. I rebuilt dads pond a couple of Months ago and thats where it is. I think this is the first time its had 3 blooms at the same time. It does bloom pretty good though, Its in a kind of small pot a 12 inch hanging basket. I had a few left over from the green house days.

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Pond Chat / Re: When do tadpoles go in pond?

« on: May 15, 2007, 02:31:36 PM »

My goldfish ponds are full of bull frog tadpoles and leapord frog tad poles. I have never seen goldfish eat a tadpole.

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Pond Chat / Re: How long can a pump run with no water?

« on: May 15, 2007, 02:07:11 PM »

You know Jerry I wonder if it would hurt the pump at all to run dry. Its not water cooled. It has an impeller of some sort to move that water but I wonder if it would hurt it to run dry.

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Pond Chat / Re: Sandra Lynn lily

« on: May 15, 2007, 02:02:15 PM »

Enzo sends great plants.

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Pond Chat / Re: How long can a pump run with no water?

« on: May 15, 2007, 10:22:42 AM »

I have a tsurumi submersable that has an overload and it cuts off if it gets hot. I dont know about my sequence pump though.

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Pond Chat / Re: Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?

« on: May 15, 2007, 07:11:56 AM »

I love Lindsey Woods I got it last year. I did not get even one vivip baby from it either.

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Pond Chat / Re: Can you help maybe I dentify this lily.

« on: May 14, 2007, 03:56:27 PM »

Thanks Sean. I was almost positive it was a Miami Rose since it gets kind of weedy. I pulled about 20 tubers out of that pot. each one has numerous crowns. Well I did take a couple of the tubers to Lawannas with me today and we took the pot of Empress out of the pond that I sent home with her and the leaves did not match. I guess I will know more when the leaves get bigger. I just did not want to pot up tons of trash.

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Pond Chat / Re: "All systems ready" water temp question

« on: May 14, 2007, 11:32:45 AM »

Karen I have missed seeing pics of your pond.

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Pond Chat / Re: Can you help maybe I dentify this lily.

« on: May 14, 2007, 09:56:43 AM »

The pads are pretty small right now but they are popping up like mad. Thanks for the answers.

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Pond Chat / Can you help maybe I dentify this lily.

« on: May 14, 2007, 05:38:40 AM »

I am almost positive its Miami rose or Albert greenberg. It was left outside over winter. These are a couple of tubers I dug out of that full pot I posted a pic of. There are multuple crowns all over the tuber like Miami Rose does. I hope its not that Impress Goddess thing I am hoping  I got rid of all of them.

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Hybridizing How To's... / Re: First blooming new tropical hybrid

« on: May 13, 2007, 07:32:07 PM »

Very pretty color.

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Hybridizing How To's... / Re: Moptop Fodder

« on: May 13, 2007, 07:30:24 PM »

I see nothing wrong with that bloom either. I would love to have one like it. I hope someday to start some seedlings like that. All of my seedlings are self pollinated.