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Pond Chat / Re: Bye bye fish pond

« on: May 30, 2007, 10:08:44 AM »

I think taking the Koi out is a must. I don't understand why there is so much muck in the skimmer everyday. I just came in from cleaning it again. I thought the pond being overstocked was the reason. Any help in that area?

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Photo Album / Re: Lily Floral Boquets

« on: May 30, 2007, 09:17:26 AM »

Do I have to say anything....... Ahhhhh

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Chit Chat / Re: Congratulations to ourselves!

« on: May 30, 2007, 09:14:34 AM »

Cause I came back......I'm KIDDING!!!!!!

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Pond Chat / Re: TONS of company, snakes and lillies........ id???

« on: May 30, 2007, 09:11:05 AM »

Tink, is that a rattler...?  No I don't think so. Someone will know but the head looked diamond shaped to me.

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Pond Chat / Re: Bye bye fish pond

« on: May 30, 2007, 09:08:55 AM »

Me too. But I do want to remain happily married. He has done so much work on that pond. 

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Pond Chat / Re: Bye bye fish pond

« on: May 30, 2007, 08:35:16 AM »

Giving away your Koi is a good thing if you don't want a pond with depth.
But you've got equipment so why not use it and have a watergarden with lots of plants and a few fish? 

Just curious why you don't want to do this?

The pond won't house the Koi much longer and the large comets/sarassa's are 6-8 inches I guess. With a small pond that is a lot of poop and mess. I think my pond is too small for the amount of lily's I have in there now. There is a chance I may leave it and still put in a lily pond on the other side of the yard and just keep plain small goldies/sarassa's and give them away when they get big. Hubby likes his fish......I like my lily's. There has to be a compromise to this. Living in the city and only being able to go 2 feet isn't a good thing. Any suggestions Bonnie? Shae and I were just talking and discussing the addition of the lily pond. Lily's have become my favorite past time. I love to grow them and I can't imagine not having them. Living in south GA sucks under city government. The county government is so much better.

Let me add....do you guys think it would be okay to keep all the fish but the Koi? I'm not trying to sound stupid here it is just that so many people have so many different opinions on what's right and what's wrong until I'm dumbfounded.

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Anybody got a night bloomer?

« on: May 30, 2007, 05:52:12 AM »

purchase email me please matherfish........jss692@yahoo.com

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Pond Chat / Re: Bye bye fish pond

« on: May 30, 2007, 05:47:31 AM »

You guys........ you know my heart hurts.....are you all trying to talk me into keeping a few goldies? I may do that. I just got off the phone with a friend that has two nice ponds he is taking the Koi and the large fish sarassas/comets. I'll probably do the Sean thing and put in white cloud minnows. Gonna keep the pumps, UV Filtration system, skimmer and all just in case.

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Pond Chat / Re: Bye bye fish pond

« on: May 29, 2007, 06:32:17 PM »

Of course I'll still be around just no fish. I too think I'll be happier.

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Pond Chat / Bye bye fish pond

« on: May 29, 2007, 06:02:59 PM »

Well you've heard me ramble about enlarging the pond and trying to decide whether to go above ground or in ground ... I have decided the pond is coming out of the ground. After much thinking, pricing, layout designs, checking into city ordinances etc., I have decided just to pull the pond up. I've contacted a local guy with a large pond to see if he will take the fish. We live inside the city limits and our backyard is not suitable for a pond. The pond we have now is in the front yard and we can only dig down 2 feet deep. At that depth and the size of the yard a 2000 gallon pond is the largest I could go and that wouldn't be fair to the fish and Koi they need more room. We've already spent so much money on the one we have that I really don't want to make the investment just to have 2000 gallons.

On the brighter side.....we will be replacing it with a lily pond like Sean's and Shae's. Yes that is my final answer. I love water lily's and just can't do without them. 

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Anybody got a night bloomer?

« on: May 29, 2007, 05:21:41 PM »

I'm needing one for the lily pond.

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Pond Chat / Re: A mess of something...

« on: May 29, 2007, 05:55:56 AM »

We can go up and get a descent size pond and about the time I make up my mind to go in ground hubby finds an above ground he likes that Timgod did and wants to make a lily pond elsewhere. We are cramped up on space because our backyard is useless and the front yard is limited. I imagine it will end up 12x10. I've even thought of just filling it in and making a flower bed out of because of city ordinances....but then I see my cute little fish and think nah....gotta make the investment to do something. I myself love this design and the bottom pic to.

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Pond Chat / Re: A mess of something...

« on: May 28, 2007, 06:49:07 PM »

If I pulled that Mother Colorado out I'd have more room in there now. It amazes me to see what sand and fertilizer does.

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Bog Gardens / Re: New Koi Pond with Bog Garden Incorporated

« on: May 28, 2007, 06:47:04 PM »

Timgod you have a pm ..... my hubby has been looking at this hard.

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Pond Chat / Re: A mess of something...

« on: May 28, 2007, 06:18:30 PM »

Doubling the size Mikey...got too.

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Photo Album / Re: Green Smoke - Redux

« on: May 28, 2007, 06:17:39 PM »

That one shows the green. Ya'll are killing me with all these lily's......I just don't have the room for a lily pond.

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Hybridizing How To's... / Re: Can you ID this lily

« on: May 28, 2007, 05:13:00 PM »

It has a yellow tint but won't open all the way. I call it the weird lily.

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Pond Chat / Re: Monster is eating my pond.

« on: May 28, 2007, 04:51:29 PM »

Beautiful pads gander.

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Hybridizing How To's... / Can you ID this lily

« on: May 28, 2007, 04:47:47 PM »

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Pond Chat / Re: What Lily Should I Buy?

« on: May 28, 2007, 03:57:39 PM »

Sean knows his lily's so I'd go with his recommendations.

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Pond Chat / A mess of something...

« on: May 28, 2007, 03:53:10 PM »

a few shots from the other day and today. Pond makeover is starting soon so overlook our mess.

1st season for this guy..


Another one of them....


overview....


Miami Rose from MikeW


Umbrella Palm


Last one

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Pond Chat / Re: Today is one of my Nephews birthdays.

« on: May 28, 2007, 02:42:48 PM »

That's so special gander.

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Pond Chat / Re: My new "potting" shed

« on: May 28, 2007, 02:40:24 PM »

Oh I love the latter shots looks like GA outhouses.

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Pond Chat / Re: A better dusk shot of solar tiki lights

« on: May 28, 2007, 02:38:40 PM »

  likes Jerry.

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Pond Chat / Re: Lilies are finally in bloom ---ahh!

« on: May 28, 2007, 02:37:43 PM »

Hang in there Mike your's will get there. Nice shots Gary.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: 50% Off Sale at Bluestone Perennials

« on: May 28, 2007, 08:50:45 AM »

Thanks LeeAnne....I'm on my way to look.

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Pond Construction & Filtration / Re: A few pics of construction of pond 1

« on: May 27, 2007, 06:54:23 PM »

Wow Kaz, unbelievable yard ....prettiest I've ever seen and your pond two thumbs up. We don't have grass like that  down here. You sure are talented.

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Pond Chat / Re: Two buds - small ones

« on: May 27, 2007, 05:51:35 PM »

Nice Mike. My taste buds are back.

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Pond Chat / Re: Pond work today

« on: May 27, 2007, 02:18:18 PM »

Yeah time for me to get out and hit the swing......if I still drank it would be Jack and coke but instead it will be tea. Enjoy that beer.

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Pond Chat / Pond work today

« on: May 27, 2007, 12:38:26 PM »

Gave away a large Taro division, a Colorado that was matured, Rush and repotted two lily's and some Rush then trimmed the dead off the lily's I have. Hope things get to blooming soon.