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Pond Chat / Re: It was rough

« on: April 04, 2013, 10:50:22 AM »

Sorry not been on for a while Happy Late Birthday that was my mothers Birthday too. I am not sure how much water gardening I will do this spring not buying any lilies this year if some made it that is what I will have if not then its not meant to be, I will have my taro though

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Pond Chat / Re: A few pictures on a gorgeous day

« on: September 30, 2012, 12:02:06 PM »

very pretty I wish my looked that neat and clean

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Pond Chat / Re: Some like it hot

« on: July 23, 2012, 09:59:24 AM »

nice blooms Sue especially with the heat we have been having.

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Pond Chat / Re: some tropical lilies

« on: July 15, 2012, 07:38:03 PM »

Very pretty Vickie and your leaves looks so healthy too.

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Pond Chat / Re: One pregnant Shubunkin

« on: July 15, 2012, 07:36:52 PM »

It looks like I can see at least 5 koi in your pond one like the big girl and 3 with some red white and black in them but mostly white.

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Pond Chat / Re: One pregnant Shubunkin

« on: July 13, 2012, 01:23:12 AM »

Yes goldfish can get really big too. Not in my ponds though the snakes and herons always seem to get them especially the ones I like the best, Jerry if she has barbels its probably a Koi look close at her. Even her colors looks more like a koi to me than a goldfish, I could be wrong though and probably am but just thinking about her size and shape.

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Pond Chat / Re: One pregnant Shubunkin

« on: July 12, 2012, 12:10:57 PM »

ok I resized the pic a bit just to check her scales and they look smooth but could she be a Koi it almost looks like she has barbels

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Pond Chat / Re: One pregnant Shubunkin

« on: July 12, 2012, 12:05:49 PM »

The pic is not really that clear but you said that already. I was wondering if she looks like a pine cone with her scales standing out if so she could have dropsy instead of being full of eggs.

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Pond Chat / Re: One pregnant Shubunkin

« on: July 12, 2012, 08:55:57 AM »

Jerry make sure her scales are not sticking out she sure looks big.

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Pond Chat / Re: I love taro, post your pics

« on: July 10, 2012, 04:07:05 PM »

very pretty Jerry

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Pond Chat / Re: First tropical lily bud has broke the water surface

« on: July 10, 2012, 12:29:21 PM »

I always wanted to try that one but for some reason never have it sure is pretty

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Pond Chat / Re: Dont really know what this lily is.

« on: July 10, 2012, 12:20:59 PM »

I took my Ipad out with the pic of your bloom beside my bloom and yours is more blue than mine and your petals are wider looking. Could fertilizer change shape and color a bit? I have ran out of everything.

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Pond Chat / Re: Dont really know what this lily is.

« on: July 10, 2012, 12:10:25 PM »

Vickie mine does not have any white in it at all and its the first bloom.  The bloom is probably a foot above the water. They are all the same plant the side shot does look a lot lighter than the top view

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Pond Chat / Re: Dont really know what this lily is.

« on: July 10, 2012, 09:56:05 AM »

Yes it is Sue.

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Pond Chat / Dont really know what this lily is.

« on: July 10, 2012, 09:14:26 AM »

I got a Giantea from Kat in 2010 and it grew really nice. I left it outside so I assumed it died. Well this spring I found to lilies in a different stock tank wit odd shapped leaves and they were not planted. Now I reused my pots with out putting in new soil so I could have thrown these tubers in the tank thinking they were dead or something I really dont know. But anyway one of them bloomed today.

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Pond Chat / Re: I love taro, post your pics

« on: July 09, 2012, 04:45:21 PM »

I found out today 3 of my pots dont have holes in them and I over watered the Borneo Giant Alocasia. I think the roots might have rotted on one of them and its 8 foot tall. I sure hope it makes it.

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Pond Chat / Re: I love taro, post your pics

« on: July 06, 2012, 12:14:09 PM »

Most of mine are not grown in water. Some are planted in the ground and do winter over here. Most of the time I water every other day when it get extreme I do water every day.

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Pond Chat / Re: I love taro, post your pics

« on: July 04, 2012, 05:36:12 AM »

Vicke most of them are in Miracle-gro Potting soil and they are fertilized with Miracle-gro time release granuals and osmocote, They really need to be fertilized again but with 100 degree temps I figure it would hurt more than help.

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Pond Chat / Re: Claw Foot bathtub... water garden or land plants.....

« on: July 04, 2012, 04:56:57 AM »

that is nice a lush looking the lotus look great too.

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Pond Chat / Re: I love taro, post your pics

« on: July 03, 2012, 04:59:53 PM »

Ok here are a few more and I will stop

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Pond Chat / Re: I love taro, post your pics

« on: July 03, 2012, 04:47:33 PM »

Here are a few more.

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Pond Chat / Re: I love taro, post your pics

« on: July 03, 2012, 04:35:32 PM »

Everyone has beautiful taro here are a few of mine.

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Pond Chat / Re: Planting a Black Taro in a planter

« on: April 06, 2012, 03:45:38 PM »

Thanks I planted lots of different varieties in the ground this year and most of them wintered over just fine.

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Pond Chat / Re: Planting a Black Taro in a planter

« on: April 06, 2012, 02:03:51 PM »

This is my wild green taro it is never water are fertilized it does get water when the pond over flows. the patch is about 50 foot long 4 foot wide now,

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Pond Chat / Re: Planting a Black Taro in a planter

« on: April 06, 2012, 01:55:59 PM »

I plant mine it pots without holes. I dont let them stand in water though. This is the second and third year for some of these pots so I did drill a small hole in the bottom so the salts from the fertilizers can leach out. Mine do better not standing in water. the only exception was in my stream where they were bareroot they grew really good there.

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Pond Chat / Re: Please give Esther your support

« on: January 24, 2012, 08:56:41 AM »

Esther I will say a couple of prayers for you today. gary

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Pond Chat / Re: 2 pond plants I never planted!

« on: May 12, 2011, 01:08:08 PM »

But California is one of the few states that real Poison Oak does grow. I am not sure about that plant though I have never seen real Boston Ivy

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Chit Chat / Re: Happy Birthday to SEAN!

« on: May 12, 2011, 01:03:43 PM »

Happy Birthday Sean

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Pond Chat / Re: cleaned my filter pads

« on: April 19, 2011, 08:50:28 AM »

Can you come clean mine please maybe pull a few weeds too

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Pond Chat / Re: Almost lost all my babies today

« on: April 19, 2011, 08:49:31 AM »

Cindy I'm fine now...sorted all the babies today--and only ended up loosing about 10 babies to this...So we were fortunate...It would have been really bad if I hadn't found it when I did...
Lawanna

We got more big winds a commin girl I can her them hummin hurry child dont tarry. big winds a commin,